Telstar vs ADO Den Haag 2-2

Telstar and ADO Den Haag drew 2-2 after a match that swung early and then settled into a stalemate. ADO were down to 10 men in the 13th minute when Milan Hokke was sent off, but they still came back from two down to take a point.

Telstar struck first on 14 minutes when Tyrone Owusu scored, and the score became 1-0. ADO equalised two minutes later through Yannick Fereira Eduardo, with Evan Rottier providing the assist, then Rottier put them in front on 25 minutes to make it 2-1. Owusu levelled again on 37 minutes, his second of the match, from Noach Shenkman’s assist, and the half-time score was 2-2.

The second half brought substitutions rather than goals. ADO made two changes at the interval, with Matěj Šín and Alejandro Pozo coming off for Jan Zamburek and Othniël Raterink, and later replaced Jalen Hawkins, Yannick Fereira Eduardo and Evan Rottier. Telstar also changed their side, sending on Ar'jany Martha, Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson, Emirhan Demircan and Prince Aning as they looked for a winner, but neither side found a decisive finish.

The numbers pointed to Telstar’s control without a winning touch. They had 68% of the possession, made 631 passes to ADO’s 302 and took 30 shots to 3, with 8 corners to none. Telstar also led xG 2.9 to 1.4, while ADO had 2 shots on target to Telstar’s 4 and finished level after being forced to play the final stretch with 10 men.

Discipline shaped the contest. Hokke’s red card came before the first Telstar goal, while Jelani Seedorf and Abdelnour Soualhia were booked for the home side. ADO’s only yellow card went to Alejandro Pozo in the 40th minute before he was taken off at half-time.