Roda JC Kerkrade lost contact with the top of the Kitchen Champion Division on Saturday. Jurgen Streppel’s team was felled against FC Emmen by a clumsy own goal by Stefano Marzo, who unfortunately headed the ball into his own goal: 1-2. Thanks to the victory, Emmen continues to participate fully at the top in fourth place, while Roda is seventh.
The opening goal came in the eighth minute from a corner kick by FC Emmen. Roda goalkeeper Rody de Boer had an answer to a header and rebound from Jeredy Hilterman, but was unable to stop Jari Vlak’s third effort on the goal line: 0-1. Roda came back within three minutes via Dylan Vente, who was able to push the ball into the empty goal after good preparatory work by Xian Emmers: 1-1.
Stefano Marzo nods fantastically inside! Just a bit of a shame that he doesn’t head it in the good cause..??
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Moments later, bad elimination of Emmen defender Miguel Araujo ensured that Vente had a huge shooting opportunity, but the Roda striker saw his effort turned beautifully by Michael Brouwer. In the subsequent phase Emmen had the better of the game. A volley from Vlak did not go in, but the Drenthe were helped by Stefano Marzo after more than half an hour. Roda’s right back wanted to remove a cross from Rui Mendes, but instead headed it into his own goal through the inside of the post: 1-2.
Just before half-time, Vente lost a one-on-one duel with Brouwer by shooting at the goalkeeper’s feet, leaving Roda trailing into halftime. The Limburgers were lucky that Peter van Ooijen hit the post after more than an hour of play and thus stayed in the game. Vente became dangerous after a cap movement, but also saw his effort come back into the field via the post.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Volendam | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | The County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Young Ajax | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Young AZ | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Young FC Utrecht | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Ado den Haag | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | VVV Venlo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Telstar | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | NAC Breda | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 14 | MVV Maastricht | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | -17 | 15 |
| 15 | Young PSV | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Helmond Sports | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 10 |
| 19 | Almere City FC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
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