SPAKENBURG, Netherlands (Interstat) — In a back-and-forth Tweede Divisie contest on Saturday, Spakenburg opened its league season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over GVVV at Sportpark De Westmaat.

The match, which exceeded the pregame projections, saw the home side twice surrender a lead before finding a late winner to secure three points. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-1 win for Spakenburg, which was given a 55 percent probability to win by the same service’s ELO system.

Spakenburg’s forward Des Kunst opened the scoring in the 11th minute, finishing an early chance to give the hosts the lead. Kunst’s involvement, however, was tempered by a yellow card shown to him in the 23rd minute for a foul.

GVVV defender Dwayne Green also received a caution in the 29th minute, and the match’s physical tone continued as Spakenburg forward Killian van Mil was booked in the 40th minute.

Just before halftime, GVVV found an equalizer. In the 43rd minute, forward Floris van der Linden scored his first goal of the game, leveling the match at 1-1 as the teams went into the break.

The visitors carried that momentum into the second half and took the lead in the 55th minute. Substitute Tariq Dilrosun, who had just entered the fray, put GVVV ahead 2-1, completing a turnaround for the away side.

Spakenburg responded with pressure and was rewarded in the 80th minute. Van der Linden struck again for GVVV, but this time into his own net, scoring an own goal that brought the match level at 2-2. The own goal set up a frantic final ten minutes.

The decisive moment came just six minutes later. In the 86th minute, Spakenburg substitute Ilias Latif scored, capitalizing on the home side’s sustained pressure to make it 3-2. GVVV could not find another response in the dying moments.

Key performances included a goal and an assist from Spakenburg’s Des Kunst, while GVVV’ Floris van der Linden was directly involved in both of his team’s goals, scoring one and inadvertently providing the other. Spakenburg’s substitutes made a critical impact, with both Dilrosun and Latif finding the net after coming off the bench.

With the result, Spakenburg begins its Tweede Divisie campaign with a win and a perfect record across all competitions this season. GVVV starts with a loss in both the league and its overall campaign. The teams will look to build on this result when the league schedule continues next week.