ALMERE, Netherlands (Interstat) — Almere City opened its Tweede Divisie season with a 5-4 victory over GVVV on Saturday at Sportpark Fanny Blankers Koen Veld 4. Sisqo Lever scored twice for the home side, including a goal in the 22nd minute after GVVV’s Krijn Meeuwsen had opened the scoring in the 15th. Lev Lenssen put Almere ahead in the 39th, but Quincy Veenhof equalized deep in first-half stoppage time. Immanuel Ghogli restored Almere’s lead in the 59th, and Bas Huisman made it 4-2 in the 75th. GVVV answered with goals from Sam Sow in the 85th and Joeri Potjes in the 86th to tie the match, but Almere’s decisive fifth goal came from Lever’s second strike. Jaden Pinas received a yellow card in the 90th+4 minute. GVVV fell to 0-1 in all competitions, while Almere improved to 1-0. Key contributions included Veenhof, Potjes, Sow, Meeuwsen, Ghogli, Huisman and Lenssen each scoring once, and Pinas recording an assist.