ASSEN, Netherlands (Interstat) — AFC scored twice in extra time and held off ACV Assen 2-1 Thursday in a competition match that turned late after a long, physical struggle. ACV Assen was the home side, but AFC made the decisive plays in the final stages, turning a tied match into a victory after the teams had traded chances and cards through regulation and the first period of extra time. The match had been tight throughout, and neither side found a goal before the 100th minute. The visitors’ second extra-time goal proved to be the difference.

The match remained scoreless through the first half and much of the second, with the tension building as ACV Assen tried to use home advantage and AFC sought to impose itself. ACV Assen’s Hettinga was booked in the 35th minute, and Scholtens received a yellow card in stoppage time at the end of the second half. Those cards reflected the growing edge to the contest, though neither side could find a breakthrough before the match moved into extra time.

AFC finally broke through in the 100th minute when Ties Hovenkamp scored. The goal came after AFC had already begun to reshape its lineup, with de Mooij entering in the 72nd minute and Bensabouh and Nimmermeer following in the 83rd. Hovenkamp’s finish gave AFC a lead that had seemed unlikely during a cagey opening hour, but ACV Assen responded with pressure of its own. Hovenkamp finished with 48 minutes played and one goal.

ACV Assen equalized in the 109th minute through Tom Van Der Werff, who scored and later received a yellow card in stoppage time at the end of extra time. Joop Oosterhof provided the assist on Van Der Werff’s goal, one of ACV Assen’s most important attacking contributions of the night. The equalizer briefly revived the home side and set up a frantic closing stretch. Van Der Werff was credited with 120 minutes played, one goal and a yellow card.

AFC answered again in the 115th minute when Delano Gouda scored the winning goal. Gouda’s goal capped a 37-minute appearance, and it proved decisive in a match that had featured six yellow cards. Dijkstra was booked for ACV Assen in the 111th minute, AFC’s Klopper was cautioned in the 114th, and Van Der Werff and Smid were both booked in the 120th minute plus one. The late flurry of cards underscored how tightly contested the final minutes had become. Gouda finished with one goal in 37 minutes.

ACV Assen made several changes in an attempt to manage the extra time, including Dzemidzic and Potma in the 64th minute, Nunumete and Lemmen in the 72nd, Schraven in the 89th and Hettinga in the 95th. AFC’s de Mooij entered in the 72nd minute, Bensabouh and Nimmermeer came on in the 83rd, Letschert entered in the 86th and Elstak in the 105th minute plus one. Gouda’s 37-minute goal, Hovenkamp’s 48-minute goal, Van Der Werff’s 120-minute goal and yellow card, and Oosterhof’s assist were the game’s key performances. The match ended after a final ACV Assen push failed to produce an equalizer.

The result moved AFC to one win and no losses in this competition and to five wins, six losses and one draw across all competitions. ACV Assen fell to no wins and one loss in the competition and to one win, two losses and two draws across all competitions. AFC had entered as the pregame favorite with a spread of minus 0.5. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of ACV Assen 1, AFC 1, while Interstat’s ELO system gave AFC a 68.1 percent probability to win. The total score of 3 went under the over-under line of 2.75.