AFC Rallies Past ACV Assen in Extra Time
ASSEN, Netherlands (Interstat) — AFC secured a 2-1 victory over ACV Assen on Thursday in a match that required extra time. The game remained scoreless through regulation before Ties Hovenkamp opened the scoring in the 100th minute. Tom Van Der Werff equalized for ACV Assen in the 109th, and Delano Gouda netted the winner for AFC in the 115th. Gouda played 37 minutes and scored once, Hovenkamp played 48 minutes and scored once, Van Der Werff scored once and received a yellow card, and Joop Oosterhof played 48 minutes and had an assist. AFC’s competition record moved to 1-0, while ACV Assen fell to 0-1. Across all competitions, AFC is 5-6-1 and ACV Assen is 1-2-2. Yellow cards also went to ACV Assen’s Hettinga, Scholtens, Dijkstra and Smid, and AFC’s Klopper. AFC made five substitutions, and ACV Assen made six. AFC held on through the closing stages to secure the extra-time win. ACV Assen could not find another equalizer.