FC Volendam secured a win against FC Utrecht on Sunday. Rick Kruys' team is now above the relegation zone. Before the match, there was a tribute from the FC Volendam crowd, commemorating the fire at Café de Hemel. The fire, which occurred 25 years ago, claimed multiple lives. A large banner read 'The pain remains. The memory lives. The village forever connected.' Supported by these thoughts, FC Volendam had a great start to the game. This even led to the opening goal. Within ten minutes, Joel Ideho broke the deadlock. After a mediocre intervention by Siebe Horemans, he beautifully curled the ball into the top corner. It was Ideho's first goal at the highest level. Just before half-time, Brandley Kuwas doubled the lead. Now it was Matisse Didden's turn to miss. As a result, Kuwas was able to run through and finish. Ron Jans' speech at half-time had an effect, as FC Utrecht came out stronger in the second half. Sébastien Haller laid a pass back to Jensen, and the Dane scored the equalizer. Ten minutes later, disaster struck for Jensen. The recently recovered midfielder got injured again and left the field emotionally. Nevertheless, FC Utrecht pushed on and became dangerous several times. Several times, Kayne van Oevelen was the big obstacle. With the win, FC Volendam now has seventeen points. That's one more than sixteenth-placed Telstar. FC Utrecht occupies tenth place. FC Volendam has now taken an important step in the fight against relegation. Rick Kruys' team must now look ahead and try to collect more points. The upcoming matches will be crucial for the team. FC Volendam must now try to maintain the good line and collect more points. Rick Kruys' team has a good chance to stay in the Eredivisie.