Henk Veerman led FC Volendam to a convincing 6-1 victory over FC Dordrecht with a personal haul of four goals. The captain opened the scoring in the new 'Kermis' shirt and capped the night with a stunning backheel, as reported by the club. Under manager Erwin van de Looi, the team now sits tenth in the Eerste Divisie with six points from four matches following their second win of the season.
What happened in the festive match against FC Dordrecht?
Coverage from NH Nieuws described an excellent start to the carnival week for Volendam. Henk Veerman opened the scoring in just the fifth minute after pressing from Alex Plat and Reuven Niemeijer. The striker doubled the lead ten minutes later. FC Dordrecht pulled one back through Martin Vetkal, but before halftime Niemeijer made it 3-1 with a header from a Nick Doodeman free-kick.
Volendam remained dominant after the break. The highlight came in the 52nd minute when Veerman finished a low cross with a clever backheel to complete his hat-trick. "I was quite pleased with the backheel goal," Veerman told ESPN afterwards. "It was pretty hard and still went into the top corner." The captain later added his fourth goal before Doodeman netted the sixth. The team has now scored 11 goals and conceded five this campaign.
What did Henk Veerman say after his four goals?
The man of the match stated there was no extra pressure following the previous loss to MVV. "There wasn't necessarily pressure tonight. We did feel we had to deliver tonight," Veerman said live on ESPN. The striker accounted for four of Volendam's six goals and was particularly satisfied with the team's performance.
Veerman emphasized the team played the football they want to play. "This was a good night. I think we showed the football we want to show as FC Volendam," the captain said. According to the AD, it was only the second time in his career he scored four times in a single match.
What is FC Volendam's current league position?
The comprehensive win provides a significant boost for Volendam, who have had an inconsistent start to the season with two wins and two losses. Their recent form is WLWL. The club is tenth with six points, but trails leaders MVV by six points.
The next challenge is an away fixture against seventh-placed NAC Breda on December 6th. Fans can check the full schedule and the current table on our standings and fixtures pages. The squad now has some time to recover and build on the confidence from this high-scoring display.
