OSS beat Dordrecht 3-0 in the Eerste Divisie on Friday evening. The result lifts the hosts off the bottom of the table while Dordrecht remain in 18th place after seven matches. It is a narrow margin between the two sides, but one that feels significant after a match where possession told one story and the scoreboard another.
Franslyn Nsingi opened the scoring in the fourth minute and added a second just before the half-hour mark. Dordrecht had 71 per cent of the ball and 19 shots, yet they could not find the net. OSS managed only four shots on target and still took a two-goal lead into the break.
The turning point came in the 51st minute when Alvaro Henry received a red card. OSS were reduced to ten men and had to dig in. Dordrecht pressed harder but found themselves blocked, fouled, and unable to create anything that looked like a real chance. The statistics show zero big chances for either side, which tells you everything about how the game played out.
There was a late penalty in the 91st minute. Richard van der Venne stepped up and converted it, but it was too little, too late. The hosts held on for a clean sheet and a result that ends a run of five defeats. Dordrecht, meanwhile, have not won since their opening match of the season.
By then the game had been decided. Dordrecht could dominate possession and still lose. OSS could play with ten men and still win. It is not a pattern that lasts, but it is one worth remembering.
