TOGB — Katwijk, KNVB Beker

TOGB beat Katwijk 3-2 in the first preliminary round of the KNVB Cup on Tuesday evening. The result came after a match that opened with promise but ended in chaos. By the time the final whistle blew, two red cards had changed everything. A penalty miss from G. Korte in the eighteenth minute kept Katwijk level, but the visitors took the lead when A. Boujada struck in the twenty-second. Lars de Jong equalised for TOGB before half-time, and M. van Duinen put the hosts ahead again in the seventy-seventh. The game seemed settled until D. van Wageningen received a red card in the ninety-sixth minute, followed by M. Suleiman ninety-seven seconds later. Things came to a head in the dying stages. F. Eijgenraam scored in the ninety-ninth minute to make it 3-2, and with Katwijk down to ten men, the result was sealed. TOGB dominated the attack count with 107 attempts against 104 for the visitors, though Katwijk earned more corners—15 to 7. Possession leaned toward the away side at 57 per cent, but the statistics tell only part of the story. Many shots with two goals means chances went begging. The hosts had lost four of their last five matches, including heavy defeats to Lisse and Excelsior Maasluys, but this result ended a poor run. Katwijk, meanwhile, dropped points after beating Barendrecht 2-0 on their previous outing. The draw brought them together early, but the red cards decided the match. TOGB now have something to build on, while Katwijk have questions to answer about their discipline in tight games.