Valwijk and Dordrecht played out a 2-2 draw in the Eerste Divisie on Friday evening, a result that keeps the hosts unbeaten while extending Dordrecht's struggles. The match finished with both sides level after two late goals from Valwijk's H. van Gemert, who completed his double in the dying moments of stoppage time.
D. Sits opened the scoring for Dordrecht in the twelfth minute, a quiet start to what would become an eventful evening. Valwijk responded through K. Varela in the fiftieth minute, and by then the game had settled into something more even, though Dordrecht held the better of possession at 61 per cent.
The turning point came in the closing stages. N. Rossi had restored Dordrecht's lead in the seventy-third minute, and the visitors looked set to take all three points. And here's the thing — Valwijk did not fold. H. van Gemert struck in the ninetieth minute to level matters, and then again in the first minute of added time to complete his brace. Dordrecht had picked up four yellow cards across the match, with Jordy de Wijs among those cautioned.
Both sides registered five shots on target and nine failed passes, though Dordrecht completed 416 passes to Valwijk's 220. Valwijk shot less accurately, landing only 31 per cent of their attempts on target compared to Dordrecht's 38. The hosts committed twelve fouls against eleven for the visitors, and the yellow card count told its own story.
The result keeps Valwijk in tenth place with seven points from five games, four draws and a single victory. Dordrecht remain seventeenth on four points, having won once and lost three times. The hosts had drawn their previous encounter against Vitesse 1-1, while Dordrecht's last outing had ended 2-1 against Jong Ajax.