Den Bosch saw off Eindhoven 5:2 in the Eerste Divisie on Friday evening, a result that lifts the home side to 13th while the visitors remain rooted at 16th. The hosts dominated from the outset, though Eindhoven struck first through Kevin Van Veen in the eighth minute. By then the game had swung decisively in favour of Den Bosch, who took control after the break and never looked back.
Sebastian Karlsson Grach brought the hosts level after five minutes and doubled his tally before the interval. Kévin Monzialo added a third shortly after the break, and Devon De Corte made it four when Eindhoven's substitutions failed to change the momentum. The visitors pulled one back through Hyman Ali in the 84th minute, but Sheddy Barglan sealed the victory in stoppage time.
Den Bosch's second-half surge coincided with a flurry of changes. The hosts made four substitutions around the hour mark, turning to the kids when the game needed fresh legs. Eindhoven had already reshuffled at half-time, bringing on Jens Elbers and Raf van de Riet, but the adjustments never got out of second gear.
The statistics tell a familiar story. Den Bosch enjoyed 60 per cent possession and fired 15 shots inside the penalty area, while Eindhoven managed just six. The hosts registered eight shots on target against three for the visitors, and when you have that many chances and score five goals, you know you made them count.
Both sides have now played four league games. Den Bosch sit on four points with one win and one draw, while Eindhoven have three points from a solitary victory and three defeats. The result ends Eindhoven's unbeaten run against Den Bosch — they drew 0:0 away earlier this season — and the visitors are now in a precarious position at the foot of the table.