Willem II take tumble as FC Volendam strike first in relegation play-off final

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-volendam/6VbkuOqa/"]FC Volendam[/a] were put into the relegation play-offs after losing 2-1 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/telstar/Aw0qTPat/"]Telstar[/a] over the weekend, courtesy of an 89th-minute penalty scored by Telstar goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koeman-ronald/nipXvHLD/"]Ronald Koeman[/a] Jr.[/p][p]Against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/willem-ii/6u3qag0G/"]Willem II[/a], who were relegated from the Eredivisie after losing last year's relegation play-off final against Telstar, FC Volendam got handed a two-goal lead on a silver platter - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-loon-per/8rDdGQK6/"]Per van Loon[/a] simply gave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ould-chikh-bilal/SzVFmlV2/"]Bilal Ould-Chikh[/a] the ball, allowing the Moroccan midfielder to easily slot it into [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/didillon-thomas/SSCtyyke/"]Thomas Didillon-Hödl[/a]'s goal, soon after which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/veerman-henk/vVIxJNX7/"]Henk Veerman[/a] got the ball from Didillon-Hödl and put it in an empty net after dribbling around the French stopper.[/p][embed guid="18f19017-08b2-4943-b792-5cbee465e1f9" url="https://x.com/ESPNnl/status/2057146500283564110?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The hosts from Tilburg pulled back within one after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doodeman-nick/bJepttM9/"]Nick Doodeman[/a] neatly placed the ball in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/steur-roy/ng0NPTnt/"]Roy Steur[/a]'s far corner, but were happy to still be down only one after Didillon-Hödl and the woodwork kept [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pauwels-benjamin/l0354Cw4/"]Benjamin Pauwels[/a] and World Cup-bound [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuwas-brandley/8WoNwYtk/"]Brandley Kuwas[/a] from scoring.[/p][p]FC Volendam deservedly won the match 2-1 and will defend a one-goal lead in Saturday's second leg of the relegation play-off final, which will kick off at 20.00 CET.[/p]