ADO Den Haag Defeats TOP Oss 2-1, But Rafael Struick Left Out of Match

Struick was the only one of the five ADO players called up to the national team who was not included in the match against Oss.

Naturalized Indonesian player Rafael Struick was not included in the list of ADO Den Haag players when they beat TOP Oss 2-1 in the Dutch Eerste Division, Saturday (7/10) early morning WIB, at the Bingoal Stadium.

Before the match, ADO had announced that five of their players would be called up to strengthen their respective national teams during the international break. Struick was the only one of the five ADO players called up to the national team who did not play in the match.

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Meanwhile, four other players, namely Burkina Faso goalkeeper Kilian Nikiema, Tyrese Asante (Netherlands U-21), Dhoraso Klas (Suriname), and Jort van der Sande (Bonaire) appeared as starters.

This is the sixth time that Struick has not played in the nine matches that ADO has played. Struick also only played from the bench in three matches with a total of 56 minutes played. Most recently, Struick only made the bench comfortable when ADO recorded a 3-0 win over MVV Maastricht.

For ADO, this victory puts them in third place in the standings with 18 points before the international break. Meanwhile, OSS is still in 19th position out of 20 clubs, having only collected four points.

ADO started the match badly, and only got better after ten minutes of the match. ADO finally opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Klas’ pass was completed by Henk Veerman. The 1-0 score lasted until the first half ended.

Oss improved his performance in the second half, and twice forced Nikiema to make saves. Nikiema finally had to give up in the 61st minute after Arthur Allemeersch broke through the goal.

However, ten minutes before the end of the match, ADO ensured victory through Veerman’s brace which completed Henri Koudossou’s cross. ADO also went through seven consecutive matches without defeat.