Telstar scores not without American striker

Telstar has for its own audience to be satisfied with a draw against RKC Waalwijk.

Mike Snoei

Despite a handful of great opportunities kept the team from coach Mike Snoei stuck at 0-0. Telstar is the number four of the Jupiler League with 53 points.

The team is from Velsen-Zuid had to do without clubtopschutter Andrija Novakovich, who is called up for the national team. The American striker hopes Tuesday in the friendly against Paraguay debut for ‘Team USA’. The 21-year-old hireling of the English club Reading made this season all eighteen goals in the Jupiler League. Only Mart Lieder of FC Eindhoven scored more than Novakovich (23 hits).

Opportunities got Telstar enough. So could Toine of Houses the ball pretty head, but he headed the ball over the goal from Etienne Vaessen. The RKC-keeper occurred in the last half hour with a couple of clever saves that the home team still was able to score, making Telstar failed to walk on the competitors NEC (61 points) and Fortuna Sittard (59).