1’ Kick-off! We have started in Tilburg, where the supporters are already jumping. The atmosphere is good.
The atmosphere is excellent in Tilburg. There is a great vibe, and the stands are almost entirely red-white-blue.
The players enter the field. Just a few minutes before the match between Willem II and Telstar starts.
3′ Willem II starts aggressively. The team from Tilburg immediately puts pressure on Telstar in the first minutes.
6′ GOAL Telstar! 0-1
Mees Kaandorp makes a dream start for Telstar. He scores from about ten meters into the near corner. The away section explodes with joy.
Wát a start for the team from Velsen-Zuid! The fans of Willem II have sat down again and need to recover from the shock.
12′ GOAL Telstar! 0-2
What is happening here? Telstar takes the lead 0-2! This time it is Youssef El Kachati who shoots after a counter. Mees Kaandorp, the scorer of the 0-1, is the provider.
’17 GOAL Willem II! 1-2
And there is the third goal of the evening already! Willem II comes back to 1-2. Rob Nizet sees his free kick change direction and the ball goes into the goal of Telstar.
’19 Panic in front of Telstar’s goal. But the ball does not go in, despite a scrimmage. What an opening phase this is! Everything is happening in Tilburg.
’29 There is almost the 2-2 from Willem II. A shot from Ringo Meerveld is deflected and ends up on the crossbar. Willem II is pressing.
35′ Willem II screams for a penalty. Jeremy Bokila goes to the ground, but referee Danny Makkelie will not hear of it. A dive, he judges.
43′ Telstar is longing for half-time. The underdog is creating less and trying to get some rest in the match. But it is still a restless match…
45′ There will be two minutes of extra time.
45+1′ A decent opportunity for Willem II. Jeremy Bokila moves inward after a breakaway, but his shot goes well over.
The half-time signal sounds in Tilburg, where Telstar is leading 1-2. Telstar is 45 minutes of football away from the Eredivisie.
46′ Telstar has kicked off the second half. Will Willem II stay in the Eredivisie or will Telstar cause an upset? We will know in just over three quarters of an hour.
58′ GOAL Telstar! 1-3
There is the 1-3 from Telstar! It is Mees Kaandorp again, the scorer of the opening goal. Kaandorp heads in from close range after a corner was headed on.
53′ What a chance for Telstar to make it 1-3! Tyrese Noslin has the ball to shoot, but his effort is cleared off the line.
56′ And there is Telstar again. Youssef El Kachati shoots hard, but Thomas Didillon-Hödl punches the ball over.
70′ Time is ticking away in the Koning Willem II Stadium, where the game is stopped due to an injury treatment for captain Jesse Bosch. There are only twenty minutes to play.
77′ Mees Kaandorp, the maker of the 0-1 and 1-3, goes to the side. Are his goals worth gold for Telstar? Only twelve minutes of regular playing time left.
83′ It doesn’t seem to be there anymore for Willem II. Big chances are missed and Telstar, which has retreated considerably, is holding its own without any problems.
86′ “We are going up”, sounds from the packed away section of Telstar. The fans from Velsen-Zuid don’t see it going wrong anymore…
90′ Referee Danny Makkelie adds five minutes.
90′ A corner for Willem II. But that doesn’t pose any danger either. Degradation is imminent for the Tilburgers. Only a few minutes left.
90+2′ There is almost the connecting goal for Willem II. Substitute Kyan Vaesen heads onto the crossbar.
90+5′ There is another injury treatment. Keeper Ronald Koeman collides with a Willem II player. The Telstar fans cannot celebrate yet.
90+5′ Danny Makkelie blows the final whistle. TELSTAR IS GOING TO THE EREDIVISIE!!!