Vitesse won its First Home Match Since Returning to Professional Football on Saturday. The Kitchen Champion Division Club Defeated Helmond Sport 3-1 in Front of A Rare Number of Fans.
Even before kickoff, there was an ecstatic atmosphere in Arnhem. Vitesse’s Return to Professional Football had Stirred Up a Lot Of Emotions, As Stadium Gelredome was Sold Out For The First Home Match. Vitesse had just removed banners to meet the demand.
For many Vitesse fans, Everything Came Together on Saturday. The Match Against Helmond Sport was also the so-called Airborne Match, in which the Club Annually Commemorates The Battle of Arnhem (1944) Since 2007. At Vitesse, This is Seen as One of the Highlights of the Season, With a Special Kiters, and And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And A And And A Band.
With 24.602 Spectators, The Match Against Helmond Sport was the best-to-alto -ated home match for Vitesse in Eleven Years, when the club was still a sub-topper in the Eredivisie and Played Against Ajax. Arnhem Even Turned Out More For Helmond Sport Than For The European Matches Against Tottenham Hotspur (2021) and AS Roma (2022).
Those times are not coming back to arnhem for the time being, but the vitesse fans are just happy that their club is playing football again after a crazy summer. Just an early deficit Against Helmond Sport from a penalty could not spoil the mood. Shortly After the Conceded Goal, A Minute of Applause Sounded for Club Icon and Former International Martin Laamers, Who Passed Away Last Month At The Age Of 58.
Vitesse Turns Sold-Out Gelredome Upside Down
It all turned out well for vitesse. Dillon Hoogewerf Made IT 1-1 After Fifteen Minutes. Helmond Sport Received Another Penalty Shortly After Half -Time, But This Time Goalkeeper Maximilian Brüll Stopped Maik Lukowicz’s Effort. After that, Marco Schikora and Adam Tahaui Turned Stadium Gelredome upside down.
Due to the Victory, Vitesse is now at the bottom with -8 points. The Team of Coach Rüdiger Rehm Started the Competition with -12 Points Thanks to An Earlier Points Deduction. After A 4-0 defeat at Young AZ, The Arnhemmers Scraped Together the first point of the Season at RKC on Tuesday.
The Question is Still How Long Vitesse Will Be Allowed to Participate in the Competition. The club does not have the professional license definitely, but has temporarily regained it from the court in Arnhem. The KNVB Can Still Continue the Legal Battle With Vitesse by Appealing The Verdict.
It is not Known Whether the Knvb Will Do That. The Court in Arnhem only published the full motivation of the Ruling on Wednesday. The KNVB HAS Eight week to go to the supreme court. There is also still a substantive procedure, but that can take at least another year.
It is also Possible that vitesse and the KNVB Will Reach a Deal and Refrain from Further Legal Procedures, to prevent the club from Being Removed from the Kitchen Champion Duration The Season. Vitesse and the KNVB Are in discussions about this, Among Other Things. For the time Being, Euphoria Prevails in Arnhem After the First Home Win of the Season.