Wát een start voor de ploeg uit Velsen-Zuid! De fans van Willem II zijn er weer even bij gaan zitten en moeten even bijkomen van de schrik.
6′ GOAL Telstar! 0-1
Mees Kaandorp zorgt voor een droomstart voor Telstar. Hij schiet vanaf zo’n tien meter raak in de korte hoek
3′ Willem II begins aggressively in the match. The team from Tilburg immediately put Telstar under pressure in the first minutes.
1’ Kick-off! We’ve started in Tilburg, where the supporters are already jumping. The atmosphere is good.
The atmosphere is excellent in Tilburg. A promotional event has been taken care of and the stands are almost completely red-white-blue.
The players enter the field. A few more minutes before the match between Willem II and Telstar starts.
Telstar defender Mitch Apau became a father of a son this weekend, but he has a starting place in Tilburg. That was stated by his trainer Anthony Correia shortly before the start. Correia expects Apau to draw strength from fatherhood.
“I hope they can put the icing on the cake today,” said Telstar coach Anthony Correia at ESPN. The sensation of the play-offs is one victory away from a fairytale.
“We want to be aggressive and play with forward pressure. But you can’t open everything up. Last time we had to hunt for a deficit, now we start with a draw,” said Willem II coach Kristof Aelbrecht in front of the ESPN camera. “We have prepared well and everyone within the team and staff feels that.”
In the previous round, Willem II had to make up for a deficit from the first leg at home against FC Dordrecht.
Will we see the ‘Tricolores’ in the Eredivisie next year? It won’t be due to the support tonight.
Half an hour until kick-off. The tension is palpable in Tilburg, where the stadium is filling up.
The players of Willem II have started warming up. Three quarters of an hour before the match there are already quite a few fans in the stadium.
And there are also the eleven of Willem II. Jeremy Bokila does have a starting place this time. Less than an hour…
Telstar’s lineup is in. The North Hollanders will play in Tilburg with the same team as in the home match.
The players of Willem II have arrived at the stadium. The facial expressions speak volumes. The importance of the match is clear.
The match in Tilburg is led by top referee Danny Makkelie. No European cup final for him, but the final of the play-offs.
Today is finally the day: the last match of the season in Dutch professional football.
The Telstar players bus was waved off by hundreds of fans a few hours ago. The fans had brought torches and sang to the selection in the bus.
Back to Thursday, when it was 2-2. Willem II only equalized ten minutes before time in Velsen-Zuid.
Welcome to this live blog! About an hour and a half until the kick-off of Willem II-Telstar. The winner will play in the Eredivisie after the summer.