Willem II Suffered Another Setback in The Kitchen Champion Division on Sunday. A week after the Debacle Against ADO Den Haag, The Promotion Candidate Lost Due to a Goalkeeper Error Against FC Eindhoven. Almere City had a good start to the promotion hunt.
After last Week’s 5-1 defeat Against ADO Den Haag, There Were Harsh Words at Willem II, which has been lunging for a return to the Eredivisie For Years. Trainer John Stegeman’s team Just Couldern’t Wash Away that Hangover Against FC Eindhoven.
Willem II Dominated the Match Against FC Eindhoven and Strung Together All Kinds of Great Chances, But Failed to Score. Just bringing in pinchhitter Thomas Verheydt Didn’t Change that.
To Make Matters worse, Things Went completely Wrong for Willem II in the Final Phase. Goalkeeper Thomas Didillon Misjudged a High Pass and then Seventeen-Year-old Marlon van de Wetering was Able to Work the Ball Into An Empty Goal.
Willem II is Therefore on Zero Points After Two Games. FC Eindhoven is Still Flawless in The Keuken Champion Division. The Brabant Club started the competition last week with a 1-0 Victory about Young FC Utrecht.
Almere Wins Partly Due to Drijf’s hat-trick
In contrast to Willem II, Almere City Has had a good start to the kitchen champion division. The Flevolanders, Who Want to Return to the Eredivisie After Relegation, won 1-4 at FC Emmen, Partly thanks to a hat-trick from Ferdy Druijf.
The Kitchen Champion Division had Already Started Last Week, But Almere City Saw opponent Vitesse Disappear from Professional Football A Day Before the Start of the Competition. As a result, trainer Jeroen Rijsdijk’s team only started the competition on Sunday.
The Extra Week of Preparation had Done Almere City Good, because the Visitors Toke the Lead After Eight Minutes via Junior Kadile. The relegated team was unable to enjoy this for long, because fc emmen equalized six minutes later. Newcomer Romano Postema Shot Well.
Almere City Quickly Set Things Straight and New Striker Druijf Tok a Leading Role in this. The Former Attacker of AZ and NEC MADE IT 1-2 Halfway through the First Half, Converted a Penalty Five Minutes later for 1-3 and determined the Final Score at 1-4 Immediaely After the Break. It was his first game in a year and a half.
The Resounding Victory Underlines Almere City’s Ambitions. The club, which was relegated from the premier league last season as the bottom team, hugs to be direct promotioned this season. To do this, the Flevolanders must finish in the top two clubs.