NOS Voetbal•gisteren, 20:48
Eredivisie membership Excelsior received 1-2 away at ADO Den Haag within the semi-finals of the play-offs for promotion and relegation. Simply earlier than the top, Henk Veerman missed an enormous alternative for the equalizer for ADO. The return awaits in Rotterdam on Saturday.
The opposite groups within the play-off, NAC Breda and FC Emmen, drew 1-1 of their first assembly on Tuesday.
ANPExcelsior forward towards ADO
ADO defender Gylermo Siereveld suffered a silly lack of ball in midfield within the sixteenth minute, following which Couhaib Driouech received the ball within the sixteen-meter space. A shot from the left winger fluttered into the aim through the leg of defender Matteo Waem.
The lead was utterly towards proportions. Moments earlier, ADO had ruined no fewer than three main alternatives. Marinus Dijkhuizen was visibly relieved. The Excelsior coach puffed out his cheeks and exhaled briefly.
Dijkhuizen additionally is aware of the destructive statistics for Premier League golf equipment which might be sentenced to play play-offs for promotion and relegation. Solely two of the fifteen Premier League groups that reached the play-offs within the final ten years managed to keep away from relegation.
Blood-curdling last in 2022
Dijkhuizen should even have thought concerning the final time he performed with Excelsior towards ADO. In 2022, additionally within the play-offs, in a blood-curdling last.
ADO then took a sovereign 3-0 lead within the second sport, however acquired two purple playing cards within the last section. ADO supporters have been able to storm the sector in harm time, when striker Thijs Dallinga headed within the 3-3. Within the penalty shootout of no fewer than eighteen penalties, Excelsior got here out on high.
The Rotterdammers have been promoted. ADO remained sentenced to the primary division.
Again to the current: Driouech confirmed himself vital once more a couple of minutes later, with an help. He handed his man and handed the ball low to Lance Duijvesteijn, who shot cleanly into the nook: 0-2.
It was the primary beginning place for the 22-year-old Driouech because the starting of April. The left winger began on the bench towards Heracles Almelo and Feyenoord following a hamstring harm. Now Dijkhuizen allowed him to take part for an hour. His alternative within the sixtieth minute was Cisse Sandra.
Retention or relegation: it doesn’t seem that the attacker will nonetheless play for Excelsior subsequent yr. He can depend on a variety of curiosity: PSV, Feyenoord, FC Twente and the Belgian Antwerp FC are competing for his signature.
ANPVeerman helps ADO once more into the match
Within the second half, ADO appeared for a tying aim. Darije Kalezic’s workforce was usually on the lookout for Henk Veerman. The tall striker’s assumptions have been great, however his velocity of motion and photographs usually left a lot to be desired.
The Hague Quarter
Till a fast free kick within the 71st minute. Joel Ideho broke out and handed on the far publish, the place Veerman cleverly fired into the far nook from the air: 1-2.
Then it was time for the ‘Haags Kwartiertje’. Daryl van Mieghem virtually scored the equalizer with a tough shot. Goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel needed to stretch his left leg to the restrict to save lots of the ball.
Even following that there have been nonetheless loads of alternatives. What known as: Veerman, the highest scorer of the primary division, shot excessive from shut vary within the ninety fifth minute.
Excelsior received off to a very good begin and the membership begins the second sport with a slender lead, on Saturday in its personal Van Donge & De Roo Stadium.
