Trainer Gertjan Tamerus of the second division is not overflowing with enthusiasm. “I was hoping for either an amateur club that you can control, or for a professional football team that really appeals to the imagination.”
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Emmen does not do the latter. “But of course it is a strong opponent who is normally a size too big for us.”
Koninklijke HFC does not benefit from the advantage that an amateur club is allowed to play the match at home when it meets an opponent from professional football. The main field of RCH, the temporary home base of the Royal, does not have a light installation, which means that the Haarlem team is forced to move to the complex of the Amsterdam AFC. The final performance date (October 29, 30 or 31) has not yet been announced.
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It is not yet known whether Tamerus will be there when he plays against Helmond Sport as assistant coach of Telstar. It could be that both matches are on the same day. In any case, the people of Velsen play against the people of Brabant in their own city.