Today the opponent NEC. A team that is running well and has prospects of the championship pool. So today a win was needed. Also for us. What would we be if we did not have the "Dikke van Dale "? "Simplicity ", according to the "Dikke " the meaning is: not complicated. So not twisted into something but just not difficult. Today the word "simplicity" sounded several times along the line. Again and again. It is therefore NEC that has the better start because.... Right, they have the simplicity in their game. After 8 minutes they get to 1 - 0. Good goal, only what precedes it from our side is far from good. So we have to bring simplicity into our game. But that takes some doing even though we are playing on artificial turf. It doesn't work until halftime. Then we give a sermon in the locker room. And we start the second half. It looks better in any case. First a clever ball from Philippe to Martijn and he goes solo through the defense and shoots us to 1 - 1. Two minutes later Dani wants to imitate this but his solo is stranded on the goalkeeper and it is again Martijn who drives the rebounding ball into the ropes. 2 - 1. Now to build on it. You'd think so but there it is again. The simplicity. We don't manage to bring it in and now it's Yanick's turn to show why he's wearing the gloves today. He stops the Nijmegen attackers every time and manages to keep his goal clean until the end. Three hard-fought points remain in Eindhoven on this beautiful day. We are tied with NEC again and will most likely meet again after the winter break in the champions' pool. We know what awaits us. Men congratulations with this win. On to next weekend, on to Bruges.
Next week good luck and Houdoeeeee.
Oh yes: it is not important that you say what you know but that you know what you say.


van Osch, Abels, Loof, Weymans (81st Verstraaten), Groenendijk (60th Alberto), Rommens, Hiwat (13th Berden), van der Moot, Bergwijn, Paal, Rudovic (74th Lammers)