Final 7.
Leader AZ comes to visit. The beginning of the match was actually a bit messy. From both sides. There are few chances, only Martijn has a chance in the first half, but he cannot find the net. And if there is any chance at all the goalkeepers are at their posts. There is also no worry in the first half that AZ will score because there are no really big chances for them either. After the break we are looking for a while to bring the line back into the game. AZ has the same problem. There are chances now. Yanick defused two of their chances, a header and a one on one situation.
With a quarter of an hour to go Philippe managed to reach Sam with a nice cross and he did what he does best. Playing the goalkeeper and scoring. The deserved 1 - 0 is on the board. AZ would still like to change the result and regularly use the long ball, but our rear guard stands like a house this day. Even the three minutes of injury time cannot bother us now. And so we manage to play out the time professionally and hold on to the deserved lead and reward ourselves. Class men. Effort, passion, venom and even the occasional kl........ seen.
We are back in the race for the top spot and the next opportunity will come soon because in these English weeks it is Wednesday's trip to Feyenoord. We have to take the three points there as well if only as revenge for the game against them at the Herdgang.
Happy weekend and see you Wednesday.
Goodbye.

van Osch,Abels, Peijnenburg,Carolina, Bannani, Rigo (84th Kardes), Berden (77th Konings), Duarte (46th Rommens), Lammers, Gudmundsson (60th Laursen), Verreth.