In Kerkrade we won this match with difficulty. We saw then that Roda JC had a good footballing team with a few dangerous players.
We also saw that at the beginning of the first half. In the build-up we lost the ball and this was mercilessly punished by Roda JC. We were already 0-1 behind. We also struggled in the first ten minutes. Roda JC is a physically strong team, so we had to try to avoid the duels. That succeeded after that. We started to play better and this led to a chance. Heritier passed deep to Jur, but he was unlucky in finishing and hit the post. We went to rest with 0-1.
In the second half we were immediately dealt a big blow. Roda JC's good right-winger shot from about sixteen meters impeccably. 0-2. Fortunately we picked it up immediately and showed we could play good football. Unfortunately our shots were just not good enough. Mohamed Nassoh hit the bar after a beautiful attack on the left and Heritier shot hard against the post. Roda JC was not dangerous anymore and so we went to rest with a 0-2 deficit.
At halftime we still had every hope of a good result, as we were playing well so a goal could not be far off. But also in the third half Roda JC scored quickly. Once again we were sloppy in the back and Roda JC took full advantage. 0-3. We went in search of a tying goal and secretly hoped for a stunt. This goal did come. About ten minutes before time Mohamed-Amine Ihattaren shot from a short corner. 1-3. In the last ten minutes we couldn't score anymore so we lost 1-3.
We actually played quite well today but unfortunately we were not rewarded. We were just not sharp enough in our finishing and in the build-up we made unnecessary mistakes. But with this positional play we are going to make it very difficult for Helmond Sport next week. We play in Helmond at noon.