Final 9.
The discussion emphasizes again that we now have six finals to play. After all, we want to stay in the race. The finishing touches are added. Then we go outside and get going.
The start is a bit off and a bit messy. The real line is not there yet. However, you can see what the intention of the players is. Revenge for the defeat in Tilburg. And there is also the venom that the coach has been asking for a few weeks now.
Yet we have to wait until the 44th minute before a well-executed attack is completed by Sam after good preparatory work by Len. Quick attack over the right. And so at a very good moment we manage to put the halftime score at 1 - 0.
But now we have to press on after the break. We also come out of the dressing room eager. We pick up the thread and go for the full win. After about ten minutes it is Martijn who starts a good solo and at the last moment he bumps into the goalkeeper. Philip picked up the ball and played it to Sam, who freed himself with a few unparalleled moves and slammed the ball into the goal. The liberating 2 - 0 is on the board.
But we don't have enough. Five minutes later it is again Sam who puts in an action and now gives Len the opportunity, which of course he takes, and the 3 - 0 is a fact.
Now we have to see not to get a counter goal. We play the game well with the focus on the zero.
After ninety minutes the referee blows the whistle and the mission is accomplished. Three points, no goals against and agreements kept. And we are still competing for the scale.
And as the coach said in the preliminary discussion, from now on there are 5 more finals. Losing is not an option.
With the Easter weekend in sight, we will prepare for a trip to Düsseldorf to cross swords with Tottenham, Benfica, Mönchengladbach and a few other renowned clubs.
For the players who will be going out with the national teams this coming weekend, good luck.
For the others who are going with us to Germany until Friday and we will make it a nice sporting tournament.
Have a great weekend and see you on Friday.
Bye.

van Osch, Abels, Kardes, Carolina, Bannani,Rigo, Berden (55th Konings), Rommens (79th Hattu), Lammers, Verreth, Daneels (74th van der Moot).