The start of the NextGen is tonight. The opponent is Aston Villa. Now we can also see how far we are in the European context.
We start the game well and in the fourth minute Antonio has a good chance but he shoots over. The game goes back and forth. Aston Villa also gets their chances. The best chances are for us but we are not lucky or react too late for the defense to save. We are in the 35th minute when we start an attack on the left. Sander comes up and gives the ball to Elvio and he passes to Geraldo who, just inside the penalty area, scores a brilliant shot into the long corner. So we go into the break with a 1 - 0 lead.
After the break we wanted to continue the lead, but Aston Villa had other ideas. They attack with all their might and do not shy away from English football such as tackles with two legs and on the back of the Achilles tendon. In the 57th minute Rai is still close to his goal but his shot is stopped by the goalkeeper. Too bad no 2 - 0. As the match drew to a close, Aston Villa had the best chances. We also got some opportunities but we could not appreciate the space that Aston Villa gave away. We reach the end of the match with a 1 - 0 score and so the first three points in this competition are in. We are already in a better position than last year after one game. Next game is at home against Sporting Lisbon and then it will be a different game because we will be facing a renowned opponent. And we will get to know southern European football. And not only the football but also the tricks.
Good luck and until the next match.


Verstappen, van Vlerken, Koch, Hendrix, Heesakkers, Horsten (30th Noor), Mahmoed, Sanoh (68th Leemans), Vloet (88th Jakobsen), Antonio, van Overbeek.