“This is incredible, of course you couldn’t have expected this,” Nagtegaal said in front of the camera ESPN. The match winner actually did not remember how his goal was achieved and could not describe how he felt after the final whistle. “That adrenaline. I have a wound on my leg that I didn’t even feel anymore.”
Nagtegaal is looking forward to a party. “We can celebrate this very well, we are a close-knit group with a good atmosphere. I really think that is a strength of ours. This is my club, I come here by bike, so luckily I can have a beer. I didn’t fully assume it, but you never know. Now it has come true. I can go home again with the bike, luckily I am free tomorrow.”
What a stunt! Excelsior Maassluis settles the KNVB Cup with a goal in the last second of extra time with Excelsior
Goalkeeper Tobias van der Kleij did not have much to do under the bar at Excelsior Maassluis. “They didn’t poke him. It wasn’t until extra time that I got another ball,” he said ESPN. “I was preparing for pings for five minutes, but that wasn’t necessary.” He couldn’t tell who had scored. “I saw a scrimmage, then yes and no. I wouldn’t know who, it was so busy. I have no idea.”
Van de Klei now hopes for an away game at Feyenoord or Ajax. “I would say an easy one for the club, for the money. For us as players, De Kuip or the Johan Cruijff Arena.” Van der Kleij is especially looking forward to the party. “That will continue for the rest of the night. I’m not going to work tomorrow. I had already arranged that I didn’t have to come in the morning, but now it’s a text message that it won’t work out all day.”
Captain Casper Widell of Excelsior Rotterdam was extremely disappointed. “It was far from good enough today,” he said in front of the camera ESPN. “They let us take the initiative, but we did not create enough big chances. Then anything can happen in these types of matches. We were motivated and came here with a good feeling. Every cup match is a final. We missed a bit of quality in the final phase. It is clearly a disappointment for us.”