“We disapprove of these actions and emphatically distance ourselves from them. This is not who we are as a club. This does not belong to Telstar, it should not be that way and we certainly will not become that way.”, general manager Leon Annokkée responds on the Telstar website. The police provide a statement a day later in which it says it is completely surprised by the disturbances.
Promotion party
While the office staff is busy dealing with the riots, the final match with Willem II is scheduled for six days later. On Thursday, May 29, Velsen-Zuid ends and Telstar sees a hard-fought 2-2.
On Sunday, June 1, Telstar will travel to Tilburg for the historic return with the Brabanders. Captain Mitch Apau is at 5am that day became father of Moses and plays the match.
The team of coach Anthony Correia starts the match very strongly and quickly takes a 2-0 lead through Mees Kaandorp and Youssef El Kachati. What follows is a nerve-wracking match, which can be heard live on NH Radio.
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