Winning De Graafschap yourself and if Telstar lends a hand and competitor Excelsior lifts his foot in Rotterdam, a large part of the chagrin in Volendam will have disappeared tonight. Whether this scenario will come true, you will hear tonight on the radio at NH Sport.
FC Volendam is still in a direct promotion spot, but the margin at number three Excelsior has shrunk to just three points in recent games. The play-offs threaten if the team of trainer Wim Jonk is not going to win soon. That has not happened in the last six games. Last Monday, the away match against Jong PSV ended in 2-2.
Robbemond fired
That will not be easy against De Graafschap. The Superboeren have had a disappointing sporting season and dismissed trainer Reinier Robbemond prematurely. This was followed by defeats against Roda JC and MVV, but in the last two matches his successor Jan Vreman did achieve results. At De Vijverberg it was 1-1 against leader FC Emmen and at FC Eindhoven De Graafschap won 2-1. De Graafschap can still qualify for the play-offs and is supported in Volendam by a sold out section with 400 supporters. Edward Dekker just sit in the main stand and report.
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Where Telstar coach Andries Jonker did not want to talk about a season that is over last week, that is the case because of the defeat against FC Den Bosch. Of course the people of Velsen want to try to climb up the rankings a bit, but playing a significant role in the fourth period is a thing of the past.
Phenomenon Dallinga
The Amsterdammer is again struggling with a cartload of players who cannot be used. Nevertheless, Jonker clings to the fact that his team manages to present themselves well against the better teams in the first division. Of course Telstar will have to stop top scorer Thijs Dallinga. He made in the first leg, which ended in a 2-5 defeatno less than four goals. Frank van der Meijden provides the commentary from Rotterdam.
Of course we will also keep you informed of the other standings, including those at Roda JC – Jong Ajax and FC Emmen – Jong AZ. NH Sport will be there from 7pm to 10pm. Your presenter: Stef Swagers†