Peer Koopmeers was seen as De Schlemiel in recent days, but it was also a tough time for Meerdink. The striker got a chance imposed in the cup final, which was turned by goalkeeper Jari de Busser. “I am a striker and have to make goals. If you get such a big chance to decide … The moment has been haunting my head in the past nights.”
At Maarten Martens there was mainly relief after the late goal of Meerdink. “The players and the people in the stadium earn such a moment. That only yields a point, that is still disappointing. We dominated the entire game and NAC had just come for a point anyway, so it was a deserved point.”
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