There seemed to be no problem for AZ after the first half after two penalty kicks that were used. In the end, these penalties resulted in the Alkmaar victory: 2-1. “I think he (Jorrit Hendrix ed.) was nice on my ankle, then you know it will be a penalty,” said Dani de Wit about the first knock.
Dani de Wit saw that the first penalty was the turning point in the match – NH Sport / Edward Dekker
The penalty and the 1-0 came at a good moment, according to De Wit. “The first fifteen to twenty minutes they came out of the dressing room very well. We could hardly put pressure on them. The penalty kick was the turning point in the match, we got energy from that goal. They had to process that tap and then you play a lot easier.”
“The penalty kick was the turning point in the match, we got energy from that goal”
Pascal Jansen sees that Dani de Wit has become smarter – NH Sport / Edward Dekker
Feyenoord trainer Arne Slot said afterwards that the provocation of the penalty kick was done in the typical ‘Dani de Wit way’. “He is someone who always takes up the fight”, Pascal Jansen knows. “Dani now brings some more experience to the Eredivisie, so if he feels something he will lie down. That’s why we got that penalty.”
According to Jansen, the first moment was obvious. “The second action is a slight push in the back of Yukinari Sugawara. You can argue about that, but Higler considers it a violation. Then you get a penalty.”
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