The 1993/1994 season went down in the books as a memorable one for NEC. The team from Nijmegen defeated Ajax in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup and was promoted to the at the end of the season Eredivisie to enforce. Carlos Aalbers, now chief scout of AZ, was one of the experienced employees at NEC at the time.
“Normally you could always put on better running shoes when you played against Ajax, because you only ran after the ball”, Aalbers begins in conversation with The Telegraph, thinking back to the cup match. “But that day we just competed against the great Ajax with Van der Sar, Blind, Frank de Boer, Overmars, Seedorf, Davids, you name it. I still remember that they also brought in Nwankwo Kanu in the final phase to do something. to force, but that was no longer possible. “
NEC will qualify for the semifinal of the KNVB Cup, should VVV-Venlo be won on Wednesday. In this, Vitesse is the possible opponent. Kees van Wonderen, who also played for NEC in the 1993/1994 season, thinks it will be difficult. “It will be very difficult, but it is certainly not impossible. VVV is a physically strong team and they have previously won 4-1 in the cup against Almere City, one of the stronger teams in the Kitchen Champion Division, but they can also have a bad day. “
The match between NEC and VVV will be finished on Wednesday in the Erve Asito of Heracles Almelo. Kick-off: 4.30 pm.
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