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The amateur Hercules could not pull off a new stunt in the first round of the KNVB Cup. After last year’s exciting victory over Ajax (3-2), the current number eight of the third division A bowed to Sparta Rotterdam (1-6) in extra time.
FC Emmen, number seven in the first division, were surprisingly eliminated by the amateur club Koninklijke HFC.
Hercules at the neighbors
For safety reasons and due to the restrictions at Sportpark Voordorp, Hercules’ home base, and the impossibility of a transfer to FC Utrecht, the match with Sparta was played at neighbors SV Kampong.
Tim Pieters, one of the heroes of the game on December 21 last year against Ajax in the Galgenwaard with two goals, was in the starting lineup for the home team, but he was not able to play a central role despite some dangerous activities.
Break suits Sparta well
Hercules coach Younes el Yandouzi’s tactical plan worked for a long time and it was surprisingly easy for the amateurs to hold their own against Sparta. Hercules even took the lead in the 68th minute. After a header from Jules Stokkers, Sel Bastmeijer caught with his right hand and the striker fired in with his left.
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Shannon Carmelia, and Shunsuke Mito
After the goal, a new stunt came against Sparta who were playing poorly, but the home club’s momentum was strangely halted by fireworks and smoke on the pitch. As a result, the game was stopped for a short time.
Sparta sharper
After a thunderous speech from Sparta coach Jeroen Rijsdijk at the break, the visitors came out of the locker room sharper. A good pass with the outside of the foot from Mohamed Nassoh was headed into the goal by substitute Arno Verschueren: 1-1.
Hercules managed to extend the match, but Sparta beat mercilessly. All five goals were scored by substitutes. 18-year-old Ayman Bais scored two, the first with an assist from Hercules, Charles-Andreas Brym was also right twice and Ayoub Oufkir scored once.
Royal HFC surprised Emmen
Koninklijke HFC, the current number nine in the second division, surprisingly eliminated FC Emmen, the number seven in the first division. Marijn Ploem became the game winner with a header in the 83rd minute.
The match was played at the AFC Amsterdam ground, as the Haarlem club’s accommodation was unavailable due to renovations.
through Utrecht
FC Utrecht qualified for the second round at the expense of FC Lisse: 1-2. After a wonderful free kick from Can Bozdogan and the second goal from Miguel Rodríguez, nothing was going for the Domstedelingen.
With the home side’s first chance, Enoch George scored immediately at the Ter Specke sports complex, but Lisse’s honorable goal only came in injury time.
Busy game between Spakenburg and Katwijk
The match between Spakenburg and Katwijk, numbers three and four in the second division, started with a delay of about 25 minutes due to a disturbance in the stands at Sportpark De Westmaat, where Katwijk’s supporters were looking for a confrontation with fans the home team.
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Floris van der Linden
In a busy match, Killian van Mil put Spakenburg ahead, the visitors reversed the deficit through goals from Robin Schulte and Sietse Brandsma in the 83rd and 84th minutes and Floris van der Linden, the top scorer of the cup season 2022/2023, getting a good score in. equal injury time on behalf of Spakenburg.
Katwijk still got the win in extra time through Robin Schulte and Sietse Brandsma.
Helmond Sport, the surprising leader in the first division, was eliminated by Telstar. The Velsen team struck by scoring three times in their own area between the 51st and 65th minutes through Youssef El Kachati, Nils Rossen and Danny Bakker: 3-0.
2024-10-31 20:41:00
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