Ajax Amsterdam --> Champions League Group Stage
PSV Eindhoven --> Champions League Third Qualifying Round
Feyenoord Rotterdam --> Europa League Play-off Round
Vitesse Arnhem --> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
FC Utrecht --> Europa League Second Qualifying Round
AZ Alkmaar --> Europa League Play-off Round
Note: FC Utrecht won the internal Europa League play-off competition, against Twente Enschede, FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen.
Showing posts with label Vitesse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vitesse. Show all posts
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Sunday, 14 April 2013
It's over in the Netherlands
This was a dark day for most title contenders in Holland.
Especially for PSV, whose fans certainly felt anger, shame, despair and maybe even hate towards their own club today.
Ajax Amsterdam, the team that sucked so much this year, took a practically unassailable lead that was facilitated by PSV Eindhoven's own inability to win the huge home derby.
Also, Vitesse Arnhem and Feyenoord Rotterdam, the other two title challengers, stumbled after being in the lead for considerable lengths of time, in their own matches, both of them away from home. Vitesse led 3-0 at Roda Kerkrade, but had to settle for a tie, while Feyenoord was leading 1-0 at half-time at Waalwijk but ended up with only one point, too.
So, I guess it's over in the Eredivisie.
Especially for PSV, whose fans certainly felt anger, shame, despair and maybe even hate towards their own club today.
Ajax Amsterdam, the team that sucked so much this year, took a practically unassailable lead that was facilitated by PSV Eindhoven's own inability to win the huge home derby.
Also, Vitesse Arnhem and Feyenoord Rotterdam, the other two title challengers, stumbled after being in the lead for considerable lengths of time, in their own matches, both of them away from home. Vitesse led 3-0 at Roda Kerkrade, but had to settle for a tie, while Feyenoord was leading 1-0 at half-time at Waalwijk but ended up with only one point, too.
So, I guess it's over in the Eredivisie.
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Somewhat Interesting, Still, but Really Poor
Dutch football is in the shitter!
After the amazingly sucky performance by the Dutch national team at last year's European Championships, top Dutch teams are doing the same, in their own league and in Europe.
They have all been ousted from European competitions, in humiliating ways. And, in the league, none of the top teams seem to be managing a string of wins longer than 2-3 in a row.
As a consequence, a team like Vitesse Arnhem has become title contender.
And the likes of Heerenveen have started to beat the leader (and even change the leader, most likely, if ajax manages to pull out a win, at home, tomorrow).
Today, the highlight is on PSV's truly weak performance at Heerenveen.
To give but one example, the second goal they conceded was a goal that second-league teams, in other top countries would have probably done better with. It's no surprise that a team that defends like this loses to Heerenveen.
(Last year, Heerenveen - PSV ended 1-5.)
Highlights:
After the amazingly sucky performance by the Dutch national team at last year's European Championships, top Dutch teams are doing the same, in their own league and in Europe.
They have all been ousted from European competitions, in humiliating ways. And, in the league, none of the top teams seem to be managing a string of wins longer than 2-3 in a row.
As a consequence, a team like Vitesse Arnhem has become title contender.
And the likes of Heerenveen have started to beat the leader (and even change the leader, most likely, if ajax manages to pull out a win, at home, tomorrow).
Today, the highlight is on PSV's truly weak performance at Heerenveen.
To give but one example, the second goal they conceded was a goal that second-league teams, in other top countries would have probably done better with. It's no surprise that a team that defends like this loses to Heerenveen.
(Last year, Heerenveen - PSV ended 1-5.)
Highlights:
Saturday, 1 December 2012
Ajax Shakes Up the Top of the Eredivisie
Ajax Amsterdam succeeded not only in getting three points closer to a previously-almost-unstoppable PSV Eindhoven, but also in removing the Eindhoven team from the top of the Dutch standings, as well.
Thanks to Twente's home win, 2-0 over ADO Den Haag, the Enschede team can thank Ajax for keeping PSV on 33 points, while they reach the summit on 34.
In the Amsterdam-Arena encounter, Ajax deservedly went ahead,after half an hour, through who else but Siem de Jong.
But, only 7 minutes later, Jeremain Lens scored an extraordinary goal, on PSV's first real scoring attempt, to level things at 1-1.
It stayed like that until very late in the second half.
After PSV missed an amazing opportunity to go ahead, Ajax punished them in the 72nd minute when Danny Hoesen tapped the ball in from close range, following a very quick Ajax counter-attack.
It was 2-1, the visitors were kind of deflated, and then, fifteen minutes later, Ajax succeeded in putting the icing on the cake by making it 3-1 (- Viktor Fischer was the goalscorer).
So, Twente already passed PSV, and Vitesse Arnhem could do the same, when they play Roda JC Kerkrade, at home, on Sunday.
Ajax is still three points behind PSV, but that's good for them, because, only two weeks before, they were nine points behind.
And the most interesting European league in the last two seasons (including the one in progress, of course) makes for another very fascinating matchday.
Highlights:
Or see them here.
Thanks to Twente's home win, 2-0 over ADO Den Haag, the Enschede team can thank Ajax for keeping PSV on 33 points, while they reach the summit on 34.
In the Amsterdam-Arena encounter, Ajax deservedly went ahead,after half an hour, through who else but Siem de Jong.
But, only 7 minutes later, Jeremain Lens scored an extraordinary goal, on PSV's first real scoring attempt, to level things at 1-1.
It stayed like that until very late in the second half.
After PSV missed an amazing opportunity to go ahead, Ajax punished them in the 72nd minute when Danny Hoesen tapped the ball in from close range, following a very quick Ajax counter-attack.
It was 2-1, the visitors were kind of deflated, and then, fifteen minutes later, Ajax succeeded in putting the icing on the cake by making it 3-1 (- Viktor Fischer was the goalscorer).
So, Twente already passed PSV, and Vitesse Arnhem could do the same, when they play Roda JC Kerkrade, at home, on Sunday.
Ajax is still three points behind PSV, but that's good for them, because, only two weeks before, they were nine points behind.
And the most interesting European league in the last two seasons (including the one in progress, of course) makes for another very fascinating matchday.
Highlights:
Or see them here.
Monday, 4 June 2012
Netherlands - UEFA Club Competitions Participants - 2012-2013
Ajax Amsterdam --> Champions League Group Stage
Feyenoord Rotterdam --> Champions League Third Qualifying Round
PSV Eindhoven --> Europa League Play-off Round
AZ Alkmaar --> Europa League Play-off Round
SC Heerenveen --> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
Twente Enschede --> Europa League First Qualifying Round
Vitesse Arnhem --> Europa League Second Qualifying Round
Notes: Netherlands was one of the three countries to be awarded an extra Europa League berth, because of the excellent fair-play coefficient of Dutch teams. This place, in the first qualifying round of the competition, went to Twente, who was not supposed to play in the competition at all (as they were not winners of the Dutch Eredivisie Europa League play-off competition). Vitesse Arnhem won the Dutch Eredivisie Europa League play-off competition, against NEC Nijmegen and then RKC Waalwijk (who defeated Twente Enschede), thereby gaining a place in the Europa League Second Qualifying Round.
Feyenoord Rotterdam --> Champions League Third Qualifying Round
PSV Eindhoven --> Europa League Play-off Round
AZ Alkmaar --> Europa League Play-off Round
SC Heerenveen --> Europa League Third Qualifying Round
Twente Enschede --> Europa League First Qualifying Round
Vitesse Arnhem --> Europa League Second Qualifying Round
Notes: Netherlands was one of the three countries to be awarded an extra Europa League berth, because of the excellent fair-play coefficient of Dutch teams. This place, in the first qualifying round of the competition, went to Twente, who was not supposed to play in the competition at all (as they were not winners of the Dutch Eredivisie Europa League play-off competition). Vitesse Arnhem won the Dutch Eredivisie Europa League play-off competition, against NEC Nijmegen and then RKC Waalwijk (who defeated Twente Enschede), thereby gaining a place in the Europa League Second Qualifying Round.
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Ajax Leader
After a very long wait, Ajax Amsterdam is again leading the Dutch Eredivisie.
The team coached by Frank De Boer won 6-0 against Heracles Almelo today, but that couldn't have put them on top without AZ Alkmaar dropping some points. And AZ did drop two points, by only tying their game at Arnhem, 2-2 against Vitesse.
Alkmaar led 1-0, but Vitesse managed to reverse the score, taking a 2-1 lead very early in the second half. In the 58th minute, it was 2-2, but that was all the scoring.
Considering Ajax's form as of late, this is a pretty worrying blow to AZ's title hopes.
Twente Enschede stays third.
Highlights from Ajax - Heracles Almelo 6-0:
Highlights from Vitesse - AZ Alkmaar 2-2:
The team coached by Frank De Boer won 6-0 against Heracles Almelo today, but that couldn't have put them on top without AZ Alkmaar dropping some points. And AZ did drop two points, by only tying their game at Arnhem, 2-2 against Vitesse.
Alkmaar led 1-0, but Vitesse managed to reverse the score, taking a 2-1 lead very early in the second half. In the 58th minute, it was 2-2, but that was all the scoring.
Considering Ajax's form as of late, this is a pretty worrying blow to AZ's title hopes.
Twente Enschede stays third.
Highlights from Ajax - Heracles Almelo 6-0:
Highlights from Vitesse - AZ Alkmaar 2-2:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)