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 Utrecht. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Utrecht. Show all posts
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Sunday, 26 February 2012
Feye... Nooo!
Feyenoord Rotterdam, or rather Guyon Fernandez, fought valiantly to come back from 0-2 to 2-2 in Eindhoven. They should have gotten the draw, but PSV's pressure made Feyenoord's defensive players lose their cool. It ended 3-2 for Philips Sport Vereniging.
Labyad's goal, in minute 85, was, pure and simple, a gift from the guests' defense. The PSV player only had to push in the ball, repeatedly mishandled and lost by Feyenoord, when it reached him.
This scrappy, random goal caused Feyenoord to lose 1 point, and PSV to gain 2 more. PSV Eindhoven also stays at the top of the standings thanks to this win.
Moreover, the leaders gain two points over AZ Alkmaar, who could not build on their win in Brussels, in the Europa League, in midweek, and drew 3-3, at home, against Heerenveen. The third-placed team, therefore, also lost two points in their attempt to follow PSV.
If there is another true winner this matchday, it's Twente Enschede. Steve McClaren's team managed to hold out against pushy Utrecht, who even hit the post in the second half. Final score: 1-0 for Twente, Luuk de Jong with the goal (in minute 45).
Ajax also won, beating Excelsion, 4-1, away from home, but, given that PSV won, they gain no ground on the leader.
Labyad's goal, in minute 85, was, pure and simple, a gift from the guests' defense. The PSV player only had to push in the ball, repeatedly mishandled and lost by Feyenoord, when it reached him.
This scrappy, random goal caused Feyenoord to lose 1 point, and PSV to gain 2 more. PSV Eindhoven also stays at the top of the standings thanks to this win.
Moreover, the leaders gain two points over AZ Alkmaar, who could not build on their win in Brussels, in the Europa League, in midweek, and drew 3-3, at home, against Heerenveen. The third-placed team, therefore, also lost two points in their attempt to follow PSV.
If there is another true winner this matchday, it's Twente Enschede. Steve McClaren's team managed to hold out against pushy Utrecht, who even hit the post in the second half. Final score: 1-0 for Twente, Luuk de Jong with the goal (in minute 45).
Ajax also won, beating Excelsion, 4-1, away from home, but, given that PSV won, they gain no ground on the leader.
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Humiliated, But Still on Top
PSV Eindhoven lost at Groningen today.
But the manner in which they lost was not one suitable to a team that is number 1.
Hyun-Jun's first goal (minute 29) can be attributed to somewhat poor defending, but the other two goals were even more disgraceful for PSV to concede.
Bacuna's goal, 6 minutes after half time, came exactly when the team from Eindhoven were pressing the hosts, looking for the equalizer. The counter-attack was brilliantly played, and Bacuna just had to score.
However, the icing on the cake, or the completion of the humiliation, depending on which angle you view it from, was Hyun-Jun's second goal, in minute 74, which was a real spectacle to watch, and funny, too. PSV players simply looked like fools, especially the defender who first lost the ball.
Luckily for PSV, though, Alkmaar also crashed and burned, at Utrecht, so there is no change at the top. At least, not at the moment.
However, Twente can now draw level with the leaders when they play their game in hand, because they won today (and find themselves 3 points behind). And there even seems to be a threat from Heerenveen, who is just two points behind after their win yesterday.
Highlights:
But the manner in which they lost was not one suitable to a team that is number 1.
Hyun-Jun's first goal (minute 29) can be attributed to somewhat poor defending, but the other two goals were even more disgraceful for PSV to concede.
Bacuna's goal, 6 minutes after half time, came exactly when the team from Eindhoven were pressing the hosts, looking for the equalizer. The counter-attack was brilliantly played, and Bacuna just had to score.
However, the icing on the cake, or the completion of the humiliation, depending on which angle you view it from, was Hyun-Jun's second goal, in minute 74, which was a real spectacle to watch, and funny, too. PSV players simply looked like fools, especially the defender who first lost the ball.
Luckily for PSV, though, Alkmaar also crashed and burned, at Utrecht, so there is no change at the top. At least, not at the moment.
However, Twente can now draw level with the leaders when they play their game in hand, because they won today (and find themselves 3 points behind). And there even seems to be a threat from Heerenveen, who is just two points behind after their win yesterday.
Highlights:
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Ajax Defeat No Longer Big News
I think even the Ajax supporters got used to how shitty their team is this season.
Whatever happened to turn a league-winning team into a mid-table bunch of losers, it is quite an outstanding transformation.
No wonder they had the most shameful elimination from the Champions League that any team suffered, ever.
And no wonder that they cannot beat Utrecht at home.
This is what honourable men call "loss of face".
Those who are associated with the Ajax club now should be ashamed of showing their faces in public.
Of course, Ajax is clearly not deserving of playing in Europe next season.
Highlights:
PSV did not win, either. They drew at Heracles Almelo, 1-1, and they are still alone on top of the standings, because AZ and Twente did not play.
Whatever happened to turn a league-winning team into a mid-table bunch of losers, it is quite an outstanding transformation.
No wonder they had the most shameful elimination from the Champions League that any team suffered, ever.
And no wonder that they cannot beat Utrecht at home.
This is what honourable men call "loss of face".
Those who are associated with the Ajax club now should be ashamed of showing their faces in public.
Of course, Ajax is clearly not deserving of playing in Europe next season.
Highlights:
PSV did not win, either. They drew at Heracles Almelo, 1-1, and they are still alone on top of the standings, because AZ and Twente did not play.
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