Almere City FC played a creditable draw against Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday afternoon. The formation of head coach Alex Pastoor draws for the sixth time in a row: 1-1.
“No one should go where Eagles dare”, In the football temple on Vetkampstraat it is of course English that counts. And the phrase from Iron Maiden’s song ‘where Eagles dare’ is appropriate. Because let’s face it, beating the Eagles in their own stadium in that entourage is difficult.
After the intro with bagpipe music, Almere City FC starts that mission poorly. It seems impressed. In the eleventh minute, Samuel Radlinger made a good save from a hard effort, but the rebound was successful. Oliver Edvardsen cleverly pushes the ball into the bottom right corner, out of reach of the goalie.
After that goal, Almere City FC fought back into the match well and even laid claim to the equalizer for a long time. It is Thomas Robinet who sets a record by becoming the first foreign player in City service to score more than ten goals for the club. Initially, a header attempt goes high on the post, but a minute later the Frenchman takes revenge. On a pass from Hamdi Akujobi, he towered above everyone to head in the equalizer.
The Almeers then keep the eagle on the ground for a long time and that elicits whistling concerts from the home crowd. A shot from Peer Koopmeiners goes just wide and another header from Robinet just whizzes over. The biggest chance, however, is for Adi Nalić, who cannot get the ball in from close range.
The second half does not change the game picture. Almere City FC paralyzes Go Ahead Eagles and rules in Deventer. The home team barely crosses the halfway line, while on the other side shots from Stije Resink and Yoann Cathline are extremely dangerous.
Fifteen minutes before half time, Bas Nijhuis is brought to the screen after an alleged foul on Almere City FC’s side. The referee ultimately decides that the intervention in the Almere City FC penalty area is not worth a penalty. The non-intervention makes Go Ahead Eagles even stronger in the last fifteen minutes of the match. However, Kowet does not go further than the post. With the new tie, it seems that Almere City FC’s enforcement has finally landed. Or as a world-famous statement from history goes: The Eagles have landed.
This Saturday, Almere City FC will play against Sparta Rotterdam at 9 p.m. The match is sold out, but tickets occasionally become available via our Ticket Exchange page. See if you’re lucky at tickets.almerecity.nl
