Feyenoord O21 lost painfully to PEC leaders Zwolle O21. The Rotterdam side started the first half well, but after an equalizer just before the break, played a sloppy second half and lost 3-2. Tein Troost also suffered a serious wrist injury. The gap between leaders PEC and Feyenoord has widened to nine points.
151 kilometers from De Kuip, opposite the MAC3Park stadium, the men of Feyenoord O21 play their match against equals from PEC Zwolle. The inhabitants of Zwolle, supported by dozens of fans in this match, are first in the competition before the match. The advantage over the Rotterdam team is six points.
In view of the championship, there is only one stake for Feyenoord’s Under 23 team. After last week’s disappointing draw in Groningen, manager Melvin Boel changed his starting squad four positions. Boel sent a clear message in the dressing room and his team are therefore starting strong. It is clear that the team wants to aim for victory. In the first ten minutes of the game, Feyenoord are clearly the better team and are mostly found in the PEC half. Leo Sauer got several chances for the Rotterdam side to deliver a good cross, but the balls didn’t reach the other players.
The further the match goes on, the more chances there will be for Feyenoord O21. After a fine through ball from Dermane Karim, Slory managed to pass his man with fine individual action and carry the ball towards goal, but PEC goalkeeper Zwolle managed to stop the ball. The effort of the Rotterdam team is rewarded in the sixteenth minute with a corner, from which the attacker Nesto Groen manages to shoot on goal: 0-1. After the goal, Feyenoord remain the mother team. However, the corners and beautiful actions of the forwards are not completed successfully. After half an hour of play, Boel’s team became sloppy in ball possession and were no longer able to exploit the free spaces. PEC Zwolle left-back Arenchelo Leito is enjoying the match and doing a number of good deeds.
With ten minutes to go it became very menacing and Slory had to intervene. This earned him a yellow card and the Zwollenars got a free kick sixteen meters from goal. The PEC Zwolle midfielder just couldn’t get past goalkeeper Troost and shot over the crossbar. The dangerousness of PEC Zwolle is finally rewarded with a goal. After a good individual action from the right winger, he manages to deflect Troost in the short corner: 1-1. Feyenoord started the second half sloppily and failed to continue their effort from the first half. Despite a strike from Youssef Amyn, Zwollenars appeared to have started the second half sharper to clinch victory.
Six minutes into the second half, things are already looking bad for the Rotterdam team. Mike Kleijn forgets to pass the ball during the preparation phase and loses the ball, but Slory’s intervention unfortunately fails clumsily. The Feyenoord player puts him just above his own goalkeeper Troost, giving the PEC men the lead: 2-1. Where Feyenoord started the match so strongly, they are very sloppy in their on-field play in the second half. There are few free players in midfield, which makes it very difficult to build from behind. From the 65th minute Feyenoord put pressure back on, after a good action by Dermane and a cross by Kleijn, Shiloh ‘t Zand managed to put power behind the ball, but the shot was unfortunately blocked.
PEC Zwolle know how to play football under pressure from Feyenoord, after which a Zwolle striker comes face to face with Troost. The Feyenoord goalkeeper manages to stop this ball, but cannot prevent a cross. Aranchelo Leito kicks in this ball on behalf of Zwolle’s men: 3-1. In the last minutes of the match, Feyenoord’s Under 21 team made one last attempt to achieve the result, with the result that Shiloh ‘t Zand managed to score the equalizer: 3-2. However, this is not enough for a draw. Feyenoord O21 lose to leaders PEC Zwolle and appear to be missing out on their autumn league chances. In the last play of the match, Troost injured his wrist, something that looks like a serious injury at first glance.
Score progression
16′ | 0-1 | Green
37′ | 1-1 |
51′ | 2-1 | (ED) Sorry
70′ | 3-1 |
89′ | 3-2 | ‘Zand
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Feyenoord O21 lineup:
Troost, Clarinda, Baars, Hokke, Kleijn, Milambo, Karim, Amyn, Sauer, Groen, Slory.
Substitutions Feyenoord O21:
Kroesen, Van der Zeeuw, Van Veldhoven, Zechiel, Toure, ‘T Zand, El Moussaoui.
