For sc Heerenveen, di season don finish. For di semi-final of di play-offs, FC Utrecht beat dem 3-2. Oliver Braude and Robin Veldman dey vex say dem don eliminated, but dem still dey proud of di growth of di team.
‘Dis one dey very sour,’ Braude tok for di mixed zone of Stadion Galgenwaard, where di Friezens play well for large part of di match but lose to di opportunistic home side. ‘E dey very hard to describe dis feeling. We give everything and fight hard, but luck no dey our side today.’
Heerenveen get more ball possession for first half and create two good chances through Trenskow, but Vasilis Barkas save im shot and header, after two excellent passes from Braude. Utrecht fire some attempts, but none go between di posts.
After break, e different. Artem Stepanov score for di first minute. Dylan Vente equalize quick with a fine chip, but few minutes later e be 3-1 through goals from Mike van der Hoorn and Souffian El Karouani.
E become tight again when Trenskow make am 3-2 from a free kick wey dem touch. ‘Maybe I touch di ball, but I no sure if e be me,’ Braude say. ‘I try to block di keeper view and fortunately di ball go in. Unfortunately e no enough, but we show say we dey fight till di end and never give up. For many matches we come back, dat really talk something about dis team. I hope di fans see say fight dey inside dis squad.’
Heerenveen go search for equalizer for di final stage and get serious chances for Lasse Nordas and Trenskow, but di attackers no get di aim sharp. So di season don finish suddenly. ‘We lose too many points unnecessarily dis season, but overall I think we fit dey very proud,’ di right back tok. ‘E dey hard after dis match, but we get more dan fifty points. E long since we achieve dat, so for dat regard e be good season.’
Last season di Friezens lose for di semi-final of di play-offs too, but di feeling be different. Dat time di team be hopeless against AZ, now e be equal fight for ninety minutes. ‘If you see di difference between last year and now, e dey very big. We make a beautiful growth. Dat be a compliment for all of us.’
Robin Veldman join im player. ‘To lose to FC Utrecht no be shame, but we deserve more. We struggle to finish our chances, because with our position play we fit push dem back at times. We concede goals too easy,’ di coach tok. ‘We make a nice development. If you look back at di growth of di team and individuals, e dey very beautiful. Boys come from everywhere, but dem really form a team. Dat dey very beautiful.’
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