De Graafschap start the season off right in a 9 goal thriller...
De Graafschap fans finally have something to cheer about as their team earlier recorded an amazing 6-3 win over Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar.
Ax(89) Duits(27,54,77) Van Beukering (32,39)
The match started out slowly enough, with each side trying to gain control of the midfield, and as such, no real chances were had by either side for the first 10 minutes of the game.
Afterwards, both sides seemingly found their motivation, and the real game began. Within 20 minutes each team had settled in, and both sides had 3 shots on goal in an incredibly offensive minded match which had seen the ball continuously ping pong from side to side and off each keeper's mitts.
Soon enough the crowd was sent into a pandemonium as young midfield talent Sander Duits had capped off an incredible run from midfield partner Glenn Loovens. Loovens had run off 2 beautiful give and go's with Sideback Carillho to get free down the right side, after evading AZ defenders, he sent a perfect cross right in the middle of the box, where Duits had found open space. Duits controlled the ball beautifully, then easily tapped it past the keeper.
The lead was shortlived however thanks to AZ's striker Nelisse. Right off the kick off, the Graafschap defense seemed to part like the red sea, allowing a series of passes between Landzaat and Nelisse. Nelisse was finally set free down the middle and slotted past Van Dijk's grasping arms.
After such a turn of events no one would be able to predict what happened next. The Almaar players, feeling quite cocky, charged into attack, and in the process left their defense quite weak in the back. Loovens was able to send a lovely through pass past several defenders to put Jhon vam Beukering 1 on 1 with the AZ keeper. Beukering didn't hesitate; he dropped the keeper with a shot feint, then lobbed into the open goal.
Sadly for De Graafschap, they were'nt going to have anything easy tonight. Several minutes after the Beukering strike, the teams were on level terms again as Carillho had made a blunder of clearing a cross and ended up gifting Landzaat the ball in the box and an easy goal.
Incredibly, the action would not stop there and the game would get even stranger and Graafschap would regain the lead by half time. Through a mistake in the defensive clearance, Beuekering was allowed to sneak into the far left side of the box and intercept a weak pass. With the AZ keeper rushing, Beukering sent a beautiful long lob right into the upper right corner to give Graafschap the lead. Again.
The fans were reluctant to cheer this time, but found themselves safe up through half time.
The second half would see Graafschap cement their win, and AZ recieve a third consolation goal.
Five minutes into the second half, Duits recives the ball in the midfield, finds himself unmarked and drives a lovely 28 yard Lampard bullet past a stagnant keeper. Duits would finish his hat trick 33 minutes through the second half. Much like his last goal, he would send an amazing 23 meter bomb past a bewildered keeper.
Perez would answer with a low drive across the box and into the lower corner with 7 minutes left to play, but Patrick Ax puts it out of reach when a Loovens pass sets him up on the edge of the box.
The players would retire to the locker rooms with the Stadion De Vijverberg sent into ecstacy.
Good call Db.
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