Chapter 53: Steps of Victory

Unexpectedly broke into the final four of the Dutch Cup, which Volendam did not expect, I have to say that Volendam's Dutch Cup this season is extremely lucky, along the way except for Ajax, there is no strong team, and the next round of opponents after the draw, Volendam will play at home against Heerenveen, Twente against Breda, the game on April 22.

There is no doubt that Twente is the strongest, Twente are currently second in the league table, holding Ajax below them, while Volendam is the weakest, Heerenveen and Breda are currently in the upper reaches of the table, while Volendam are in the bottom of the table.

However, now is not the time to consider the final four of the Dutch Cup, because Volendam is about to usher in a new round of league opponents, Vidis, at the beginning of the second half of the season, Vidis is great, and Volendam in the first half of the season has a competition, the last eight rounds of games have achieved a proud record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Having escaped the relegation zone from the bottom of the table, they currently have 27 points, just one less than Volendam, and as the most direct opponents, the collision of the two pairs will be a battle of dragons and tigers.

On March 8, only two days after the Dutch Cup, Vidis arrived as scheduled, Vidis's lineup has hardly changed, their biggest change came from the sidelines, the original manager was copied by Vidis because of his poor results, and the current replacement for Vidis is Aylward Sturling.

Sturin played for only two teams during his playing days, one of which was Vidis, who played for seven years before retiring from Vidis, then becoming part of Vidis' coaching staff, progressing through the ranks to become the team's assistant coach and now head coach.

"Audience friends, I'm your old friend Mullen, and I'm still the narrator of this game," Mullen's familiar face appeared on the TV.

"And, of course, me" Wim Jonk also appears in the frame.

"In the final round of the first half of the season, Feng used his excellent performance to help Volendam beat Vidis, and I don't know how this game will be," Jonk said.

"Ha~~~ I remember that the last time Feng's girlfriend was at the scene, but it seems that there is no figure of Feng's girlfriend at the moment" Mullen was very gossip and looked at the stands.

"Hey~~~ man, be serious, we'll explain it professionally," Wim Jonk looked embarrassed.

"Ha~~ Wim, don't be serious, aren't you curious, it's already halfway through the second half of the season, and Wind's girlfriend hasn't appeared on the scene yet" Mullen didn't seem to stop gossiping, and looked at Wim Jonk like I knew you very well.

"Okay~~~ Actually, I'm curious, but as far as I know, Wind's so-called girlfriend isn't showing up in Volendam, and even the team is on vacation, and Wind stays at the training ground to train alone," Wim Jonk said what he knew.

"Is it true that our wind has fallen out of love, and if so, the Volendam girls, beware, your chance has come," Mullen joked, but he was telling the truth.

"Oh ~ oh ~ oh, the players from both sides are on the field, and Volendam's main striker Jack Duby is back from injury, which is really good news for Volendam," At this time, the players of both sides came on the field.

"Yes, Dolby is Volendam's leading scorer with 11 goals so far, having been out for more than three weeks with a thigh strain," says Wim Jonker.

"At the moment the two teams are only one point apart in the standings, Volendam have 28 points and Vidis have 27 points, and it is destined to be a tight game" Mullen said this sentence and the game has begun.

As Mullen said, this game is destined to be extremely intense, from the beginning of the game, in the face of Vidis's attack, Volendam launched an active scramble, but the fierce game is not necessarily exciting, and it is true, this game is more than intense, but not exciting.

The referee showed a total of 5 yellow cards in the first half, two for Volendam, three for Vidis, and Li Feng got one of them, this is Li Feng's third yellow card, if he takes another one, he will be suspended for one round.

Relying on the referee's five yellow cards and the aftermath of the two managers to calm down the players on the field, and at this time the first half was almost over, and the result was that neither side had any good chances, and finally ended the first half 0:0.

Back in the locker room, Adlar scolded directly with an iron face, especially Li Feng, who was named and criticized by Adlar, as the core of the team, the initiator of the attack, did not have a decent organization in the first half, but was burdened with a yellow card for a foul.

Li Feng also knew that he was a little impulsive in the first half, but he couldn't help it, due to the environment, but in the face of Adlar's iron-blue face, Li Feng bowed his head very directly and admitted his mistake, and he would definitely try to contribute to the team in the second half.

In fact, in the second half, Li Feng did give Volendam a wonderful assist, and Volendam also relied on Li Feng's assist to defeat Vidis again 1:0.

Soon after the start of the second half, Volendam attacked, Li Feng burst into the Vidis half with the ball, first collided with Majors, broke through the Vidis bag, and then attracted enough defenders from outside the box, and a cross over the top accurately found Duby in the box, who leaned on the defender to sweep the only goal of the game.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, Dolby scored his twelfth league goal from the wind, and Volendam took a 1-0 lead.

"Hahaha~~~~ Coming back from injury to get a goal, Duby should be grateful to the wind, a third of his goals are direct assists from the wind" Wim Jonk happily looked at the Volendam players who were celebrating.

After this goal, Adlar did not choose to continue the attack, but replaced Duby and replaced Hofsteiger, ready to use Hofsteiger's speed to play a defensive counterattack.

Vidis, on the other hand, launched a frantic counterattack, but then Volendam played a beautiful defensive counterattack, it was Li Feng, Vidis's shot was confiscated by Verhoeven, who found Li Feng with a mid-range pass, Li Feng observed it and made a long pass, and the ball flew to Hofstede's feet.

But in the end, Hofstede couldn't score, and Hofstede, who had won the one-on-one, was decisive in the face of Viltuizen's final shot wide.

Although he did not score in the end, it also scared Dr. Vidis into a cold sweat, Vidis did not dare to press it in an all-round way, and finally relied on this goal, Volendam took all three points, re-walked the road to victory, and also pulled down the difference with Vidis by 4 points, further consolidating his position in the standings.