Three of the matches from the 1/8 finales have already been played: Vitesse - NAC Breda 4-2 De Graafschap - FC Utrecht 2-3 Telstar - FC Heerenveen 1-3 The games that will be played tomorrow: Feyenoord - AGOVV Excelsior - Ajax2 FC Groningen - Haarlem ADO Den Haag - PSV Ajax - Roda JC Feyenoord2 vs Ajax2 should be fun to watch. Feyenoord should have an easy time against the Gouden Gids divisie wanna-be (or will-be by now I guess) Not sure how Roda came out of the winterstop (their game was cancelled last weekend because of the bad weather....the winterstop ends, and it starts snowing over here, guess that's funny in some way?) it could be a tough game for the Amsterdammers but I don't expect it though. Still got some hope for FC Den Haag, even though they will lose some of their home support because the fans might not make it to the stadium seeing the time the game is played (14.30) Hopefully PSV will start all their Korean players so it'll be easier for Den Haag to win this game (what?) If Den Haag do make it through (unlikely, but meh) they will face FC Heerenveen in the Zuiderpark... a walk in the park if you ask me.
One hour and thirty minutes to go until None of the Koreans will be playing according to the pre-match news bulletins, which means Den Haag's chances to win have become smaller. In better news, Mark van Bommel might not be able to play either although he was part of the selection that travelled to the Hague. What is certain is that Leandro won't play...I'd rather have seen Robben injured though, he pretty much is the entire offensive quality of PSV these days. Oh well.
Even worse, Jong Ajax lost, 2-4. Coach van'tschip side has suffered because of Ajax 1 severe injury problems. With a depleted side, Ajax2 weren't able to beat F-word2.
Excelsior should have gotten a red card for the penalty which resulted in the 2nd Ajax goal, match could have gone the other way if the ref had done it's job. ADO Den Haag - PSV 0-3 FC Groningen - Haarlem 3-0 Excelsior - Ajax2 4-2 Feyenoord - AGOVV 6-1 Ajax - Roda JC 1-0 PSV got a lot more chances, but goddamn if Den Haag had made some of their big chances it could have been such a happy day. Guess they need to sign some better players when they go to the Eredivisie next season. 1/4 finales played in March: Excelsior - FC Utrecht PSV - FC Heerenveen Feyenoord - Vitesse Ajax - FC Groningen All Eredivisie teams.
The most interesting matchup will be Feyenoord - Vitesse. P$V - SCH can be also entertaining but SCH is nowhere as competitive as last few years. Ajax - Groningen ....any idea when the match will be held ?
The matches are scheduled for the 4th and 5th of march, but this could change depending on the mood of some mayors.