Tension Rises in Velsen-Zuid: 'At the Baker's or the Butcher's, Everything Breathes Telstar'

First time in almost 50 to the premier league? Telstar gets that chance. The club from Velsen-Zuid was at the bottom of the first division for years, but this season everything seems to be going well. Tonight the first final match is on the program against Willem II, Sunday is the return. The club has not played at the highest level since 1978, but can almost smell the premier league now. Last Friday the Witte Leeuwen qualified for the final. Be…

First division club Telstar managed to perform above expectations and will play against Eredivisie club Willem II on Thursday and Sunday for promotion: 'We try to keep acting normally.'

Willem II will be without defender Jens Mathijsen on Thursday in the away match against Telstar in the final of the play-offs for promotion/relegation. The son of former footballer Joris Mathijsen scored in the semi-final against FC Dordrecht on Saturday, but dropped out and still had minor complaints on Wednesday. Interim coach Kristof Aelbrecht is hopeful that the 17-year-old Mathijsen will be able to play in the home match against Telstar on …

Willem II started the match brilliantly and within seven (!) minutes the home team was already 2-0 ahead. “I think we started the match very well with forward pressure”, Aelbrecht analyses afterwards. “That was also the plan. We did not want to wait, but decide for ourselves what happens on the field.” With that attitude Willem II eventually reached the play-off final after penalties. That is what happened, because after only three minutes it wa…