Spakenburg and PSV ready for KNVB Cup semi-final: follow all developments here

Selection Spakenburg: Verhagen, Artien, Werkman, Green, vd Linden, Vink, Wesdorp, van Lopik, Damen, Admiraal, Dekker.
Line-up PSV: Drommel; Teze, Ramalho, Gutierrez, Van Aanholt; Sangaré, Til, Veerman; Bakayoko, De Jong, Simons.

According to the BAV, this is a result of a covenant that the predecessor of the organization concluded with the KNVB in 2013. It says – as quoted by the BAV: “The KNVB guarantees the BZV (predecessor BAV) that associations affiliated to this organization that in principle only play football on Saturdays will never be forced to play league and/or cup matches on Sunday”.

Now the nerves are not too bad, but Noud (10) thinks they will come. “Everyone will be looking at you, that’s pretty scary.” Still, he’s very interested in it. “You don’t see this often anymore.”

One of Noud’s friends, Bram, was allowed on the field with the players before. “Those nerves will come,” he promises Noud. “When you stand next to the players and that door opens.” Bram plays in another team and is not allowed to walk tonight. “I am quite jealous yes. This is quite a competition.”

What the boys expect? “Profit for Spakenburg.”

Data journalist Bart Frouws of Voetbal International does not make a prediction about tonight, but of course the numbers do not lie…

Spakenburg has warned the people who will visit the cup match against PSV tonight. According to the amateur club, the entrance to the sports park is searched for fireworks, among other things, and security and stewards closely monitor misconduct during the game.

According to Spakenburg, if the rules are violated, access to the sports park will be denied and surrender to the police will follow. “The semi-finals will of course be a big party for everyone who cares about ‘Blue’. However, that party can quickly be ruined for both the club and those who take stupid and harmful actions,” the club reports on the website.

“It is good to conclude with the why of all this: you cause enormous damage to your club. Fines from the KNVB in the first instance, not to mention damage to image and also material damage with high costs. For example, the wiring of the LED boarding has been damaged by discarded flares or fireworks and the repair of this has cost our association thousands of euros.” Above the article is the text: ‘The club thinks you’re a bovine if you stunt with fireworks or flares’.

About 6,000 people come to the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup at Sportpark De Westmaat. The kick-off is at 8 p.m.

Mark Veenhoven is missing tonight in Spakenburg’s cup match against PSV. The midfielder of the second divisionist is injured. “I’m sick of it.”

Veenhoven was injured last Monday. “I twisted my knee during training and my inner tube is bothering me,” says the unfortunate Spakenburger. “That seemed to go well for the first few days, but during the test a ball was not even able to play in over five meters.”

How is it possible? Is it in the fish? In the bread? Or in the genes? Be that as it may, the two big football clubs from Bunschoten-Spakenburg both managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup. IJsselmeervogels in 1975, Spakenburg this season. VVSB from Noordwijkerhout is the only other amateur club that came this far in the cup tournament. What is the secret of the fishing village?

David against Goliath, Thumbling against the giant. The radio program Namen & Rugnummers on Radio M Utrecht will therefore be devoted to the semi-final of the KNVB Cup between the amateurs of Spakenburg and PSV on Tuesday 4 April from 19:00. With previews, live report and afterthoughts.

A match of the Blues also includes blue tompouces. Reporter Robert Jan Booij was at Warme Bakker Klaas Hartog. “It’s crazy today. In combination with Easter, a week earlier would have been better,” confesses baker Hartog. Overtime is worked in the bakery. “Everyone is in a party mood, wants a cake and a bit of craziness. Orders are pouring in. Since FC Utrecht, it’s not about anything else.”

The solidarity is enormous in Spakenburg. The end of the raw materials for the tompouces is in sight, so baker Martijn Hartog says people should stock up quickly. He explains how it started as a joke to get the tompouces blue instead of the characteristic pink.

It is already the most historic cup season for SV Spakenburg and it is not even over yet. Tonight the team will play the semi-final against PSV at home. “It is bizarre that we play it, we will probably never experience this again,” says central defender Youri Koelewijn. Still, the party is not complete for the footballer: he already missed the quarterfinals due to an injury and the chance that he will be fit enough to play against PSV is very small. “I did curse quite a bit, yes.”

Only one thing counts for PSV in the semi-final of the KNVB Cup against Spakenburg. The Westmaat must be won, because the Eindhoven team wants to play the cup final on April 30. At the press conference a day before the game, trainer Ruud van Nistelrooij was therefore committed to approaching the match against the amateurs of Spakenburg just as seriously as any other top match.

“However the wind blows, we sail our own course.” SV Spakenburg is ready for tonight’s game. “Our story isn’t finished yet.”

Let’s look back at SV Spakenburg’s win over FC Utrecht. Football fans really didn’t know what they were going through.