FC Utrecht’s ‘road to Rotterdam’ ends in its own Galgenwaard: ‘Slips through your fingers’

FC Utrechts road to Rotterdam ends in its own Galgenwaard

It didn’t matter, pride prevailed anyway. The fact that ‘the Blues’ had reached the quarter finals in the KNVB Cup was already such a unique event and that they were also allowed to play against FC Utrecht in their own province: it couldn’t have been better. Even supporters of formidable opponent IJsselmeervogels (‘de Rooien’) thought it was nice, this commotion in the village.

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