In addition to the fact that the three women all come from the province of Utrecht, they all started playing football with the boys. A blessing according to Tami Groenendijk. “When I started at Sportlust ’46 in Woerden, I was the only girl together with two others. Fifteen years ago there wasn’t even a women’s team there.” She’s glad that’s changed now, but also appreciates playing with the boys for so many years. “It is different, brighter, harder, faster with the boys. But it is better that there are now also examples for the young girls. We can never become the same as the male pros. Purely physically that is not feasible. A standard where a young girl can’t live up to it.”
These Utrecht women will soon make their debut at FC Utrecht: ‘The cheer from the Galgenwaard may soon be for me’
