Stadium speaker Roda JC blunder and unfairly starts promotional party | Football

Roda JC won 2-0 at home against SC Cambuur and then had to wait for the end at Telstar-FC Groningen. FC Groningen was 1-0 behind at that moment. When Groningen lost, the Limburgers returned to the Eredivisie after six years.

Overjoyed Roda JC supporters stormed the field, but in the fifth minute of injury time, FC Groningen still made it 1-1. Stadium speaker Wim Frijns then announced that Telstar had made it 2-1, after which they celebrated again. The score turned out to be incorrect: it remained 1-1 in Velsen-Zuid.

Frijns told the story ESPN about the situation. “After the 1-1 in the 95th minute, everyone started cheering and jumping and the players came onto the field. I asked someone: ‘What’s going on?’ “Yes, it’s 2-1!”

“That wasn’t it. I should have verified it better, but the internet is very bad here. There was no one around here either. So I went to that person. Then he said that the goal had been disallowed. Then I announced it.”

Frijns wasn’t really bothered by it. “I may be the bitten dog now, but I can’t do anything about it anymore. There were people crying next to me, everyone was in ecstasy. It was one big party. It may be my fault, but we keep our spirits up . Why not? Keep on smilingThat’s my motto in life!”

The Roda JC players were still dazed by it. “I don’t know if I’ve ever experienced this,” defender Matisse Didden said afterwards ESPN. “I have no idea what I’ve done. It’s all a bit black now.”

“The score was 1-1 and we thought we had to postpone the party. Suddenly there was a cloud of positivity and there were people laughing. They shouted: ‘2-1 for Telstar!’ I don’t know what happened, but a party broke out. Then we were suddenly told that the score remained 1-1.”

Roda JC can still be promoted to the Eredivisie next week. The club will then play a decisive match against FC Groningen for the second promotion ticket. Roda JC has good credentials for that starting permit. A draw is enough for the club.

Didden and stadium speaker Frijns are sure that Roda JC will be fine. “Now we have to postpone the promotion party for a week. I have no problem with that,” Didden concluded after a surreal evening.