PEC Zwolle can feel as good as safe after the 3-1 victory over Heracles. If RKC drops points against FC Utrecht this afternoon, enforcement will be final. The team from Almelo, which is stuck on 32 points, on the other hand, will have to be patient for a while.
PEC is mainly to blame for the fact that it is still a match after 45 minutes. The Zwolle team played away Heracles Almelo at times in the first half and created too many opportunities to write them all down. It is a logical consequence that Lennart Thy opens the score after fifteen minutes. Heracles hardly did anything in return for a long time, until Brian de Keersmaecker appeared alone in front of PEC keeper Jasper Schendelaar just before half time. He waits a long time before reacting, which prevents the Belgian from scoring.
Surprise
Where almost no one took it into account in the first half, there still came: a goal from the guests. From a corner, the ball fortunately ends up at the feet of Marko Vejinovic, who suddenly scores the equalizer. Judging by the way he cheered, with his hands above his head in amazement, he couldn’t believe it himself.
The highlight of the second half is initially a solo by Younes Namli, by far the best man on the field. He first simply plays Fredrik Oppegard and then slaloms towards Michael Brouwer’s goal. It doesn’t result in a goal, but applause does. What PEC puts together next? A dangerous free kick from Ody Velanas and a nice shot from Filip Krastev.
Urgency
The home team takes the lead through a goal by Silvester van der Water, and that lead is justified. After all, Heracles continues to appear poor, there is no urgency to really make something of it in Zwolle. An example is the way in which Namli is able to reach the enemy goal undisturbed ten minutes before the end.
Things no longer turn out well for the visitors, the visit to their fellow provincial results in a defeat. That is absolutely certain if Krastev also makes it 3-1. This causes a party in Zwolle, because physical preservation is almost complete. If RKC does not beat FC Utrecht later in the afternoon, enforcement will even be a fact.
PEC Zwolle – Heracles Almelo 3-1 (1-1). 16. Lennart Thy 1-0, 45+2. Marko Vejinovic 1-1, 69. Silvester van der Water 2-1, 90. Krastev 3-1.
PEC Zwolle line-up: Schendelaar, Van Polen, Kersten, Lam, Mac Nulty, El Azzouzi (90. Van der Haar), Krastev, Velanas (65. Reijnders), Namli, Van der Water (79. Vellios), Thy
Heracles Almelo line-up: Brouwer, Bakbaas, Hoogma, Leerdam, Oppegard, Vejinovic (79. Sankoh), De Keersmaecker, Hrustic, Limbombe (67. English), Scheperman (67. Bruns), Hornkamp
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90’+6′
End of second half
90’+3′
3-1 GOAL by Filip Krastev!
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Bruns also gets a yellow card, and he is also suspended for the next match.
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Yellow card for Thomas Bruns
90′
Anouar El Azzouzi is replaced by Damian van der Haar
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Yellow card for Ajdin Hrustic
82′
Thomas Lam makes hands, gets yellow and – just like Namli – suspended for Feyenoord-away.
82′
Yellow card for Thomas Lam
80′
Namli starts another dribble, and now he decides to shoot himself. The ball goes wide.
79′
Silvester van der Water is replaced by Tolis Vellios
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Marko Vejinovic is replaced by Mohamed Sankoh
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Cheering in the stadium. Not because PEC or Heracles scores a goal, but because Van der Water has the ball out of the stadium Peert. And that’s quite amazing.
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Yellow card for Filip Krastev
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Serious chance, yes Heracles striker Hornkamp. With the outside of his foot he aims the ball just wide.
69′
2-1 GOAL by Silvester van der Water!
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Sem Scheperman is replaced by Thomas Bruns
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Bryan Limbombe is replaced by Mario Engels
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Thy with the chance, but Brouwer is well positioned in the short corner. Then a chance for Krastev. With half an hour to go, the score remains 1-1 in Zwolle.
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Odysseus Velanas is replaced by Eliano Reijnders
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Beautiful action by Namli. Dribble, dribble, dribble. The opportunity will eventually come for Van der Water. Corner.
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