The 49-year-old tactician expressed satisfaction following his side’s 2-1 aggregate win over Steve McClaren’s men in the first round of the Europa League play-offs.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370 progressed through to the final round of the Europa League play-offs after claiming a 2-1 aggregate win over FC Twente Enschede.
After a 1-1 draw at Mandemakers Stadion on Friday, May 11, the Waalwijk outfit needed a win in the return leg at De Grolsch Veste to advance to the final round, and they deservingly emerged victorious by 1-0.
Ruud Brood, the RKC manager, was extremely delighted with his side’s achievement, and admitted that his troops’ staged a scintillating show away from home to grab the victory.
“We did quite well against Twente. But I believe that we could have played better. We failed to create chances and had to play attacking football in the final twenty minutes of the game. Twente could have scored a goal, but it was not their night. Eventually,
Furkan scored the winner”, Brood was quoted as saying to journalists.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dwight-Tiendalli-c11774 could only watch his long range effort going out for a goal kick after rattling the post.
Moments later, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denny-Landzaat-c10934 had an opportunity to break the deadlock, but he failed to hit the back of the net with his headed effort from close range. Despite enjoying lion’s share of ball possession, the Enschede giants failed to create anything of note
in the remaining first-half action.
RKC played well after the half-time break, but lacked the incisiveness in the final third until the 84th minute, when Furkan Alakmak’s strike gave the visiting side a shocking lead.
FC Twente tried to restore parity before the full time whistle, but RKC managed to hold their nerves to grab a hard fought 1-0 win.
The Waalwijk outfit will now lock horns against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem in the final round of the play-offs, and Brood has expressed optimism that his side can earn Europa League ticket.
“You will see many surprises in the play-offs. RKC have surprised many teams this season, and let’s hope, we surprise Vitesse as well”, Brood concluded.
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