Past weekend has been a difficult one, specially after the match with FC Esco 2010 concluding on Golden's first loss of the tournament, and FC Esco's first win against Golden.
A strong mid-field was set by both teams, however Esco's showed better form and skill, which helped them to regain possession quickly and aim for Golden's box. Match was even, hard battle on the middle, and it took 30' for one of the teams to make a move, Reint van der Werff found an opening and outran the defenders with incredible acceleration and speed, only to have his shot kissing the right post, with a goalkeeper who was only watching the ball's route and going for the Goal Kick.
Only 10' later Esco's supporters would make the stadium roar when their team broke through Golden's defense and beat Huibert Reijnders and put the opening goal. Soon after, another distraction on Golden's defense helped the locals to raise their advantage and score another goal in a similar way.
A very discrete second half didn't show too much of a difference. Mid-fielders were fighting back and forth for possession, with Esco still managing the ball and attempts of goal. However, Golden was able to create a few opportunities. First one, wasted by a clumsy defender's finishing, and the second one finishing in a good goal from Ionel Bâlea and putting 2-1, shortening locals' advantage in the last minutes.
Not enough for Golden's aspirations, now we reach a nerve breaking end of season, two matches left and only 3 pts. from Top Series: Golden, runner-ups: Sealandia, and raising challengers: FC Esco 2010.
The numbers:
FC Esco hosted the match with most attendance between these two teams as 13751 supporters filled the stadium--only nearly 1000 supporters from the GMW.
Golden still holds the bigger goal advantage when they beat Esco on 18-07-2010 in their stadium and 12000 whitnesses.
Next week's rival for Golden is Jaïr United, a very important match for Golden's goal of the season: Series VIII title and promotion.
This EOS will be a real nail-biter!
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