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Roda
JC lineup: Kujovic - Sonkaya, Rudge, Luijpers, Filipovic -
Van Dijk, Cristiano, Van Dessel, Sérgio - Soetaers, Anastasiou.
Feyenoord lineup:
Zoetebier - Gyan, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Van Haaren -Emerton, Bosvelt, Ono -
Kalou, Van Hooijdonk, Lurling.
Feyenoord managed to gift Roda a point last night with an unaccustomed
display of un-Feyenooord-like football, though Roda certainly deserved their
point by merit of passion and effort. It was an unusually sloppy performance
by Feyenoord-keeper Edwin Zoetebier combined with their growing diffidence
that let them down. The Rotterdammers kicked off in style and put the home
team under considerable pressure in the Parkstad Limburg Stadion. It
resulted in a 13th minute goal by Patrick Paauwe, punishing Roda for some
poor defending. A case of increasing over-confidence crept into the UEFA Cup
winners' game and Wiljan Vloet's team got the chance to get back into the
match, giving their all in the fight for an equalizer. The goal was rather
controversial (if you were a Feyenoord supporter that is!) - Edwin Zoetebier
parrying a long-pass out of harm's way that then hit Tom Soetaer's hand
before the Belgian struck it home into an empty goal. Refereee Ruud Bossen
somehow managed not to see the 'handsball' and allowed the goal. It gave
Roda a shot of confidence and they looked better and better while Feyenoord
lost more and more momentum. Anthony Lurling failed once more to convince on
the left-wing and was replaced for the 2nd act of the match by young Robin
van Persie. He's unfortunately still missing match-rhythm and couldn't
please with a display of the dashing kind of performances he put on last
season. Roda had the best chances after the break but failed to convert them
into goals-in-the-back-of-the-net. Marc Nygaard came closest with a distance
blast that hit the post after Bonaventure Kalou had done the same at the
other end minutes earlier. Pierre van Hooijdonk, who'd had a poor night,
converted a free-kick to draw Feyenoord level and give his team a point to
take home. It was P-Air's 10th goal in 8 matches against the Limburgers.
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