Belgium

Limburg Provincial 1

Saturday 13th October 2018

Kick Off 20.00 Actual 19.58

K.F.C. Alken 0 Zonhoven V.V. 1,  attendance 315

52’ 0-1

@ Langveld

Langveldstraat

3570 Alken

€8 Admission

No Programme.

It was 105 miles south from Lienden, across the border to Alken, which saw us arrive around 40 minutes before kick off.

There had been a number of youth matches going on here beforehand, which meant a very large crowd. Also, it meant there would be hot food available, in the form of a mobile catering wagon, which is a real rarity at a Belgian match.

Alken are newly promoted into Provincial 1 this season, currently sitting in 11th place in the league table. Zonhoven are top and they won this with a close range shot early in the second half to maintain their position.

It has to be said that the floodlights here are absolutely shocking and are nowhere near good enough to be hosting night matches in the top level of the Belgian non league game. They certainly don’t help with taking photos !

Netherlands

Tweede Divisie

Saturday 13th October 2018

Kick Off 15.30. On Time !

F.C. Lienden 3 Rijnsburgse Boys 1,  attendance 700

35’ 1-0

51’ 2-0

69’ 3-0

73’ 3-1

@ Sportpark De Abdijhof

Molenstraat 18

4033 AV

Lienden

€10 Admission

€1 Programme, 8 pages

Team Sheet, free.

Season Magazine, free, 44 pages.

Today, we headed 65 miles south east from Zaandijk to the town of Lienden, where we would take in a match in the third tier of Dutch football. It was 16th (3rd bottom) versus 3rd in the league table, but the performance on the pitch looked more like these two were in opposite positions.

Rijnsburgse Boys had won all their away matches this season, whilst Lienden had only won once in their opening seven matches, so this was a surprise result. In the end Lienden should have won more comfortably, as they also hit the post twice during the first half as well as missing a couple of sitters. Having gone 2-0 up, they then lost the scorer of the goal through injury, which he sustained during the celebrations !

After the match we were heading south into Belgium for our second match of the day.