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Kees van Zelst (71) would not hesitate when ‘his village club’ VVSB FC Den Bosch won. He booked a flight with his wife from 1200 euros and flew here “to the Netherlands to the semi-finals.

Kees has lived half his life in the US Michigan. But anyway feels VVSB, now in the semi cup final state, as his club. ” He grew up in Noordwijkerhout and played in his early years at the club, like all his friends and his father. “It was all a pleasant village club,” he says proudly, with an American accent, RTL News.

When he saw the beginning of February on his phone which VVSB FC Den Bosch had defeated, he booked and his wife Ellen instant ticket. “We pulled the plunge.” Like everyone did not want to miss the two real game against FC Utrecht in Noordwijkerhout.

A lot of money
And yes, it is expensive (1400 dollars) to ‘just’ fly for a match to the Netherlands, but the couple has to make. “This is really unique,” says Kees. “This is history. 41 years there was no amateur in the semi-finals of the KNVB Cup. And now it VVSB succeeded. Fantastic.”

Ellen and Kees sleeping family in Noordwijkerhout and their outfit already inside. Purple-yellow scarves, caps, shirts. “In the past the different colors: then it was white and red is somewhat changed..” Of the current players Kees does not know many people, but the race is tomorrow for him one big reunion with old players, relatives and fellow villagers.

fancy
> “I’m really looking forward to,” he says. “In America I could not follow the matches on TV: I had to do it with a live scoreboard.” He was not crying on the bench, but in the stands at the Galgenwaard in Utrecht ‘will be different. ”

On whether he feels like the “third half”, he thought for a moment. These typical Dutch football expression they do not know in America. But after explaining he says yes. “Let us hope that the first two halves are just as good as my third half”, says Kees. He VVSB 60 percent chance of winning. “If I’m right and we enter the final, should my wife and I stay just a little longer.”

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