Despite being down: Notch keeps Robinhood in check – the True Time

Text and image Desney Romeo

PARAMARIBO — Despite the fact that Notch played with ten men from the 32nd minute on, the team managed to hold its own against Robinhood. The cracker in the Suriname Major League ended 2-2 on Saturday in the Franklin Essed Stadium.

Notch coach Rogillo Kolf seems to indicate a missed opportunity. “I think we should have finished it in the first half. We get a penalty and if we score it then you get a completely different game. Then it would be 2-0,” he says. the True Time.

The coach acknowledges that his defender’s red card also had an impact. “That disrupted the match for us. With ten men it was tough defending against Robinhood, which always managed to find the free man. We tried to play without a deep striker, but they still managed to find the free man.”

According to him, Notch opted for a low block, “so we defended closely and tried to strike through counters.” “And we succeeded a few times with Sijpenhof and also Comvalius. We scored from such a counter.”

Notch collected six points from the first five games. “I am satisfied, because in these matches we met four top players and a team of lesser caliber. We lost against Inter Moengotapoe and drew the rest. I am not really dissatisfied.”

First half: early goal, missed penalty, red card

After just ten minutes of play it was a hit. When ex-Robinhood player Darrel Sijpenhof made a breakthrough, goalkeeper Jonathan Fonkel had to come out to prevent him from scoring. From the corner kick that resulted from Fonkel’s intervention, Roscello Vlijter, who was completely uncovered, was able to score the 1-0 without any problems.

In the sixteenth minute, Ivenzo Comvalius broke through and was brought down by Robinhood captain Roshiano Soebarman within the infamous lines. Notch penalty specialist Marfier Hupsel took a position behind the ball, but saw his counterpart Fonkel keep the ball out of his goal with a floating dive.

The game moved back and forth without any significant events, until Ravello Zijler was sent deep with a beautiful pass and Notch defender Gabriel da Costa hit him on the head. Without hesitation, referee Sergio Rozenhout grabbed the red card, allowing the Brazilian to intervene.

In the 39th minute Comvalius was played well, but his shot was too tame to cause Fonkel problems. It took two minutes to hit the other side. Soebarman reached Zijler with a beautiful long pass, after which he took the ball in one movement and shot it: 1-1.

Lots of opportunities Robinhood

In the second half, the match was largely played in Notch’s half, which was more than logical given his numerical minority. However, the Robinhood attack did not handle the odds carefully. Dimitrio Andro and Renske Adipi either found Hupsel on their way or shot over the Notch goal.

In the 62nd minute, the score was 2-1 for Notch quite unexpectedly from a counter when Comvalius surprised Fonkel from outside the penalty area. The equalizer came from Zijler a minute later. After passing four opponents, he surprised Notch goalkeeper Hunsel for the second time: 2-2.

In the remaining time, the best chances were for Robinhood, but Zijler, Jamilhio Rigters, Roché Rosebel and Andro could not find the net. As a result, the team suffered a loss of points for the second round in a row after losing against Leo Victor on Sunday (0-2).

Players not feeling well

Robinhood is only four points after four games. Coach Roberto Gödeken agrees that this is not the start he had imagined. “That’s right. My team can’t find its feet yet.”

The early goal resulted in Robinhood having to play “very differently”, says the trainer. “You still equalize and have the advantage of playing with one more man, but we were not able to exploit that.”

When asked why not, Gödeken doesn’t have to think long. “It depends on the sharpness of the players. You see that players are not yet comfortable with themselves. We know their qualities and see that they are now less, which leads to wrong decisions, which also reduces creativity.”

The Robinhood trainer says he will use the training to turn the tide. “But it also depends on the mentality of the players themselves to work harder during training, so that that sharpness returns. I don’t think it is that far, by the way. We just have to train better and focus better.”