Van Marwijk “Ashamed” After Derby Defeat Feyenoord missed a golden chance to go joint-top of the Eredivisie, at least until Sunday evening, as they w

The Roodzwarten, who had last triumphed over Feyenoord on April 27, 1986 by exactly the same score-line, stunned their rivals when they scored twice right after kick-off. Michel van Guldener made it 1-0 just five minutes into the match and then set up Geert den Ouden for the second goal (and his 10th of the season) on 11 minutes.

“Nine substitutions”

“Of course I’m angry, what do you think?” Van Marwijk told reporters after the final whistle. “We started off in apathy, just waiting for them to come on to us. And then we conceded twice in the first 11 minutes. When you play in torrential rain you should be awake.”

“I’m ashamed. You should ask the players what happened, although I feel entirely responsible. I can’t find the words to explain how I feel. I would have made nine changes if I could. The only one I’m not angry at is Tim de Cler.”

The visitors pulled one back through ex-Excelsior man Danny Buijs, his first of the season, on 80 minutes, but it was too little, too late for them. Excelsior, on the other hand, pulled themselves out of the danger zone with only their second victory in 10 games after beating the likes of Ajax on December 23!

Lokhoff in ecstasy

“We still have a long way to go, but this certainly feels nice. Of course, beating Ajax and Feyenoord can only count as a bonus. We can only make these unexpected victories matter if we also beat our competitors.” a delighted Ton Lokhoff said.

A former Feyenoord player, Lokhoff had also reason to feel disappointed, as Muhammet Aykut Demir and former Feyenoord keeper Ronald Graafland were taken off injured and they will seemingly be out of action for a while.