A New Era in Dutch Football - Vitesse

December



We get off to a rough start as Willem II just prove too strong as Nunnely gets the only goal of the game. With our confidence knocked we labour to a draw against Twente to drop another point. We were due a reaction and sadly for Utrecht they were on the end of it as we raced to a 3 goal lead bu half time with goals from Clark, Buitink and Hajek before Tannane rounds it off in the 2nd half before being sent off.

Next is the first round of the cup against part timers Kozakken Boys and it allows us to give a lot of players a chance to see how they do but it was young Unuvar who stood out down the left wing with an excellent brace with goals in the 89th and 92nd minute. In the final game of the month Buitink was on fire as he scored his first senior hat-trick for the club as he demolished Grongingen to show just how good he is in this league at only 19.

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Januay



Youth



Not the intake we were hoping for but it looks like we have a decent striker coming through which could be good backup to Buitink.

January



The winter break is over and we get back to work with AZ up first for the month and we race to a 2-0 lead in the opening 4 minutes through Hajek and Buitink. Hatzidiakos pulls one back in the 7th minutes and then Evjen gets the equaliser in the 21st minute. We looked good value for a draw but Stengs gets the winner in the final minute of the game. We should of done a lot better here as we dominated the game.

In the cup we took the lead through Hajek in the 36th minute before Amiot pulled the goal back with 12 minutes remaining. The game went to penalties which we won securing us a quarter final spot where we will come up against Twente. Against PSV Buitink got the only goal of the game in the 9th minute with an excellent solo goal to give us a big win.

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February



Transfers Out



We shipped out a lot of players who's contracts were expiring at the end of the season that we had no interest in keeping. The big transfer was Roy Beerens who left the club for Cardiff. He was originally loaned out at the start but wasn't getting game time so we recalled him to cash in on him.

Transfers In

We only bring in one player in the transfer window and we needed to add another defender for the seasons ahead and we bring in Bella-Kotchap for £4 million up front and £3 million over the next 3 seasons. He will be a key player going forward. With him signing he becomes our record signing.

February



It an excellent start to the month as Buitink tears Heracles to pieces as he scores all 4 goals to get an excellent result for us. Away to Feyenoord was always going to be a tough result and it was made all the hearder as Billy Gilmour was sent off just before half time. Feyenoord then went 2-0 up before we pulled it back to 2-2 through Alvarez and Majer but Toornstra then gets a 2nd to win the game. In the cup Twente just proved to be too strong as Zekhnini gets the only goal of the game to knock us out.

We really needed a result to bounce back and Waalwijk gave us that chance as we raced to a 3-0 lead in the opening 26 minutes with goals through Bazoer and then a brace from Majer. Unuvar rounds off the scoring for us before they pull back in the final 10 minutes of the game. Against Ado Den Haag we somehow manage to fall behind twice but Buitink is manage to rescue us with an excellent brace. We round the month off with a needed win against Heerenveen where Alvaez, Buitink and Bella-Kotchap give us a commanding 3-0 lead before Odgaard gets a consolation.

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March