{"id":6021,"date":"2015-11-20T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/11\/20\/barendrecht-dames-2-schakelt-antibarbari-dames-1-uit-in-disctrictstoernooi\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:20","slug":"barendrecht-dames-2-schakelt-antibarbari-dames-1-uit-in-disctrictstoernooi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/11\/20\/barendrecht-dames-2-schakelt-antibarbari-dames-1-uit-in-disctrictstoernooi\/","title":{"rendered":"Barendrecht Ladies 2 eliminates Antibarbari Ladies 1 in district tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Antibarbari\u2019s top female team has been forced out of the district tournament for Saturday and Sunday football amateurs. When the Rotterdam team met their opponents from Barendrecht on the soaked artificial turf of the wonderful sports centre \u2018Het Toepad\u2019 (a stone\u2019s throw from Erasmus University) last Thursday, the visiting team dominated more or less the entire match. The Barendrecht players went home after the head-to-head \u2013 in which Antibarbari only managed to create a single goal opportunity \u2013 with a 1-3 victory.<\/p>\n

Due to the bad weather, the two teams couldn\u2019t meet on the regular outdoor pitches, so they repaired to the artificial pitch at the sports centre \u2018Het Toepad\u2019 (popularly known as \u2018Antibarbello\u2019 \u2013 undoubtedly in honour of the complex\u2019s beauty). And despite the drizzle, the big match still enjoyed quite a turnout, with spectators showing up in hopes of a spectacular encounter.<\/p>\n

Powerless<\/h2>

Only last Sunday the players of Antibarbari\u2019s highest-level women\u2019s team had scored an impressive 5-1 victory. Unfortunately, any confidence this inspired soon evaporated after they had kicked off against Barendrecht. The visiting team played a lot fiercer than the Rotterdam team and quickly took the initiative. After an opening phase with very few chances all round, the ladies from Barendrecht were the first to put up a score. This seemed to shake the Antibarbari players awake a bit, because the students finally started breaking through to the opponents\u2019 half of the pitch. With the ball, that is. And suddenly, the women\u2019s efforts were rewarded with a goal opportunity (from a corner), which they even managed to turn into a tie point. Once again there was hope for the home team, until one minute later Barendrecht\u2019s agile striker upped the ante to 1-2. She cleverly feinted her way past the Rotterdam defence, after which she coolly netted the second point. The ladies of Antibarbari were clearly rattled by this quick counter-strike, and they seemed unable to step up their game. After a few minor chances for Barendrecht in the remainder of the first half, the women went to their changing rooms 1-2 behind at half-time.<\/p>\n

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After the break, things proceeded in more or less the same vein as in the first half. Antibarbari was kept on the defensive and was unable to create any real breakthroughs. Barendrecht kept calmly passing around the ball, waiting for opportunities to strike. Of which there were quite a few, resulting in a number of exciting chances. The home team maintained its defence a bit longer, but was ultimately unable to prevent the opponents from pushing forward to 1-3 thanks to a beautiful long shot. This goal effectively wrapped things up, with the Barendrecht team apparently satisfied with their 2-point lead and Antibarbari unable to build up a counteroffensive. The visiting team seemed to lean back \u2013 with one eye on the time board \u2013 even though there were ample opportunities to extend their lead even further. Barendrecht failed to score any further points and the match ended 1-3.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen\u2019s teams often still play second fiddle\u201d<\/h2>

After the match, Antibarbari coach Roderik van Zevenbergen said he was impressed by the visiting team\u2019s strength: \u201cThe difference in quality was plain to see. Individually, they\u2019re all a lot further than we are. If you compare how they receive the ball to how we do it: there\u2019s a few levels\u2019 difference between our two teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Van Zevenbergen went on to offer his views on the development of women\u2019s football in the Netherlands: \u201cAt many clubs, the women\u2019s teams still play second fiddle. The trainers of the male teams often earn more than those of the women\u2019s teams. We still have a long way to go, and it all starts with the clubs themselves.\u201d The coach did add, however, that he was happy with how things are arranged at Antibarbari: \u201cThey do everything they can to ensure that we can play. Today, for example, three men\u2019s teams had to train on a single field because we needed a pitch for our match. There aren\u2019t that many clubs that do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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