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Seems De Guzman scored recently for A-1 Feyenoord in a 3-2 win over Twente/Hercules to keep pace with Ajaz at the top of the standings; Marcel De Jong has signed a two year contract for Helmond Sport and has already played 5 times for the 1st team; No sign on the web of Kerr McCleod with Vitesse since be a sub in the first match of the year, And not much info on Graham Ramalho other than he is still listed as a defender for A-1 with Groningen.

WINNEND FEYENOORD A1 EN AJAX A1 SLAAN KLOOF

Feyenoord A1 en Ajax A1 werpen zich nadrukkelijk op als kanshebbers voor de titel. Beide ploegen wonnen zaterdagmiddag en namen daarmee afstand van de verliezende nummers drie en vier. Zonder goed te voetballen zegevierden de Rotterdammers met 3-2 over nummer vier Twente/Heracles A1. Feyenoord C1 won liefst met 8-1 van FC Den Bosch. Jordy Clasie was met een zuivere hattrick de grote kleine man bij de C1.

FEYENOORD A1

Feyenoord A1 draait dit seizoen op volle toeren. Vorige week nam de ploeg van Henk Fräser de koppositie over van Ajax en zaterdag wonnen de Rotterdammers van het hooggeklasseerde Twente/Heracles en zag het achtervolger Vitesse verliezen. Reden tot optimisme zou je zeggen, maar daar was slechts gedeeltelijk sprake van. Want Feyenoords oefenmeester zat zich lang te verbijten in het duel met Twente/Heracles. Dat Feyenoord toch met 2-0 voorkwam door twee treffers van Tim Vincken kwam omdat de bezoekers teveel ontzag toonden voor Feyenoord, aldus Fräser. Anders kon hij die stand niet verklaren. ‘Wij lieten de tegenstander veel te makkelijk voetballen en brachten te weinig agressie. Aangezien zij dat ook niet deden, bleven we overeind. Maar ik zat me te irriteren op de bank.’

De irritatie zou toenemen toen Twente/Heracles vlak voor rust na een defensieve blunder de 2-1 maakte. De oefenmeester maakte zijn onvrede duidelijk kenbaar in de kleedkamer en zag het na rust ‘iets beter gaan’. Jonathan de Guzman zorgde na 66 minuten voor de opluchting door op fraaie wijze de 3-1 te maken. De talentvolle aanvaller nam de bal knap aan op de borst en schoot hoog raak in de korte hoek. De wedstrijd was daarmee gespeeld, al kwam Twente/Heracles in de blessuretijd nog tot 3-2.

Jeugdcontract voor Marcel de Jong

01-11-2004

Helmond Sport speler Marcel de Jong, afkomstig van PSV, krijgt met ingang van komend seizoen een tweejarig jeugdcontract.

Afgelopen wedstrijd viel de Jong in tijdens Helmond Sport - Top Oss (4-2 winst).

Dit was inmiddels al het 5e optreden voor de linksbuiten in het 1e elftal die eigenlijk nog A-junior is.

Daarnaast is de Jong ook nog actief voor het Canadese jeugdteam tot 20 jaar (de Jong heeft een dubbele nationaliteit).

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I would like to take this opportunity to thank Helmond Sport for their first class web site, likely contructed by Columbus himself.

I'm curious why many other sites are listing Marcel de Jong as an 82 birthdate? I thought he was much younger? And what is this league? Is this the same division where Hastings had his cup of coffee with Maastricht?

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quote:Originally posted by An Observer

Seems De Guzman scored recently for A-1 Feyenoord in a 3-2 win over Twente/Hercules to keep pace with Ajaz at the top of the standings; Marcel De Jong has signed a two year contract for Helmond Sport and has already played 5 times for the 1st team; No sign on the web of Kerr McCleod with Vitesse since be a sub in the first match of the year, And not much info on Graham Ramalho other than he is still listed as a defender for A-1 with Groningen.

Jonathan de Guzman is captain of the U19s (he just turned 17) and already has 12 goals.

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quote:Originally posted by Ed

Jonathan de Guzman is captain of the U19s (he just turned 17) and already has 12 goals.

Yikes if this is true! Not only the goals, but especially being captain at such a young age. Let's hope we see him turn up in a maple leaf but I'm starting to get uneasy, especially with our pitiful WCQ in 2000 and 2004.

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A good article Friday in the Hannover Allgemeine Zeitung has a conversation with Julian where I got that news. It also has Julian saying that Jonathan is 'almost Dutch' and that the Dutch want him to play for them. I don't think that is news to anybody.

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Big reason why we need a more professional setup over here. We will continue to lose our best if they have to leave at 12(I think he was at most that old, when he left for Holland). Still, Hume, who had a pretty amazing youth career, chose the maple leaf. He was in England by 15 and Dunfield was at Man City at an even younger age(14?). It would really suck to lose the younger DeGuzman. It would be hard to be angry with him over it because he wasn't even a teenager when he left Canada. He certainly wouldn't be a "whore". My fingers are crossed, it would be brilliant to see the brothers together for 2010 but wherever he ends up, I wish him well.

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The thing with Hume is that he was playing with an English team on a Scottish passport, so he didn't get pressure from the country he was playing in.

Here is a Babelfish translation of Julian talking about Jonathan:

http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeyenoord.netwerk.to%2Fnieuws%2Fartikel%2F7302_Wordt%2520De%2520Guzman%2520Nederlander%253F.php&lp=nl_en

I'd love to see the CSA send him an invite for U20 WCQ this year or, if we do make it, for the 2005 WYC which would conveniently enough be in Holland.

The new FIFA rules would permit him to change national teams even if he does play for a certain youth team. I would see this as a great way to test the Canadian side of things without making a choice right away.

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