Zépiqueno Redmond was the big man on Feyenoord’s side during the tight cup victory over MVV Maastricht, the youth player scored his first two goals in Feyenoord’s main squad. The first goal against MVV came from tips from rival Santiago Gimenez.
The Mexican striker was rested in Maastricht on Tuesday evening, coming on for Redmond with fifteen minutes to play. The youngster had previously taken care of the entire production. “Great,” he described his first goals for Feyenoord to ESPN. ‘You’ve been dreaming about this all this time. Feyenoord 1, starting place, scoring twice.’
His first goal for Feyenoord came after a cross from Dávid Hancko and a good running action. “I have trained a lot on this, with John de Wolf (assistant coach of Feyenoord, ed.) for example,” Redmond explained. ‘I also talked to Gimenez about it. That you first have to be in the back of the defender and then come in front of your man.’
As an eighteen-year-old Rotterdammer, Redmond did not know what happened to him after his first goal. ‘It all happened so quickly, I didn’t even know how to cheer. “There was a lot of emotion,” he reflected on his special moment. However, self-criticism also came. ‘I wasn’t happy with my game, or how I helped the team in possession. I can get better at that,” the youngster remained sober after his debut goals.
Redmond has one more chance to play for Feyenoord before the winter break. PSV – Feyenoord will play out next Sunday in the seventeenth round of the Eredivisie. Feyenoord will be competing for the eighth final of the KNVB Cup, with the draw taking place on Friday.
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