Mitchell van Bergen must immediately return Arjen Robben’s match shirt

Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 5:23 PM• Dominic Mostert • Last update: 17:43

Mitchell van Bergen received the match shirt from Arjen Robben on Sunday afternoon, but the sc Heerenveen attacker could not enjoy it for long. Before the match, FC Groningen already announced that the worn match shirts would be raffled among season ticket holders. Van Bergen has now returned the shirt to Groningen, the number six of the Eredivisie confirms via social media.

Robben made his comeback in minute 77 and was back in the field for the first time since October 18. He missed one chance to score, after which Groningen lost 0-2 to Heerenveen. After the game, Van Bergen and Robben exchanged shirts. In the meantime, the shirt has returned to Groningen, which will conduct a draw among the season ticket holders on Sunday to determine who will be the lucky winner of the match shirts worn in the Derby of the North.

“Today was a bonus, a kind of reward,” said a beaming Robben in front of the camera ESPN on his return. “I have come a long way. I have done quite a few rehabilitation, but this was perhaps the most difficult. But I made it anyway. Where do I get it from? I have certainly had moments where I thought: does this still make sense? But still there is something in you … Giving up is not in my dictionary. You want to get back on the field so badly and that has now worked. Now we hope that you can build it out towards the end of the season and maybe play again from the beginning, but that’s not easy. “

Robben does not dare to say whether he will still be a footballer next season. “I don’t know if my wife is so happy about that,” he laughs. “It is not an issue now. First let’s see how the coming weeks will go. I am honest and realistic. My goal is to expand this and then the body must cooperate. That is not great yet, but that you shouldn’t expect. A match is slightly different from a training. ” He got the chance to score, but slipped when he tried to shoot. “That was a shame. Anyway, it was only the 1-2.”