Coach Marcel Groninger of the Dutch Juniors did not want to say on Tuesday-evening why Myron Boadu had to start on the bench in the European Championship qualifying match against Cyprus (0-7). The deputy of the absent head coach Erwin van de Looi, who tested positive for the corona virus, only wanted to say that it was ‘for disciplinary reasons’. Afterwards, however, the monkey came out of the sleeve.

“I overslept twice and was twice late for breakfast as a result. That’s stupid ”, the AZ attacker told FOX Sports. Boadu finally came in after an hour of play, at a score of 0-3, as a replacement for Joshua Zirkzee. With his input, a shot on the post, an assist and a goal, he was happy and he did not make a difficult decision about Groninger’s decision afterwards.

“It is that there was a knock on my door, otherwise I might be a little later. Ryan Gravenberch also knocked, but I have not heard all that. For me the punishment is not a big problem and we should not make it bigger. “Then it is. I apologized and promised him that I would score if I were allowed to fill in. It’s great that it worked.” The Juniors led 0-1 at halftime thanks to a nice goal by Ryan Gravenberch After the break, starting debutant Jürgen Ekkelenkamp scored twice.

However, the man of the match was Kaj Sierhuis. The striker scored three times, including once from a penalty kick, and Boadu also scored a goal. In the last two European Championship qualifying matches, the Juniors play at home against Young Belarus and away against the only remaining competitor Young Portugal.

The group winners will qualify directly for the European Championship of 2021 in Hungary and Slovenia, just like the best five numbers two of the nine groups. Young Portugal can still love the Juniors of the group win, but due to the victory in Cyprus and the results in other groups, the Juniors are one of the best numbers two anyway.