Gridne. ZFK "Go Ahead Eagles" - ZFK "Kharkiv"

June 30, 2026. City of Huissen, Netherlands. Friendly match #2. Kick-off at 17:00

Behind the equator of the foreign training camp of WFC "Kharkiv", and ahead - the second friendly game, in which the champions of Ukraine will test "Go Ahead Eagles". The match will take place at 17:00 at the "Sportpark De Rode Veste" stadium in Huissen.

Under the guidance of Natalia Zinchenko, they have already played one friendly this offseason - a week ago they defeated "PEC Zwolle" with a score of 2:1. Another game was canceled due to weather conditions. For the same reason, the team from Deventer did not play against "Jong Twente", but they have already had two friendly matches - successful away games against "Clarenbeek" (8:0) and "VDZ" (3:2).

Our today's opponent is an absolute newcomer on the map of women's football in the Netherlands. Until now, only a girls' team existed in the club structure of the "Eagles", which was created in 2024. Now, the first women's team is entering the game, starting in the Tweede Divisie (third division) this season.

Before the start of the preparation, "Go Ahead Eagles" announced the squad for their debut season. At the moment, 22 players have already been presented, 10 of whom are their own graduates. We note the players who came from elite division clubs: Danique Brendel ("Twente"), Indy Merding, Minke Gutje (both - "NAC Breda"), as well as Kim Veenendaal, Deniz van Essen, and Zilver de Graaf (all three - "PEC Zwolle").

"Go Ahead Eagles" (Deventer). Information

Year of foundation: 2024 - girls' team, 2026 - first team

Nickname: Eagles

Stadium: "Sportpark Zuidplas" (Tvello)

Head coach: Joop van der Linden