Weghorst's comments were made after a match between Qarabag FK and FC Twente, where he scored a crucial goal in extra time. According to Weghorst, he felt a world of difference from the start of the match, and even experienced a sense of lightning before the game. VoetbalPrimeur reports that Weghorst said, "I received good help today. Help that I felt from minute one. That was something very beautiful. That it was a world of difference, I even experienced that. That's very beautiful. There was even lightning before the game."
Tim Hofman has responded to Weghorst's comments, calling them "leipe betrekkingswaan" and saying that a grown man thinking the thunder was for him before the game is "crankzinnig". Hofman is also critical of the NOS's coverage of the match, saying that the real news is that a grown man thinks God helped him score goals.