The Dutch league is getting off to a screeching start due to corona. Every weekend it is a lottery which match can go on. There were five cancellations this weekend. However, the top teams did come into action and they were not surprised.
In the men’s league, some teams had two games. This also applied to leader AZC. The team from Alphen aan den Rijn strengthened its leading position by taking six points. On Saturday, Tim van Gulik’s team defeated PSV (4-17) and a day later they beat BZC (14-19). Jesse Nispeling excelled. He scored eight times. Runner-up ZV De Zaan also took the full loot. On Saturday De Ham was defeated in the regional derby by 14-9 and on Sunday Andreas Miralis’ team beat ZPB: 16-10.
Het Ravijn also won twice. On Saturday, ZPC Amersfoort had nothing to say against the team from Nijverdal: 11-7. On Sunday, Het Ravijn had a much harder time against ZVL-1886 (which defeated ZBP on Saturday with 9-7). In the third period, the visitors from Leiden turned an 8-6 deficit into an 8-10 lead, but in the final phase the home team still took the game. Bas ter Brake scored the winning 14-13. It was his seventh goal of the evening.
UZSC only came into action once: on Sunday against PSV. In Eindhoven it became 6-9 for Mike van den Brink’s team. The low-ranking PSV gave the number five from Utrecht good resistance. Only in the first period UZSC prevailed. It was enough for the win.
Women
Leader ZV De Zaan had a tough job on Het Ravijn on Saturday. In the last period, the visitors from Nijverdal came dangerously close, but De Zaan was just on the right side of the score with 9-8. In the first three periods De Zaan took a comfortable lead (9-5). In the last period Het Ravijn scored three more times, but just came up short for a surprising division of points.
Number 2 UZSC had less trouble with her opponent on Saturday. In Utrecht, Joachim de Ruijsscher’s team defeated PSV with 15-5. On Sunday UZSC received Polar Bears. UZSC won with 9-6 and are now six points ahead of the team from Ede, which had won remarkably well against GZC Donk on Saturday (17-8). ZVL-1886 won convincingly against De Ham 6-16.
Eredivisie Men
Saturday 22 January
ZV De Zaan – De Ham: 14-9 (3-2, 6-2, 3-4, 2-1).
ZV De Zaan: Thomas Lucas 3, Pascal Janssen 3, Angelo Corver 3, Phil Brantjes 2, Casper van der Struijk 1, Mick van den Bree 1, Tim Ketelaars 1.
PSV – AZC: 4-17 (1-4, 0-4, 2-5, 1-4).
PSV: Levy Kort 2, Tijn Ritman 2.
AZC: Nigel Kombrink 4, Jacoppo Mandolini 4, Lars Reuten 2, Jort Stienstra 2, Tim Reuten 1, Robin Lindhout 1, Jesse Nispeling 1, Thomas Glansdorp 1, Milos Filipovic 1.
Het Ravijn – ZPC Amersfoort: 11-7 (3-1, 3-1, 3-0, 2-5).
Het Ravijn: Bas ter Brake 2, Jorrit Aanstoot 2, Thijmen Karel 2, Emiel Wouters 1, Sam Stertefeld 1, Bas Jan Dijkink 1, Lars Gottemaker 1, Yoran Loos 1,
ZPC Amersfoort: Max van der Werve 5, Gergely Palotas 1, Sebastiaan van Mil 1.
ZVL-1886 – ZPB: 9-7 (3-1, 2-1, 4-3, 0-2).
ZVL-1886: Jasper Haasnoot 3, Claudio Brancatello 2, Cedric Bons 1, Mark Visser 1, Ruben van Vierzen 1, Stan van Ruiten 1.
ZPB: Jari Krijgsman 2, Onno Kuller 2, Stephan de Ruijter 1, Ton van der Velden 1, Dominick de Waal 1.
Sunday 23 January
Het Ravijn – ZVL-1886: 14-13 (6-3, 2-3, 1-4, 5-3).
Het Ravijn: Bas ter Brake 7, Emiel Wouters 3, Yoran Loos 2, Lars Gottemaker 1, Jorrit Aanstoot 1.
ZVL-1886: Stan van Ruiten 4, Jasper Haasnoot 3, David Voorvelt 2, Yannick van den Burg 1, Mark Visser 1, Claudio Brancatello 1, Patrik Simac 1.
ZV De Zaan – ZPB: 16-10 (4-2, 6-4, 4-0, 2-4).
ZV De Zaan: Angelo Corver 4, Pascal Janssen 3, Thomas Lucas 2, Mick van den Bree 2, Stan Meijn 1, Tim Ketelaars 1, Casper van der Struijk 1, Koen de Jong 1, Don Rempt 1.
ZPB: Onno Kuller 3, Maurice Dentro 2, Stephan de Ruijter 1, Ton van der Velden 1, Petar Filipovic 1, Sven Silvis 1, Kevin van Baarle 1.
PSV – UZSC: 6-9 (1-4, 2-1, 1-2, 2-2).
PSV: Levy Kort 2, Tijn Ritman 1, Niels van den Hout 1, Stijn Simons 1, Joey Leenen 1.
UZSC: Benjamin Hoepelman 4, Joep de Jong 1, Abel de Haan 1, Flemming Kastrop 1, Sook Willemsen 1 en Gies Wijnhoven 1.
BZC – AZC: 14-19 (3-5, 3-6, 2-5, 6-3).
BZC: Frank Groot Kormelinck 3, Dynand Muller 3, Adam Tamas 2, Abel Lukacs 2, Yaron Dijkhuis 1, Filip Kljajevic 1, Gergely Dobay 1, Peter Dobay 1.
AZC: Jesse Nispeling 8, Milos Filipovic 3, Jacoppo Mandolini 2, Lars Reuten 2, Tim Reuten 2, Nigel Kombrink 1, Robin Lindhout 1.
1 AZC 17-48
2 ZV De Zaan 18-42
3 Het Ravijn 16-37
4 Polar Bears 16-36
5 UZSC 16-33
6 ZPC Amersfoort 16-29
7 GZC Donk 14-28
8 ZVL-1886 16-19
9 BZC 15-13
10 ZPB 16-12
11 De Ham 14-11
12 PSV 16-7
13 Waterpolo Den Haag 15-3
14 SVH 15-3
Eredivisie Women
Saturday 22 January
UZSC – PSV: 15-5 (5-1, 4-2, 2-2, 4-0).
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 5, Lois den Ouden 3, Hanna Hogervorst 2, Sterre Bijkerk 2, Cecil Bas 2, Kila van der Veen 1.
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 2, Viën van der Beek 1, Fréderique Bouwmeister 1, Eline Bekkers 1.
De Ham – ZVL-1886: 6-16 (3-6, 1-1, 0-6, 2-3).
De Ham: Rachele Steur 2, Amy Rozemeijer 1, Lizette Rozeboom 1, Roza Helmstrijd 1, Lisa van Trotsenburg 1.
ZVL-1886: Noha Zwiers 5, Nikkie Meijer 4, Laura Roels 3, Renée de Kleer 2, Karen van Rijn 1, Esmée Kraaibeek 1.
ZV De Zaan – Het Ravijn: 9-8 (3-1, 1-2, 5-2, 0-3).
ZV De Zaan: Bente Rogge 3, Lieke Rogge 2, Takyiwa Sam 2, Sigrid Vleeshakker 1, Danique Sap 1.
Het Ravijn: Margreet ter Schure 3, Amy Kleinlugtebeld 2, Lieke Schokker 2, Dian Scholten 1.
Polar Bears – GZC Donk: 17-8 (3-0, 4-1, 7-3, 3-4).
Polar Bears: Storm Willemsen 4, Laura Schinkel 3, Nina van de Geijn 3, Feline Voordouw 2, Jill Oort 2, Aniek Roekevisch 1, Fleurien Bosveld 1, Silvanne Slot 1.
GZC Donk: Sabine Bergsma 3, Kayleigh Schonewille 2, Isabella van Toorn 2, Kahly Kruisinga 1.
Sunday 23 January
UZSC – Polar Bears: 9-6 (3-1, 3-2, 2-2, 1-1).
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 5, Anne van Rossum 1, Sam Jutte 1, Esther Scheij 1, Lois den Ouden 1.
Polar Bears: Jill Oort 3, Marit Bergers 1, Feline Voordouw 1, Fleurien Bosveld 1.
1 ZV De Zaan 16-42
2 UZSC 17-39
3 Polar Bears 16-33
4 GZC Donk 16-23
5 ZVL-1886 15-22
6 Het Ravijn 16-20
7 De Ham 15-10
8 PSV 17-0
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