The battle for the top spot in the regular season of the Dutch League isn’t close to the end.
GZC Donk is still in 1st place, but after last weekend, GZC’s main competitor in the battle for the top of the table became AZC Alphen. AZC defeated Polar Bears in the derby of the weekend (8:7) and strengthened its 2nd place.
2022/23 Dutch League, Day 14 and 15
Het Ravijn – ZV De Zaan 10:14 (4:3, 1:2, 4:5, 1:4)
Het Ravijn: E. Wouters 3, Muller 2, Ter Brake 1, Loos 1, Dijkink 1, H.Wouters 1, Hageman 1.
ZV De Zaan: Corver 3, Lucas 3, Rempt 2, Meijn 2, Mandolini 1, Brantjes 1, Van der Struijk 1, Bakker 1.
AZC – Polar Bears 8:7 (2:2, 3:1, 1:2, 2:2)
AZC: Van den Heuvel 2, Nispeling 2, Filipovic 2, Van Gulik 1, Lindhout 1.
Polar Bears: Kunz 3, Wolswinkel 1, Snel 1, De Kater 1, Wijgers 1.
GZC Donk – UZSC 11:7 (3:1, 3:4, 4:2, 1:0)
GZC Donk: Van IJperen 3, Winkelhorst 3, D.Schouwerwou 1, Brugue 1, Van der Weijden 1, T. Schouwerwou 1, Veenhuis 1.
UZSC: Kastrop 3,Athymaritis 2, De Jong 2.
ZPC Amersfoort – ZPB H&L Productions 11:8 (5:1, 3:4, 2:2, 1:1)
ZPC Amersfoort: Van der Werve 4, Borcsok 3, Muller 1,Van der Werve 1, Palotas 1, Slaghuis 1.
ZPB: Dentro 3, De Waal 2, Van Niekerk 1, Kuller 1, Van den Burg 1.
PSV – De Linge/PCG 9:8 (2:2, 0:2, 5:2, 2:2)
PSV: Brands 2, Simons 2, Pijnenburg 2, Mathijssen 1, Schouten 1, Van den Hout 1.
De Linge/PCG: O.Visser 4, Van Heuven 1, Noorduyn 1, Gerdes 1,V. Visser 1.
ZVL-1886 Center – De Ham 16:11 (5:3, 5:2, 3:1, 3:5)
ZVL-1886: Kincses 4, Jovanovic 3, Wijnhoven 2, Simac 2,Reijchard 1, Haasnoot 1, Van Ruiten 1, Spijker 1, Van Vierzen 1.
De Ham: Vant Veer 6, Bons 3, Sap 2.
Rescheduled matches
ZV De Zaan – PSV 9:6 (2:1, 2:2, 3:0, 2:3)
ZV De Zaan: Lucas 3, Rempt 2, Bakker 1, Ketelaars 1, Corver 1, Janssen 1.
PSV: Van den Hout 2, Ugur 1, Schouten 1, Simons 1, Gevers 1.
ZPB H&L Productions – Polar Bears 5:11 (1:3, 0:2, 2:3, 2:3)
ZPB: Van der Velden 3, Dentro 1, Kuller 1.
Polar Bears: Ten Broek 4, Kunz 2, Van der Horst 2, Szoke 1, Scherrenburg 1, Snel 1.
The derby in Alphen, between AZC and Polar Bears, offered a big battle between teams of similar qualities. AZC dictated the pace, but it couldn’t build a big advantage. In the fourth quarter, Polar Bears took the lead for the first time (7:6). Still, Jesse Nispelling equalized immediately. Stan van den Heuvel set the final score in the 28th minute – 8:7. AZC and Polar Bears won 37 points each, but Polar Bears played one match more.
The league leader GZC Donk beat UZSC. The hosts from Gouda led throughout the match. UZSC caught up with GZC in the third period and leveled the score at 7:7. Still, it turned out that it was the visitors’ last goal. In the remaining time, GZC produced a 4:0 run for an 11:7 win.
ZV De Zaan won six points this weekend. On Saturday, ZV De Zaan earned a victory over title-holder Het Ravijn. The hosts started well and led 4:3 after the first quarter. But, the visiting side started taking control in the second period and opened the way to a 14:10 victory. It was the only win of a visiting team in this round. ZV De Zaan saved enough energy for another match. In the last game of the weekend, played on Sunday, ZV De Zaan was better than PSV (9:6)
Despite that loss, PSV could be satisfied with the last week. The Eindhoven-based side earned three points by beating De Linge/PCG (9:8), and it is just one point behind 8th-placed ZPC Amessfoort, which suffered an 8:11 loss to ZPB H&L Productions. ZPB took a flying start in the game against ZPC. It earned a 6:1 lead which set the tone of the match
1. GZC Donk 15 matches -40 points
2. AZC 15 – 37
3. Polar Bears 16 – 37
4. ZV De Zaan 14 – 33
5. UZSC 14 – 25
6. ZPB H&L Productions 16 – 23
7. ZVL-1886 Center 15 – 22
8. Het Ravijn 15 – 16
9. ZPC Amersfoort 14 – 13
10. PSV 14 – 12
11. De Ham 15 – 4
12. De Linge/PCG 15 – 0
