The second round in the Dutch Eredivisie did not yield any major surprises. There are four unbeaten teams in the men’s division. In the women’s division there are still three teams without loss of points.
Men
AZC won convincingly against UZSC. After two periods, last season’s cup winner was 5-1 behind. Although UZSC still fought back to 5-4, AZC was clearly the better team. In the last period, UZSC did not score anymore, while AZC went on to 13-5. Jacoppo Mandolini scored five times.
National champion GZC Donk had a hard time in Leiden against ZVL-1886. In the third period, GZC Donk turned the score into a small lead, but the home team did not give up yet. A penalty by Stan van den Heuvel finally brought the decision four minutes before the end: 9-10.
PSV played two matches. On Saturday, the team from Eindhoven won against SVH (14-19) and on Sunday it lost to BZC (8-13). BZC, coached by former international Jeroen Kuilman, played also on Saturday. Then ZV De Zaan was too strong: 13-15.
Just like last week, Het Ravijn won with big numbers, this time against de Ham (17-8). The team from Nijverdal is currently in the lead on goal difference. ZPC Amersfoort is the fourth team to be unbeaten. On Saturday, it was too strong for ZPB: 10-8.
Women
In the women’s league, many teams are not complete because the Dutch Juniors are currently preparing for the World Championships under 20. As a result, many selections were narrow or supplemented with players from lower teams. For example UZSC, Polar Bears and ZVL. The last two teams met each other. The national champion from Ede won: 9-12. Polar Bears got off to a great start and led 3-0 after three minutes. The teams then scored alternately with Fleurien Bosveld excelling. She scored nine times.
UZSC defeated GZC Donk with 10-12. The decision came in the last period. Saloua Maafi turned a 10-9 deficit into a 10-11 lead. A power play goal by Anne van Rossum then determined the final score.
ZV De Zaan won with the same numbers. The Ham was the victim. At the beginning of the third period, the victory seemed secured. Then the team from Zaandam led by 4-11. The home team started to catch up, but it came too late to avert the victory for the visitors.
Het Ravijn won convincingly against PSV: 4-14. It wasn’t until far into the second period that the home team scored for the first time.
Eredivisie Men
Saturday 18 September
ZVL-1886 – GZC Donk: 9-10 (3-3, 2-2, 2-4, 2-1)
ZVL-1886: Claudio Brancatello 3, Stan van Ruiten 2, Attila Kincses 2, David Spijker 1, Patrik Simac 1.
GZC Donk: Guus van Yperen 3, Stan van den Heuvel 2, Kjeld Veenhuis 1, Tijs Schouwerwou 1, Mart van der Weijden 1, Erik Brugué 1, Quint van den Heuvel 1.
SVH – PSV: 14-19 (4-5, 2-5, 4-8, 4-1)
SVH: Laszlo Balasz Nagy 3, Rudolf Cvanciger 3, Menno Venema 2, Kerem Gemalmazoglu 2, Frank Bot 1, Max van Genabeek 1, Sven Nieuwstraten 1, Unknown 1.
PSV: Niels van den Hout 4, Stijn Simons 4, Quint Pijnenburg 2, Bram Swinkels 2, Levy Kort 2, Wessel Brands 2, Melle Evers 1, Koen Crum 1, Thijs Gevers 1.
AZC – UZSC: 13-5 (2-1, 3-0, 4-4, 4-0)
AZC: Jacoppo Mandolini 5, Robin Lindhout 3, Milos Filipovic 2, Lars Reuten 2, Tim Reuten 1.
UZSC: Joost van der Burg 2, Luuk Gielen 1, Abel de Haan 1, Joep de Jong 1.
ZPC Amersfoort – ZPB: 10-8 (2-1, 3-1, 3-3, 2-3)
ZPC Amersfoort: Gergely Palotas 4, Max van der Werve 3, Milan Borcsok 1, Sebastiaan van Mil 1, Dominic van de Bunt 1.
ZPB: Stephan de Ruijter 2, Maurice Dentro 1, Jari Krijgsman 1, Onno Kuller 1, Unknown 3.
De Ham – Het Ravijn: 9-21 (2-4, 1-7, 5-4, 1-6)
De Ham: Sven Gravesteijn 3, Kjeld Gravesteijn 2, Floris vant Veer 1, Niek van Gent 1, Unknown 2.
Het Ravijn: Emiel Wouters 6, Jorrit Aanstoot 6, Yoran Loos 3, Lars Gottemaker 3, Rob Gottemaker 1, Ivar Schilstra 1, Sam Stertefeld 1.
BZC – ZV De Zaan 13-15 (2-4, 2-4, 4-3, 5-4)
BZC: Abel Lukacs 3, Dynand Muller 3, Adam Tamas 2, Duuk Reinders 2, Peter Dobay 1, Filip Kljajevic 1, Gergely Dobay 1.
ZV De Zaan: Phil Brantjes 4, Thomas Lucas 4, Pascal Janssen 2, Stan Meijn 2, Mick van den Bree 2, Angelo Corver 1.
Sunday 19 September
PSV – Schuurman BZC: 8-13 (2-1, 3-6, 0-5, 3-1)
PSV: Wessel Brands 2, Levy Kort 2, Koen Crum 1, Niels van den Hout 1, Stijn Simons 1, Quint Pijnenburg 1.
BZC: Abel Lukacs 6, Gergely Dobay 2, Dynand Muller 2, Frank Groot Kormelinck 1, Adam Tamas 1, Sven Dijkhuis 1.
Standings Eredivisie Men
1 Het Ravijn 2-6
2 AZC 2-6
3 ZV De Zaan 2-6
4 ZPC Amersfoort 2-6
5 Schuurman BZV 2-3
6 PSV 2-3
7 GZC Donk 2-3
8 UZSC 2-3
9 Polar Bears 0-0
10 ZVL-1886 1-0
11 Waterpolo Den Haag 1-0
12 ZPB 2-0
13 SVH 2-0
14 De Ham 2-0
Eredivisie Women
Saturday 18 September
ZVL-1886 – Polar Bears: 9-12 (2-4, 1-3, 4-3, 2-2)
ZVL: Noha Zwiers 3, Laura Roels 2, Duchanka Kammerman 1, Lizzy Terpstra 1, Moran Lindhout 1, Mathilde Voorvelt 1.
Polar Bears: Fleurien Bosveld 9, Jasmijn Dikmans 2, Nina de Geijn 1.
De Ham – ZV De Zaan: 10-12 (3-5, 1-2, 3-4, 3-1)
De Ham: Amy Rozemeijer 4, Lizette Rozeboom 3, Rachelle Steur 1, Regina van t Veer 1, Roza Helmstrijd 1.
ZV De Zaan: Bente Rogge 4, Lieke Rogge 3, Lotus Plugge 2, Maxine Schaap 2.
GZC Donk – UZSC: 10-12 (3-3, 4-3, 3-3, 0-3)
GZC Donk: Anouk Vermeulen 3, Kayleigh Schonewille 2, Viviane Kretzmann Bahia 2, Isabella van Toorn 1, Gaby van Dijk 1, Saskia Vos 1.
UZSC: Saloua Maafi 4, Esther Scheij 2, Danique Lauritsen 2, Nerida Drewes 2, Kila van der Veen 1, Anne van Rossum 1.
PSV – Het Ravijn: 4-14 (0-4, 2-3, 1-4, 1-3)
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 3, Sam Eveleens 1.
Het Ravijn: Margreet ter Schure 3, Kari Ankone 3, Lieke Schokker 3, Lotte Beunk 2, Amy Kleinlugtebeld 1, Dian Scholten 1, Noa Donker 1.
Standings Eredivisie Dames
1 UZSC 2-6
2 ZV de Zaan 2-6
3 Het Ravijn 2-4
4 Polar Bears 1-3
5 GZC Donk 2-1
6 PSV 1-0
7 ZVL-1886 2-0
8 De Ham 2-0
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