Several matches were played in the Dutch Men’s League in the past week. A few clubs have played two games so far, but some teams haven’t started the season yet.
Reigning champion ZPC Het Ravijn opened the Championship with a narrow victory over De Ham. Polar Bears beat PSV convincingly in its first game.
2022/23 Dutch Men’s League (Eredivisie), rounds 1 and 2
Het Ravijn – De Ham 11:10 (2:2, 5:3, 3:1, 1:4)
Het Ravijn: Loos 4, Muller 3, Wouters 1, Jorrit Aanstoot 1, Rob Gottemaker 1, Bas ter Brake 1.
De Ham: Vant Veer 7, Cedric Bons 2, Derin Kalkanci 1.
ZPC Amersfoort – ZV De Zaan 10:16 (2:5, 2:3, 3:2, 3:6)
ZPC Amersfoort: M. van der Werve 3, J. van der Werve 2, Van de Bunt 1, Palotas 1, Van Mil 1, Muller 1, Hanselaar 1.
ZV De Zaan: Rempt 3,Meijn 3, Brantjes 2, Van der Struijk 2, Lucas 2, Bakker 1, Van den Dobbelsteen 1, Ketelaars 1, Janssen 1.
PSV – Polar Bears 4:12 (2:2, 1:4, 0:4, 1:2)
PSV: Kort 2, Ritman 1, Shouten 1.
Polar Bears: Kunz 3, Ten Broek 2, Roels 2, Snel 2, Scherrenburg 1, Wolswinkel 1, Wijgers 1.
De Linge/PCG H1 – UZSC 10:15 (2:3, 3:4, 2:3, 3:5)
De Linge/PCG: Noorduyn 4, V.Visser 3, Van Heuven 2, O. Visser 1.
UZSC: De Jong 6, Van den Bersselaar 1, Edelbroek 1, Wolde 1, Kastrop 1, Schreuders 1, Onbekend 4.
Played earlier
De Ham – PSV 12:14 (3:4, 3:6, 3:4, 3:0)
De Ham: R. van t Veer 3, Bons 3, Sap 2, Groenendijk 2, Pouvier 1, F. van t Veer 1.
PSV:Brands 3, Kort 2, Pijnenburg 2, Gevers 2, Evers 1, Ugur 1, Van den Hout 1,Schouten 1, Simons 1.
AZC – ZPC Amersfoort: 9:7 (3:1, 2:1, 1:2, 3:3)
AZC:Filipovic 4, Van den Heuvel 1, Reuten 1, Lindhout 1, Nispeling 1, De Zwaan 1.
ZPC Amersfoort: Muller 3, Van der Werve 1, Van der Bunt 1, Van Mil 1, Hanselaar 1.
ZPC Het Ravijn was the host of one of the groups in the Champions League Qualifications ten days ago. The title holder opened the domestic season with a home game against De Ham. The first quarter was balanced (2:2), but Het Ravijn dictated the pace in the middle two periods and entered the final quarter with a 10:6 advantage. The hosts even went to 11:6, but De Ham didn’t surrender. The visitors scored four goals in a row and reduced the gap to one in the 31st minute (10:11). However, they couldn’t score an equalizer.
This was the second loss to De Ham, which was defeated by PSV in an earlier played match (12:14).
This weekend, PSV hosted Polar Bears, which was merciless and beat the home team 12:4.
The other two matches of the weekend produced 51 goals in total.
ZV de Zaan, the representative of the Netherlands in the LEN Euro Cup, had a nice rehearsal before the European challenges. De Zaan defeated ZPC Amersfoort. The visitors earned a 4:0 lead quickly, and a great opening of the game put them on the right track.
UZSC beat debutant in the league De Linge/PCG – 15:10. However, the newcomers didn’t disappoint. They kept with the favorite for a while. At halftime, only two goals separated the rivals (5:7). After the first break, UZSC, led by Joep de Jong (6 goals) built a 5-goal lead.
1. Polar Bears 1-3
2. ZV de Zaan 1-3
3. UZSC 1-3
4. AZC 1-3
5. Het Ravijn 1-3
6. PSV 2-3
7. De Linge/PCG 1 – 0
8. De Ham 2 -0
9. ZPC Amersfoort 2-0
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