After the denouement for the national championship last week, the KNZB Cup is now on the program in the Netherlands. In this Olympic season this competition is played without internationals. This weekend, the decisions were made which teams qualified for the semi-finals.
Men
For the men, UZSC, Het Ravijn, GZC Donk and AZC qualified for the semis. This weekend they completed their group stage with two matches per team. Because no quarter-finals will be played this corona-year, the top two teams of each group qualified directly for the semi-finals. AZC, GZC Donk and UZSC have been certain of a place among the best four for some time. Whoever became the last semi-finalist went between Het Ravijn and ZPC Amersfoort. It became Het Ravijn. The team from Nijverdal had to beat the leader in group B UZSC. They did this with 10:11 (halfway Het Ravijn even led 2:7). As a result, the 9:19 victory of ZPC Amersfoort against PSV no longer affected the score. With a point less than Het Ravijn, Jeroen Cavaljé’s team finished in third place in group B, which marked the end of the season for ZPC Amersfoort. This is also the case for the other teams that did play this weekend. They only played for the statistics
Women
Polar Bears continues to win, even without its internationals. The team from Ede, which won the national title last week at the expense of GZC Donk, defeated ZVL-1886 in the quarterfinals of the KNZB Cup on Saturday. It was exciting. In the third period, Polar Bears still faced an 11:9 deficit. But then Jill Oort got on fire. She scored three times in a row and turned the score to 11:12. Sterre Bijkerk brought ZVL-1886 next to the Polar Bears, but when Laura Schinkel scored 12:13 with just over a minute left, ZVL’s resistance was broken.
It was also exciting between GZC Donk and PSV. In a goal-rich duel, the Gouda ladies only shake off the visitors in the last period. From 14:13 GZC Donk ran out to 20:16. ZV De Zaan also joined the semi-finalists. The team of coach Arjan Vos was with 11:6 too strong for De Ham. De Ham’s final offensive came too late. The team from Crommenie could no longer make up for the 9:2 deficit after three periods.
On Sunday, UZSC was the last to join the semi-finalists. The team from Utrecht took on Het Ravijn for that. The visitors didn’t have a chance. It became 15:5.
KNZB Cup Men Group Stage
Saturday May 22
ZPC Amersfoort – ZVL-1886: 13-10 (3-3, 3-2, 3-1, 4-4)
ZPC Amersfoort: Mees Keuning 2, Danny Budding 2, Lars Reuten 2, Max van der Werve 2, Mark Siewers 1, Jorren Hanselaar 1, Sebastiaan van Mil 1, Jort van der Werve 1, Mitchell Budding 1.
ZVL-1886: Jasper Haasnoot 4, Davind Spijker 2, David Voorvelt 1, Claudio Brancatello 1, Nick van der Plas 1, Unknown 1.
Het Ravijn – PSV 13-6 (4-2, 4-1, 3-3, 2-0)
Het Ravijn: Yoran Loos 4, Bas ter Brake 3, Jorrit Aanstoot 2, Emiel Wouters 1, Kenai Heitink 1, Thijmen Karel 1, Nino Mudrazija 1 (og).
PSV: Nino Mudrazija 3, Stijn Simons 1, Bram Swinkels 1, Levy Kort 1.
ZPB – SVH: 20-10 (3-3, 5-4, 5-2, 7-1)
ZPB: Luka Jovanovic 8, Onno Kuller 4, Stephan de Ruijter 3, Storm van Hoff 2, Chris de Haan 1, Tom van der Veen 1, Kevin van Baarle 1.
SVH: Milos Filipovic 4, Petar Filipovic 2, Rick Vermeulen 1, Gergo Bernula 1, Max van Genabeek 1, Mathijs Haksteen 1.
ZV De Zaan – AZC: 10-17 (2-5, 2-5, 4-3, 2-4)
ZV De Zaan: Don Rempt 2, Jeffrey Hasenbos 2, Daan Ketelaars 1, Koen de Jong 1, Dean de Ruiter 1, Stan Meijn 1, Teun Stout 1, Jurriaan van der Struijk 1.
AZC: Andreas Miralis 6, Adam Maklari 4, Jacoppo Mandolini 4, Nathan de Zwaan 1, Jort Stienstra 1, Zoltan Keleman 1,
De Ham – UZSC: 8-14 (2-4, 3-4, 3-3, 0-3)
De Ham: Floris vant Veer 5, Bradley Sap 2, Tom Geestman 1.
UZSC: Benjamin Hoepelman 5, Joep de Jong 2, Gies Wijnhoven 2, Tim de Mey 2, Joost van der Burg 1, Arjan de Haas 1, Flemming Kastrop 1.
GZC Donk – Waterpolo Den Haag (SG): 17-8 (3-2, 3-4, 7-1, 4-1)
GZC Donk: Stan van den Heuvel 3, Ton van der Velden 3, Erik Brugué 2, Mart van der Weijden 2, Cas Westerwoudt 2, Tijs Schouwerwou 1, Maurice Dentro 1, Quint van den Heuvel 1, Jimmy Sjardijn 1.
Den Haag: Twan de Kadt 2, Koen Heiden 2, Darko Jovanovic 1, Bart Turk 1, Jeroen Willemsen 1, Kjell Wansleeben 1.
Sunday May 23
PSV – ZPC Amersfoort: 9-19 (2-4, 3-5, 2-5, 2-5)
PSV: Levy Kort 3, Nino Mudrazija 2, Tim Schalken 2, Niels van den Hout 1, Koen Crum 1.
ZPC Amersfoort: Max van der Werve 5, Mitchell Budding 3, Sebastiaan van Mil 3, Mees Keuning 2, Lars Reuten 2, Jorren Hanselaar 1, Mark Siewers 1, Jort van der Werve 1, Dominic van de Bunt 1.
UZSC – Het Ravijn: 10-11 (2-3, 0-4, 5-1, 3-3)
UZSC: Benjamin Hoepelman 6, Flemming Kastrop 2, Joep de Jong 1, Tim de Mey 1.
Het Ravijn: Bas ter Brake 3, Sander Veltkamp 2, Yoran Loos 2, Jorrit Aanstoot 2, Emiel Wouters 2.
AZC – BZC: 15-8 (3-4, 3-1, 3-2, 6-1)
AZC: Adam Maklari 4, Sven Schoonderwoerd 2, Jort Stienstra 2, Jacoppo Mandolini 2, Andreas Miralis 2, Laszlo Balasz Nagy 1, Mark Harkes 1, Zoltan Keleman 1.
BZC: Dynand Muller 2, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 2, Frank Groot Kormelinck 1, Joep Lankwarden 1, Mika Smelt 1, Unknown 1.
GZC Donk – SVH: 20-9 (4-1, 5-1, 5-3, 6-4)
GZC Donk: Stan van den Heuvel 5, Cas Westerwoudt 4, Jimmy Sjardijn 4, Maurice Dentro 3, Mart van der Weijden 2, Tijs Schouwerwou 1, Enzo Oosterwijk 1.
SVH: Milos Filipovic 3, Petar Filipovic 2, Lars de Bruin 1, Gergo Bernula 1, Mathijs Haksteen 1, Luca Civile 1.
Waterpolo Den Haag – ZV De Zaan: 10-7 (2-2, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2)
Den Haag: Kjell Wansleeben 3, Twan de Kadt 2, Fabian van Niekerk 1, Jeroen Willemsen 1, Bart Turk 1, Jorik Amesz 1, Joris Geurts 1.
ZV De Zaan: Don Rempt 2, Dean de Ruiter 2, Teun Stout 1, Stan Meijn 1, Jeffrey Hasenbos 1.
Polar Bears – De Ham: 18-8 (6-1, 4-3, 4-2, 4-2)
Polar Bears: Jens Wijgers 3, Kas te Riele 3, Liam Diepeveen 2, Marnick Snel 2, Lars ten Broek 2, Sander Roels 2, Jikke Tolsma 2, Rick Meijer 1, Timo Zittersteijn 1.
De Ham: Floris vant Veer 4, Sam Boorsma 1, Reinier van t Veer 1, Tom Geestman 1, Bradley Sap 1.
Final standings group stage
Group A
1 AZC 6-18*
2 GZC Donk 6-15*
3 Waterpolo Den Haag 6-9
4 ZPB H&L 6-7
5 ZV De Zaan 6-7
6 Schuurman BZC 6-3
7 SVH 6-3
Group B
1 UZSC 6-15*
2 Het Ravijn 6-14*
3 ZPC Amersfoort 6-13
4 Polar Bears 6-7
5 ZVL-1886 6-7
6 PSV 6-3
7 De Ham 6-1
* Qualified for the semifinals
KNZB Cup Women Quarter finals
Saturday May 22
ZV De Zaan* – De Ham: 11-6 (1-1, 5-1, 3-1, 2-4)
ZV De Zaan: Lieke Rogge 3, Sigrid Vleeshakker 3, Lotus Plugge 2, Yara Galjé 2, Arlene Snoek 1.
De Ham: Lizette Rozeboom 3, Rachelle Steur 1, Regina van t Veer 1, Lisa Trotsenburg 1.
GZC Donk* – PSV: 20-16 (6-5, 3-3, 5-5, 6-3)
GZC Donk: Marit van der Weijden 8, Anouk Vermeulen 5, Lindsay Bouma 2, Viviane Kretzmann Bahia 2, Saskia Vos 1, Sabine Bergsma 1, Isabella van Toorn 1.
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 6, Gazizah Khalandi 5, Alex Schouten 2, Elza Aldenzee 1, Sofie de Klein 1, Sam Eveleens 1.
ZVL-1886 – Polar Bears*: 12-13 (2-2, 4-5, 5-3, 1-3)
ZVL-1886: Nikki Meijer 3, Isis Keijzer , Anna Pauli 2, Sterre Bijkerk 2, Malissa van Rijn 2, Laura Roels 1.
Polar Bears: Jill Oort 5, Laura Schinkel 3, Storm Willemsen 2, Lotte van Wingerden 2, Fleurien Bosveld 1.
Sunday May 23
UZSC* – Het Ravijn: 15-5 (4-1, 5-1, 2-1, 4-2)
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 4, Hanna Hogervorst 3, Esther Scheij 3, Danique Lauritsen 2, Lois den Ouden 1, Kila van der Veen 1, Marese Borgts 1.
Het Ravijn: Noa de Vries 2, Nina Scholten 1, Kari Ankone 1, Laura Boerdam 1.
* Qualified for the semifinals
For all the water polo news follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
