Het Ravijn did good business on Saturday. At home, the strong AZC was defeated by 17-15. Het Ravijn quickly led 3-0. In the second period, AZC took matters into their own hands, but the home team did not lose their way. Emiel Wouters took his team by the hand at the end of the third period. He scored four times in a row to make it 14-11. AZC came close a few times, but thanks to two goals by Yoran Loos and one by Thijmen Karel, Het Ravijn took the victory.
Together with ZV De Zaan, Het Ravijn is the only team that is still unbeaten in the Eredivisie. The team from Zaandam had no trouble at all with SVH: 24-4. UZSC also recorded a big win. In Utrecht, the team of former international Mike van den Brink defeated fellow local ZPC Amersfoort by 21-6. Especially in the last period, the visitors from Amersfoort had nothing more to say.
De Ham and ZVL-1886 recorded their first win of this season. De Ham won 7-10 against PSV in Eindhoven. ZVL-1886 took his first points against Waterpolo Den Haag. There the goals were scarce, it only became 4-5.
Eredivisie Men
Saturday 25 September
UZSC –ZPC Amersfoort: 21-6 (4-2, 4-1, 4-2, 9-1)
UZSC: Luuk Gielen 4, Bram van den Bersselaar 3, Benjamin Hoepelman 3, Joost van der Burg 3, Jeroen Rouwenhorst 2, Sook Willemsen 2, Flemming Kastrop 2, Tom ten Wolde 1, Joep de Jong 1.
ZPC Amersfoort: Dominic van de Bunt 2, Sebastiaan van Mil 1, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 1, Max van der Werve 1, Gergely Palotas 1.
Waterpolo Den Haag – ZVL-1886: 4-5 (1-0, 0-1, 3-2, 0-2)
Waterpolo Den Haag: Bart Turk 2, Jeroen Ruigrok 1, Onbekend 1.
ZVL-1886: Attila Kincses 1, David Voorvelt 1, Max Reijchard 1, Claudio Brancatello 1 en Stan van Ruiten 1.
Het Ravijn – AZC: 17-15 (4-3, 2-5, 6-3, 5-4)
Het Ravijn: Yoran Loos 4, Emiel Wouters 4, Jorrit Aanstoot 3, Lars Gottemaker 2, Bas ter Brake 1, Rob Gottemaker 1, Ivar Schilstra 1, Thijmen Karel 1.
AZC: Jesse Nispeling 5, Robin Lindhout 4, Milos Filipovic 4, Jacoppo Mandolini 2.
ZV De Zaan – SVH: 24-4 (7-2, 5-1, 6-0, 6-1)
ZV De Zaan: Pascal Janssen 6, Thomas Lucas 3, Angelo Corver 3, Phil Brandjes 3, Rick Keijzer 3, Don Rempt 2, Stan Meijn 2, Koen de Jong 1, Tim Ketelaars 1.
SVH: Kerem Gemalmazoglu 2, Laszlo Balasz Nagy 1, Sven Nieuwstraten 1.
PSV – De Ham: 7-10 (2-4, 1-3, 1-3, 3-0)
PSV: Wessel Brands 3, Niels van en Hout 3, Thijs Gevers 1.
De Ham: Floris vant Veer 3, Hamish Booker 2, Kjeld Gravesteijn 1, Unknown 4.
ZPB H&L Productions – GZC Donk: 8-14 (2-2, 2-5, 2-4, 2-3)
ZPB: Maurice Dentro 2, Tom van der Veen 1, Ton van der Velden 1, Jari Krijgsman 1, Michael de Kreek 1, Onno Kuller 1 en Unknown 1.
GZC Donk: Guus van Yperen 4, Erik Brugué 3, Stan van den Heuvel 2, Kjeld Veenhuis 2, Cas Westerwoudt 1, Mart van der Weijden 1, Quint van den Heuvel 1.
Polar Bears – Schuurman BZC: cancelled
Standings Eredivisie Men
1 ZV De Zaan 3-9
2 Het Ravijn 3-9
3 UZSC 3-6
4 AZC 3-6
5 GZC Donk 3-6
6 ZPC Amersfoort 3-6
7 BZC 2-3
8 ZVL-1886 2-3
9 PSV 3-3
10 De Ham 3-3
11 Polar Bears 0-0
12 Waterpolo Den Haag 2-0
13 ZPB 3-0
13 SVH 3-0
Women
The exact power differences in the women league are not entirely clear yet. Many teams are missing players who are preparing for the World Cup U20 with the Dutch Juniors. It resulted in two big wins and two outright thrillers on Saturday.
National champion Polar Bears lost to UZSC 13-17. In the first half, in particular, the home side was left behind. The Utrecht team of Joachim de Ruijsscher then ran out to 3-11. Polar Bears came closer in the remaining periods, but not close enough to make it difficult for UZSC.
ZV De Zaan made short work of GZC Donk. In Zaandam it became 22-12 for the home team. This was partly because GZC Donk missed its regular goalkeeper Sanne Keijzer and had to put player Anouk Ballering on goal.
Het Ravijn and De Ham hardly differed from each other. The difference has never been bigger than one goal. The decision came in the final period when Het Ravijn turned a 9-10 deficit into the eventual 11-10 victory. Lieke Schokker put the final score on the scoreboard with a utilized penalty.
It was also close between PSV and ZVL-1886. Both teams had no points until this game. ZVL-1886 led most of the game and eventually took the win: 14-15. Although Annelot van Rooijen belonged to the losing team, she was the star of the game. She scored ten times.
Eredivisie Women
Saturday 25 September
Polar Bears – UZSC: 13-17 (2-5, 1-6, 5-3, 5-3)
Polar Bears: Nina van de Geijn 4, Jasmijn Dikmans 3, Silvanne Slot 2, Fleurien Bosveld 2, Feline Voordouw 1, Lotte van Wingerden 1.
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 5, Lois den Ouden 2, Marijn Borst 2, Esther Scheij 2, Sam Jutte 2, Saloua Maafi 2, Danique Lauritsen 1, Anne van Rossum 1.
ZV De Zaan – GZC Donk: 22-12 (9-2, 4-4, 4-1, 5-5)
ZV De Zaan: Lotus Plugge 6, Bente Rogge 3, Lieke Rogge 3, Anouk Bergsma 2, Danique Sap 2, Yara Galjé 2, Maxine Schaap 2, Takyiwa Sam 1, Marit van Tol 1.
GZC Donk: Anouk Vermeulen 4, Saskia Vos 3, Sabine Bergsma 2, Gina Sjardijn 1, Gaby van Dijk 1, Isabella van Toorn 1.
Het Ravijn – De Ham: 11-10 (3-3, 2-3, 4-4, 2-0)
Het Ravijn: Lieke Schokker 5, Margreet ter Schure 2, Lotte Beunk 2, Noa Donker 1, Kari Ankone 1.
De Ham: Amy Rozemeijer 5, Lizette Rozeboom 2, Rachelle Steur 1, Femke Ritman 1, Rhea Damianos 1.
PSV – ZVL-1886: 14-15 (2-2, 4-5, 4-5, 4-3)
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 10, Jackie Stanger 1, Tessa Kimenai 1, Anouk Verhoeven 1, Fréderique Bouwmeester 1.
ZVL-1886: Renée de Kleer 6, Duchanka Kammerman 4, Moran Lindhout 2, Mathilde Voorvelt 1, Lizzy Terpstra 1, Noha Zwiers 1.
Standings Eredivisie Women
1 UZSC 3-9
2 ZV de Zaan 3-9
3 Het Ravijn 3-7
4 Polar Bears 2-3
5 ZVL-1886 3-3
6 GZC Donk 3-1
7 PSV 2-0
8 De Ham 3-0
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