In the Netherlands, the men played the last games of the regular season. The top 8 can now prepare for the playoffs. The playoffs for the women have already started. The favorites made no mistakes in the quarterfinals.
The last matches have caused considerable shifts in the rankings behind the top-2 (UZSC and ZV De Zaan). It was clear in advance which teams would end in the top-8. The fact that UZSC and ZV De Zaan would finish at the top also seemed a certainty. But the ranking below that has been quite mixed up after the last round. The biggest surprise was the dive from AZC. Polar Bears treated the team from Alphen aan den Rijn to a painful 14:11 defeat. As a result, AZC tumbled from third to seventh place, lost its home advantage in the playoffs and now crosses against the tricky ZV De Zaan, which itself had no trouble with Den Haag (17:8). Special was the last goal of Polar Bears goalie Eelco Wagenaar. Polar Bears also played against The Hague on Sunday. With their 12:5 victory, they even skipped AZC in the rankings. The team from Ede will meet Het Ravijn in the quarterfinals, which itself had a strong weekend with two victories.
Number four is ZPC Amersfoort. The team of the new coach Jeroen Cavalje won the difficult away game of BZC with 12:17. Special was the fact that father and son Reuten were each other’s opponents. Father Zeno (coach BZC) lost. Son Lars (player ZPC Amersfoort) excelled with five goals. ZPC Amersfoort will meet GZC Donk in the playoffs. The team from Gouda defeated ZPB with 9:12. In the second half, GZC Donk, led by Stan van den Heuvel, made up a 7:5 deficit.
For the other teams, the season is finished now. In this full weekend, particular SVH was busy. Due to corona they had to make up for some matches and came into action three times. All three games were lost by the way. This week the Dutch Federation (KNZB) decided in consultation with the clubs to adjust the final phase of the competition. There will be no relegation and only matches that are necessary to determine the cup winner and champion of the competition will be played.
Eredivisie Men
Thursday April 22
ZPB – SVH 15:8 (6:1, 4:3, 2:1, 3:3)
ZPB: Kevin van Baarle 5, Onno Kuller 3, Stephan de Ruijter 1, Michael de Kreek 1, Noah Hogendoorn 1, Unknown 4.
SVH: Milos Filipovic 4, Jelle Kleiss 2, Max van Genabeek 1, Jesse Nispeling 1.
Saturday April 24
Het Ravijn – De Ham 16:6 (3:0, 2:2, 6:2, 5:2)
Het Ravijn: Lars Gottemaker 4, Jorn Muller 3, Rob Gottemaker 2, Ivar Schilstra 2, Bas ter Brake 1, Kenai Heitink 1, Yoran Loos 1, Jorrit Aanstoot 1, Emiel Wouters 1.
De Ham: Floris vant Veer 3, Bradley Sap 2, Sven Gravesteijn 1.
BZC – ZPC Amersfoort 12:17 (3:1, 4:5, 2:4, 3:7)
BZC: Dynand Muller 3, Bilal Gbadamassi 2, Mika Smelt 2, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 1, Filip Kljajevic 1, Joep Lankwaarden 1, Unknown 2.
ZPC Amersfoort: Lars Reuten 5, Sebastiaan van Mil 4, Max van der Werve 3, Max Kunz 3, Mitchell Budding 2.
UZSC – PSV 10:9 (2:5, 2:1, 4:2, 2:1)
UZSC: Tim de Mey 2, Flemming Kastrop 2, Gies Wijnhoven 1, Joep de Jong 1, Benjamin Hoepelman 1, Bram van den Bersselaar 1, Benjamin Hessels 1, Sook Willemsen 1.
PSV: Sammy Claes 3, Niels van den Hout 2, Levy Kort 1, Nino Mudrazija 1, Brian van Breda 1, Tim Schalken 1.
ZV De Zaan – Waterpolo Den Haag 17:8 (3:1, 4:3, 7:3, 3:1)
ZV De Zaan: Thomas Lucas 3, Mick van den Bree 3, Rick Keijzer 3, Koen de Jong 2, Erno Snoek 2, Angelo Corver 2, Tim Ketelaars 1, Unknown 1.
Den Haag: Twan de Kadt 3, Fabian van Niekerk 2, Jeroen Willemsen 1, Darko Jovanovic 1, Koen Heiden 1.
ZPB – GZC Donk 9:12 (2:3, 5:2, 0:2, 2:5)
ZPB: Steven Bloemberg 2, Luka Jovanovic 1, Onno Kuller 1, Raoul Langendoen 1, Unknown 4.
GZC Donk: Stan van den Heuvel 6, Erik Brugué 2, Cas Westerwoudt 2, Mart van der Weijden 1, Ton van der Velden 1.
Polar Bears – AZC 14:11 (4:2, 3:4, 5:4, 2:1)
Polar Bears: Kas te Riele 6, Tom de Weerd 4, Sjors de Kater 1, Sander Roels 1, Kay Zittersteyn 1, Eelco Wagenaar 1.
AZC: Attila Kincses 4, Robin Lindhout 3, Jacoppo Mandolini 2, Sven Schoonderwoerd 1, Zoltan Keleman 1.
ZVL-1886 Tetteroo – SVH 20:10 (5:4, 5:3, 5:1, 5:2)
ZVL: Claudio Brancatello 5, Stan van Ruiten 3, Jasper Haasnoot 3, Ruben van Vierzen 3, David Spijker 2, Lars van Nobelen 2, Max Reijchard 2.
SVH: Max van Genabeek 3, Gergo Bernula 2, Mathijs Haksteen 1, Menno Venema 1, Frank Bot 1, Mihailo Djokic 1, Jelle Kleiss 1.
Sunday April 25
Polar Bears – Waterpolo Den Haag 12:5 (2:1, 2:0, 3:2, 5:2)
Polar Bears: Kas te Riele 3, Tom de Weerd 3, Sander Roels 2, Tarik Scherrenburg 2, Marnick Snel 1, Rick Meijer 1.
Den Haag: Koen Heiden 2, Kjell Wansleeben 1, Tim van der Bend 1, Coen Berendse 1.
SVH – Het Ravijn 4:22 (2:7, 1:3, 0:5, 1:7)
SVH: Max van Genabeek 2, Mathijs Haksteen 1, Gergo Bernula 1.
Het Ravijn: Jorn Muller 6, Kenai Heitink 3, Lars Gottemaker 3, Jorrit Aanstoot 3, Emiel Wouters 2, Ivar Schilstra 2, Yoran Loos 2, Bas ter Brake 1.
Standings Eredivisie Men
1 UZSC 13-36
2 ZV De Zaan 13-34
3 Het Ravijn 13-27
4 ZPC Amersfoort 13-26
5 GZC Donk 13-25
6 Polar Bears 13-25
7 AZC 13-24
8 BZC 13-22
9 ZVL-1886 13-12
10 PSV 12-11
11 ZPB 13-9
12 SVH 12-4
13 De Ham 12-3
14 Waterpolo Den Haag 12-3
Eredivisie Women
Quarterfinals (best-of-three)
The playoffs has already begun for the ladies. The top 8 played the quarterfinals this weekend in a best-of-three. The favorites made no mistakes. GZC Donk settled with De Ham, ZV De Zaan was in charge of Het Ravijn, Polar Bears recorded two clear victories over ZVL-1886 and UZSC convincingly eliminated PSV. The semi-finals promise more excitement.
Friday April 23
GZC Donk – De Ham 17:12 (5:3, 5:4, 4:1, 3:4)
GZC Donk: Brigitte Sleeking 6, Isabella van Toorn 3, Saskia Vos 2, Anouk Vermeulen 2, Lindsay Bouma 1, Sabine Bergsma 1, Viviane Kretzmann Bahia 1, Marit van der Weijden 1.
De Ham: Rhea Damianos 3, Lizette Rozeboom 2, Amy Rozemeijer 2, Regina van t Veer 2, Duchanka Kammerman 2, Marije Hekhuis 1.
ZV De Zaan – Het Ravijn 11:4 (2:1, 3:1, 0:2, 6:0)
ZV De Zaan: Yara Galjé 4, Maxine Schaap 3, Lieke Rogge 1, Sigrid Vleeshakker 1, Maud Koopman 1, Jessie van der Kamp 1.
Het Ravijn: Lieke Schokker 2, Kari Ankone 1, Noa de Vries 1.
Polar Bears – ZVL-1886 13:8 (5:1, 3:3, 3:1, 2:3)
Polar Bears: Simone van de Kraats 5, Lola Moolhuijzen 2, Fleurien Bosveld 2, Nienke Vermeer 2, Storm Willemsen 1, Jill Oort 1.
ZVL: Malissa van Rijn 2, Anna Pauli 2, Sterre Bijkerk 1, Isis Keijzer 1, Mikki Meijer 1, Renée de Kleer 1.
UZSC – PSV 24:6 (5:3, 3:1, 6:2, 10:0)
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 7, Dagmar Genee 5, Saloua Maafi 4, Amarens Genee 3, Hanna Hogervorst 3, Sam Jutte 2.
PSV: Annelot van Rooijen 3, Viën van der Beek 1, Gazizah Khalandi 1, Elza Aldenzee 1.
Saturday April 24
PSV – UZSC 11:28 (2:4, 4:8, 2:8, 3:8)
PSV: Sofie de Klein 3, Alex Schouten 3, Elza Aldenzee 2, Annelot van Rooijen 1, Tessa Kimenai 1, Gazizah Khalandi 1.
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 6, Esther Scheij 6, Hanna Hogervorst 4, Saloua Maafi 3, Dagmar Genee 3, Cecil Bas 2, Danique Lauritsen 2, Marese Borgts 1, Sam Jutte 1.
ZVL-1886 – Polar Bears 6:12 (1:4, 4:2, 1:2, 0:4)
ZVL: Nikki Meijer 3, Hanneke Slagter 2, Malissa van Rijn 1.
Polar Bears: Storm Willemsen 3, Simone van de Kraats 2, Nina ten Broek 2, Lola Moolhuijzen 1, Fleurien Bosveld 1, Nienke Vermeer 1, Jill Oort 1, Jasmijn Dikmans 1.
De Ham – GZC Donk 7:20 (1:6, 2:3, 3:5, 1:6)
De Ham: Rachelle Steur 3, Duchanka Kammerman 1, Regina van t Veer 1, Amy Rozemeijer 1, Lizette Rozeboom 1.
GZC Donk: Isabella van Toorn 5, Anouk Vermeulen 4, Brigitte Sleeking 3, Sabine Bergsma 2, Marit van der Weijden 2, Viviane Kretzmann Bahia 2, Saskia Vos 1, Lindsay Bouma 1.
Het Ravijn – ZV De Zaan 6:9 (3:2, 1:3, 1:2, 1:2)
Het Ravijn: Lotte Beunk 2, Noa de Vries 1, Nina Scholten 1, Lieke Schokker 1, Margreet ter Schure 1.
ZV De Zaan: Maxine Schaap 4, Lieke Rogge 3, Sigrid Vleeshakker 1, Maud Koopman 1.
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