Last week the Supercup was played in the Netherlands. For both the men and the women, that prize was a prey for the national champion. The competition really started this weekend. GZC Donk was immediately surprised. ZPC Amersfoort, eliminated in the quarterfinals last season, was the better team: 14-16.
No fewer than seven players left ZPC Amersfoort, but that does not mean that there is a decline in quality for the time being. Coach Jeroen Cavalé made his new team so ready that the national champion was defeated. Strongholder is absolutely Sebastiaan van Mil. The former international scored eight times. Two new Hungarians, Gergely Palotas and Milan Borcsok, also seem to be enjoying themselves in Amersfoort. They scored five times together.
The other matches had a clear winner. Het Ravijn recorded the biggest victory and is the new leader. The team from Nijverdal won 17-8 against SVH. UZSC defeated De Ham (15-8) and last season’s runner-up ZV de Zaan had no problem with Water Polo The Hague. On Sunday, the renewed AZC also recorded a victory. In Barendrecht the team of new coach Tim van Gulik was too strong for ZPB: 13-16.
Women
The women’s league has only eight teams this season. Six of them came into action on Saturday. Het Ravijn and GZC Donk shared the points. In the very last second, Dian Scholten (Het Ravijn) made the 9-9. The other matches were less tense. UZSC won big against De Ham: 8-22. Nerida Drewes scored very easily as so often. Against De Ham no less than eleven times! ZV de Zaan defeated ZVL-1886: 18-11.
Eredivisie Men
Saturday 11 September
Het Ravijn – SVH: 17-8 (6-1, 4-2, 3-3, 4-2)
Het Ravijn: Yoran Loos 4, Jorrit Aanstoot 4, Emiel Wouters 3, Ivar Schilstra 2, Jorn Muller 2, Stan Hageman 1, Lars Gottemaker 1.
SVH: Laszlo Balasz Nagy 3, Matthijns Haksteen 2, Kerem Gemalmazoglu 1, Rudolf Cvanciger 1, Yorick ter Heegde 1.
ZV de Zaan – Waterpolo Den Haag: 15-8 (4-2, 3-2, 5-1, 3-3)
ZV de Zaan: Pascal Janssen 5, Don Rempt 4, Thomas Lucas 4, Rick Keijzer 2.
Waterpolo Den Haag: Twan de Kadt 2, Tim van der Bend 1, Jeroen Willemsen 1, Fabian van Niekerk 1, Unknown 3.Â
UZSC – De Ham: 15-8 (7-2, 5-2, 2-1, 1-3)
UZSC: Benjamin Hoepelman 5, Joep de Jong 5, Bram van den Bersselaar 1, Flemming Kastrop 1, Sook Willemsen 1, Jeroen Rouwenhorst 1, Gies Wijnhoven 1.Â
De Ham: Floris vant Veer 3, Sven Gravesteijn 2, Hamish Booker 2, Kjeld Gravesteijn 1.
GZC Donk –ZPC Amersfoort: 14-16 (5-4, 5-4, 1-4, 3-4)
GZC Donk: Mart van der Weijden 3, Erik Brugué 3, Daan Schouwerwou 2, Cas Westerwoudt 2, Guus van Yperen 2, Tijs Schouwerwou 1, Stan van den Heuvel 1.
ZPC Amersfoort: Sebastiaan van Mil 8, Gergely Palotas 3, Milan Borcsok 2, Max van der Werve 1, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 1, Dominic van de Bunt 1.      Â
Sunday 12 September
ZPB – AZC: 13-16 (4-5, 2-6, 5-4, 2-1)
ZPB: Ton van der Velden 4, Stephan de Ruijter 1, Onno Kuller 1, Michael de Kreek 1, Jari Krijgsman 1, Tom van der Veen 1, Unknown 4.Â
AZC: Robin Jacoppo Mandolini 5, Milos Filipovic 4, Robin Lindhout 3, Jesse Nispeling 3, Lars Reuten 1.
Standings Eredivisie Men
1 Het Ravijn 1-3
2 UZSC 1-3
3 ZV de Zaan 1-3
4 AZC 1-3
5 ZPC Amersfoort 1-3
6 Polar Bears 0-0
7 BZC 0-0
8 ZVL-1886 0-0
9 PSV 0-0
10 GZC Donk 1-0
11 ZPB 1-0
12 De Ham 1-0
13 Waterpolo Den Haag 1-0
14 SVH 1-0
Eredivisie Women
Saturday 11 September
Het Ravijn – GZC Donk: 9-9 (1-1, 2-2, 4-2, 2-4)
Het Ravijn: Lieke Schokker 3, Kari Ankone 2, Charlotte Mensink 1, Laura Boerdam 1, Dian Scholten 1, Lotte Beunk 1.
GZC Donk: Anouk Vermeulen 3, Viviane Kretzmann Bahia 2, Kayleigh Schonewille 2, Gavy van Dijk 1, Saskia Vos 1.
De Ham – UZSC: 8-22 (2-6, 2-7, 1-5, 3-4)
De Ham: Amy Rozemeijer 4, Lizette Rozeboom 1, Rachelle Steur 1, Regina van t Veer 1, Melissa Schipper 1.
UZSC: Nerida Drewes 11, Saloua Maafi 3, Esther Scheij 2, Sterre Bijkerk 2, Kila van der Veen 2, Sam Jutte 1, Marijn Borst 1.Â
ZV de Zaan – ZVL-1886: 18-11 (5-3, 6-4, 3-1, 4-3)
ZV de Zaan: Takyiwa Sam 5, Lieke Rogge 4, Lotus Plugge 2, Maxine Schaap 2, Bente Rogge 2, Sigrid Vleeshakker 1, Jessie van der Kamp 1, Anouk Bergsma 1.
ZVL-1886: Nikki Meijer 3, Anna Pauli 2, Renée de Kleer 2, Duchanka Kammerman 1, Noha Zwiers 1, Danique Gras 1, Jolijn Moor 1.Â
Standings Eredivisie Women
1 UZSC 1-3
2 ZV de Zaan 1-3
3 GZC Donk 1-1
4 Het Ravijn 1-1
5 Polar Bears 0-0
6 PSV 0-0
7 ZVL-1886 1-0
8 De Ham 1-0
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