Due to all the corona and OQT delays, the men in the Dutch Eredivisie had to play a “double” once more. They played on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend’s major winner is UZSC. Roeland Spijker’s team is now the only undefeated team in the Eredivisie after two new victories. GZC Donk had a dramatic weekend, losing both games.
First, GZC Donk lost to ZPC Amersfoort on Saturday. The team from Amersfoort got off to a great start. It was already 6:2 after the first half, and ZPC Amersfoort was able to close out the match with a final score of 15:13. GZC Donk got the short end of the stick again the next day. Then, with a score of 10:7, UZSC proved to be too solid. UZSC had already won on Saturday (8:16 against ZPB), rendering the Utrecht squad the only undefeated team in the Eredivisie.
Until Sunday, ZV De Zaan had the same status. On Saturday, Johan Aantjes’ team defeated Het Ravijn, but on Sunday, it shared the points with AZC (9:9). It was the weekend’s top match. After Angelo Corver’s 9:8 in the final period, the home team seemed to be headed for victory, but AZC’s David Gyorgy tied the game six seconds before the end.
On Sunday, two other games were also decided in the dying seconds. Three seconds before the final whistle, BZC’s Mika Smelt netted against ZVL-1886 (which narrowly defeated PSV on Saturday). With this win, the team from Borculo secured a spot in the sub-top. The match in Wormerveer was also determined in the final phase. The Hague could smell their first victory of the season for a long time. However, that honor fell to De Ham, who turned a 3:6 deficit into an 11:10 victory in the second half. The winning goal was scored by Tom Geestman.
Polar Bears was left with four points this weekend. On Saturday, the team defeated De Ham, and on Sunday, it was held at 11:11 against ZPC Amersfoort. In the third and fourth periods, Amersfoort surrendered a 4:7 lead. After goals from Kas te Riele, Tom de Weerd, and Lars ten Broek in the final period, the home team thought it would win, but the points were shared thanks to goals from Amersfoort-players Mees Keuning and Max van der Werve at the end.
Eredivisie Men
Saturday March 20
ZPC Amersfoort – GZC Donk 15:13 (6:2, 5:3, 3:5, 1:3)
ZPC Amersfoort: Sebastiaan van Mil 4, Max van der Werve 3, Lars Reuten 2, Sam Kunz 2, Mees Keuning 2, Jorren Hanselaar 1, Mark Siewers 1.
GZC Donk: Guus van Yperen 2, Maurice Dento 2, Stan van den Heuvel 1, Daan Schouwerou 1, Ton van der Velden 1, Jimmy Sjardijn 1, Tijs Schouwerwou 1, Cas Westerwoudt 1, Unknown 3.
BZC – Waterpolo Den Haag 12:8 (3:0, 1:1, 3:1, 5:6)
BZC: Bilal Gbadamassi 4, Mika Smelt 2, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 2, Dynand Muller 2, Filip Klkajevic 1, Unknown 1.
Waterpolo Den Haag: Jorik Amesz 2, Coen Berendse 1, Koen Heiden 1, Twan de Kadt 1, Jeroen Willemsen 1, Kjell Wansleeben 1, Fabian van Niekerk 1.
Het Ravijn – ZV De Zaan 12:16 (3:4, 3:6, 4:3, 2:3)
Het Ravijn: Sander Veltkamp 5, Jorn Muller 2, Lars Gottemaker 2, Emiel Wouters 1, Yoran Loos 1, Bas ter Brake 1.
ZV De Zaan: Angelo Corver 3, Mick van dern Bree 3, Thomas Lucas 2, Erno Snoek 2, Rick Keijzer 1, Stan Meijn 1, Unknown 4.
ZPB – UZSC 8:16 (1:3, 3:5, 2:2, 2:6)
ZPB: Stephan de Ruijter 2, Unknown 6.
UZSC: Sebastian Hessels 4, Flemming Kastrop 3, Benjamin Hoepelman 3, Benjamin Hessels 1, Sook Willemsen 1, Joost van der Burg 1, Gies Wijnhoven 1 en Tim de Mey 1, Joep de Jong 1.
Polar Bears – De Ham 18:3 (3:1, 8:2, 3:0, 4:0)
Polar Bears: Kas te Riele 6, Tom de Weerd 3, Lars ten Broek 2, Tarik Scherrenburg 2, Marnick Snel 1, Rick Meijer 1, Sander Roels 1, Sjors de Kater 1, Jens Wijgers 1.
De Ham: Sven Gravesteijn 1, Floris vant Veer 1, Bradley Sap 1.
ZVL-1886 – PSV 10:9 (3:2, 2:1, 4:3, 1:3)
ZVL: Claudio Brancatello 3, David Spijker 2, Jasper Haasnoot 2, Stan van Ruiten 2, Lars van Nobelen 1.
PSV: Levy Kort 3, Nino Mudrazija 3, Julian van Oorschodt 1, Tim Schalken 1, Quint Pijnenburg 1.
SVH – AZC: Cancelled
Sunday March 21
Het Ravijn – PSV 20:4 (4:0, 5:3, 7:0, 4:1)
Het Ravijn: Jorrit Aanstoot 4, Lars Gottemaker 3, Yoran Loos 3, Sander Veltkamp 2, Bas ter Brake 2, Emiel Wouters 2, Jorn Muller 1, Rob Gottemaker 1, Ivar Schilstra 1, Sam Stertefeld 1.
PSV: Melle Evers 2, Levy Kort 1, Tim Schalken 1.
BZC – ZVL-1886 10:9 (1:2, 3:3, 3:3, 3:1)
BZC: Filip Kljajevic 3, Jan-Willem Slaghuis 2, Bilal Gbadamassi 2, Mika Smelt 1, Dynand Muller 1, Unkown 1.
ZVL: Jasper Haasnoot 4, Claudio Brancatello 2, Ruben van Vierzen 2, Stan van Ruiten 1.
De Ham – Waterpolo Den Haag 11:10 (1:3, 2:3, 3:1, 5:3)
De Ham: Floris vant Veer 3, Reinier van t Veer 3, Frank Brusche 2, Tom Geestman 2, Bradley Sap 1.
Den Haag: Bart Turk 5, Kjell Wansleeben 4, Koen Heiden 1.
UZSC – GZC Donk 10:7 (3:1, 3:1, 2:3, 2:2)
UZSC: Benjamin Hoepelman 6, Gies Wijnhoven 2, Sebastian Hessels 1, Benjamin Hessels 1.
GZC Donk: Stan van den Heuvel 1, Erik Brugué 1, Maurice Dentro 1, Guus van Yperen 1, Cas Westerwoudt 1, Unknown 2.
ZV De Zaan – AZC 9:9 (2:1, 3:4, 2:2, 2:2)
ZV De Zaan: Thomas Lucas 2, Angelo Corver 2, Erno Snoek 1, Jurriaan van der Struijk 1, Unknown 3.
AZC: Robin Lindhout 4, Andreas Miralis 2, Nathan de Zwaan 1, David Gyorgy 1, Jacoppo Mandolini 1.
Polar Bears – ZPC Amersfoort 11:11 (1:2, 3:6, 4:1, 3:3)
Polar Bears: Kas te Riele 4, Lars ten Broek 3, Sander Roels 2, Tom de Weerd 2.
ZPC Amersfoort: Mees Keuning 3, Lars Reuten 2, Max van der Werve 2, Mark Siewers 1, Jorren Hanselaar 1, Sebastiaan van Mil 1, Sam Kunz 1.
ZPB – SVH: Cancelled
Standings Eredivisie Men
1 UZSC 7-21
2 ZV De Zaan 7-19
3 Het Ravijn 8-18
4 AZC 7-17
5 BZC 7-13
6 ZPC Amersfoort 8-13
7 Polar Bears 7-10
8 GZC Donk 8-10
9 PSV 8-8
10 ZVL 7-6
11 SVH 4-4
12 ZPB 7-3
13 De Ham 7-3
14 Waterpolo Den Haag 8-0
Eredivisie Women
The women only played on Saturdays. Here UZSC is the frontrunner as well. Joachim de Ruijsscher’s team had the greatest difficulty with ZVL-1886. With three goals in a row from Hanna Hogervorst in the final period UZSC was able to distance themselves from the team from Leiden. Fellow leader GZC Donk defeated number three Polar Bears 11:8. ZV De Zaan also won again, this time with a big 10:4 victory over Het Ravijn. In the second half, Arjan Vos’ team increased from 4:3 to 10:4. In the third period, Maud Koopman made the difference with two goals, in the last period Anouk Bergsma distinguished herself in a positive way. De Ham won a crucial match against PSV in the relegation zone. With a 17:9 win, they gained ground on their rival in the standings.
ZVL-1886 – UZSC 8:10 (2:2, 2:3, 3:2, 1:3)
ZVL: Nikki Meijer 4, Malissa van Rijn 1, Anna Pauli 1, Hanneke Slagter 1, Laura Roels 1.
UZSC: Hanna Hogervorst 5, Nerida Drewes 2, Sam Jutte 2, Saloua Maafi 1.
De Ham – PSV 17:9 (4:2, 2:2, 5:2, 6:3)
De Ham: Lizette Rozeboom 4, Amy Rozemeijer 3, Rachalle Steur 3, Marije Hekhuis 2, Danique Sap 1, Regina van t Veer 1, Femke Ritman 1, Duchanka Kammerman 1, Noha Zwiers 1.
PSV: Alex Schouten 3, Elza Aldenzee 2, Gazizah Khalandi 2, Sofie de Klein 1, Tessa Kimenai 1.
GZC Donk – Polar Bears 11:8 (3:1, 1:2, 2:1, 5:4)
GZC Donk: Brigitte Sleeking 3, Isabella van Toorn 2, Saskia Vos 2, Viviane Kretzmann Bahia 1, Iris Snoeij 1, Marit van der Weijden 1, Anouk Vermeulen 1.
Polar Bears: Storm Willemsen 2, Jill Oort 2, Nienke Vermeer 1, Laura Schinkel 1, Nina ten Broek 1, Lola Moolhuijzen 1.
ZV De Zaan – Het Ravijn 10:4 (3:2, 1:1, 2:0, 4:1)
ZV De Zaan: Anouk Bergsma 4, Maud Koopman 2, Yara Galjé 1, Maxine Schaap 1, Lotus Plugge 1, Lieke Rogge 1.
Het Ravijn: Noa de Vries 2, Lieke Schokker 1, Charlotte Mensink 1.
Standings Eredivisie Women
1 UZSC 7-18
2 ZV De Zaan 7-18
3 GZC Donk 7-18
4 Polar Bears 7-15
5 Het Ravijn 7-9
6 ZVL-1886 8-9
7 De Ham 7-6
8 PSV 7-3
9 SWOL 1894 7-0
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