For the first time since the start of the season, a complete league round was held in one weekend in the men’s Dutch championships.
All 12 clubs played their matches in Round 4, which produced a lot of excitement.
The winner of the round was ZV De Zaan, which ran over Polar Bears (14:5). ZVL-1886 Center upset Het Ravijn, one match ended in a draw, etc.
2022/23 Dutch Men’s League, Day 4
ZV De Zaan – Polar Bears 14:5 (5:2, 3:0, 1:2, 5:1)
ZV De Zaan: T. Lucas 5, Mandolini 2, Brantjes 2, Rempt 1, Bakker 1, Meijn 1, Van den Dobbelsteen 1, Janssen 1.
Polar Bears: Van der Horst 2, Scherrenburg 1, L. ten Broek 1, Kunz 1.
Het Ravijn – ZVL- 1886 Center 7:9 (2:2, 3:2, 2:4, 0:1)
Het Ravijn: Gottemaker 2, Loos 2, Ter Brake 2, E. Wouters 1.
ZVL-1886: Javanovic 3, Van Ruiten 2, Wijnhoven 1,Visser 1, Bancatello 1, Haasnoot 1.
ZPC Amersfoort – UZSC 11:11 (1:2, 3:4, 3:0, 4:5)
ZPC Amersfoort: Palotas 4, Muller 2, Slaghuis 2, Van der Werve 1, Borcsok 1, Hanselaar 1.
UZSC: Willemsen 4, Kastrop 2,Athymaritis 2, Cvanciger 1, De Jong 1.
GZC Donk – AZC 7:9 (0:3, 2:3, 3:1, 2:2)
GZC Donk: G. Van Yperen 3, M. Van der Weijden 3, R. Terlouw 1.
AZC: L. Reuten 3, Lindhout 2, Van den Heuvel 1, Kombrink 1, Nispeling 1, De Zwaan 1.
PSV – ZPB H&L 5:10 (2:3, 1:1, 2:4, 0:2)
PSV: Brands 2, Simons 1, Schouten 1, Kort 1.
ZPB H&L Productions: Kuller 3, De Ruijter 2, Dentro 1, Van den Burg 1, Willemsen 1, Van Niekerk 1, Van der Velden 1.
De Linge/ PCG – De Ham 13:16 (4:4, 3:4, 2:4, 4:4)
De Linge/PCG: Visser 5, Van Heuven 4, Noorduyn 2, Visser 1, Van Wieren 1.
De Ham: R. Van t Veer 5, Geestman 3, F. Vant Veer 3, Groenedijk 1, Brons 1, Beets 1.
After a solid performance in the Euro Cup Round 1 (2nd place in Thessaloniki), ZV De Zaan proved it prepared well for Round 2 and the tournament in Strasbourg this week. ZV De Zaan defeated Polar Bears, the runner-up in the previous season, convincingly (14:5). Few could expect this outcome after Polar Bears’ victory over title holder Het Ravijn (11:10) a week before. Thomas Lucas led the winning team, with five goals.
The latest results indicate that Het Ravijn isn’t in good shape. It suffered its second consecutive loss. The reigning champion hosted ZVL-1886 Center. Het Ravijn earned a slim 5:4 advantage in the first 16 minutes. But ZVL made a turn in the third quarter and entered the final period with an 8:7 lead. Luka Jovanovic was the only one who found the net in the last eight minutes. He added the third goal to his tally and solved all dilemmas about the winner – 9:7.
A very exciting game was played in Amersfoort, where ZPC hosted its neighbor from Utrecht – UZSC. The visitors were two steps ahead of ZPC at halftime (6:4), but Amersfoort netted three straight goals in the third period for a 7:6 lead. The home side doubled its advantage (9:7 and 10:8), and had an 11:10 lead at the finish. Still, UZSC took a point. Willemsen closed the match with a goal for 11:11.
AZC stunned GZC Donk. AZC stormed to a 5:0 lead. However, the home team from Gouda managed to come back and reduced the gap to one goal (5:6) with two minutes to go. Still, AZC had the last laugh, as Kombrink scored the last goal in the match, and AZC recorded a 7:5 victory.
ZPB H&L Productions and De Ham earned away wins, defeating PSV and De Linge/PSG, respectively.
1. UZSC 3-7
2. AZC 3-7
3. ZV De Zaan 2-6
4. ZVL 1886 Center 2-6
5. Polar Bears 3-6
6. ZPB H&L Productions 2-4
7. GZC Donk 2-3
8. Het Ravijn 3-3
9. De Ham 4-3
10. PSV 4-3
11. ZPC Amersfoort 4-1
12. De Linge/PCG 2-0
