Bloemendaal reduced Oranje Zwart’s lead at the top of the table with a 3-2 win over SCHC in the latest round of the Rabo Hoofdklasse in the Netherlands over the weekend. In women’s results, Amsterdam and Den Bosch surged clear with a pair of comfortable wins.
Bloemdaal’s 3-1 win was set up when all of their goals were scored in a six-minute burst midway through the first half by Nick Meijer, Tim de Bje and Luke Doerner. Only one point separates the top two teams, with a large gap opening to third-placed SCHC and a host of challengers.
In other men’s results, Amsterdam’s 4-1 win over Klein Zwitserland lifted them over their opponents into fifth position, one point behind Tilburg, who drew 1-1 with Den Bosch. Three first half penalty corner goals to Jeroen Koops were enough for Pinoke to edge HGC 4-3, despite the visitors staging a late rally through Joost van den Berg.
Amsterdam kept the perfect record intact with a 5-0 demolition of Nijmegen in the women’s competition. Only Den Bosch remains in touch with the Hoofdklasse pacesetters, with a 3-0 win over Victoria keeping the gap at five points.
The surprise of the weekend was Klein Zwitserland’s defeat of Laren. The result kept KZ in fifth position after Push proved too strong for SCHC. Of the bottom four teams, only Oranje Zwart was able to record any points; a 4-1 defeat of fellow strugglers HGC lifting them two places on the table.
Rabo Hoofdklasse Results
Men
Breda 3 drew Kampong 3
Bloemendaal 3 defeated SCHC 1
Den Bosch 1 drew Tilburg 1
Amsterdam 4 defeated Klein Zwitserland 1
Laren 2 drew Oranje Zwart 2
Pinoké 4 defeated HGC 3
Women
Oranje Zwart 4 defeated HGC 1
Den Bosch 3 defeated Victoria 0
Kampong 2 defeated Rotterdam 0
Push 4 defeated SCHC 1
Amsterdam 5 defeated Nijmegen 0
Klein Zwitserland 2 defeated Laren 1
Rabo Hoofdklasse Points Table
Men
Oranje Zwart 33 points
Bloemendaal 32
SCHC 22
Tilburg 19
Amsterdam 18
Klein Zwitserland 17
Pinoke 15
Den Bosch 14
Laren 13
Breda 11
HGC 10
Kampong 9
Women
Amsterdam 33 points
Den Bosch 28
Laren 21
Kampong 21
Klein Zwitserland 16
Push 14
Victoria 13
Rotterdam 12
Oranje Zwart 10
SCHC 10
Nijmegen 10
HGC 5
