Pinoké’s weak run continues. The team of outgoing coach Jesse Mahieu suffered its sixth defeat in the last seven league games on Saturday. They lost 4-3 to Oranje-Rood in Eindhoven. Amsterdam won at Nijmegen. It became 3-0.
Oranje-Rood – Pinoké 4-3
Oranje-Rood recorded their first home victory over Pinoké since September 23, 2018. Back then it finished 3-2, this time the match ended in 4-3. Boaz Houben opened the score for the Eindhoveners, but Pinoké turned the score around within three minutes. Even before halftime, Thibeau Stockbroekx brought the teams back on level terms. In the second half Oranje-Rood ran out to 4-2 thanks to goals by Borja Lacalle and Jelle Galema, for whom it was his 99th goal in the big league. Miles Bukkens scored twice for Pinoké and is joint top scorer of the Tulip big league with twenty goals.
Nijmegen – Amsterdam 0-3
After a scoreless first half, Mustapha Cassiem put Amsterdam on track for victory with a delightful blast. The two other Amsterdam goals came courtesy of Boris Burkhardt. The ‘Inzaghi of Amsterdam’ raised his season total to twenty goals. This makes him joint top scorer with Miles Bukkens. With the victory the Amsterdammers ended a series of two away games in which they did not win. The defeat leaves Nijmegen in last place with five points from fourteen games.
by Hockey.nl
