Orange starts mission in Tokyo with 5-1 win over India
The Orange Women started their hunt for a gold medal in Tokyo with a 5-1 victory over India. At first they had a hard time and they let the Indians equalize, but in the end the difference in quality was too big. For attacker Felice Albers, her Olympic debut with two goals was a fairy tale. The […]
Helen Richardson-Walsh: ‘Dutch Ladies are ruthless’
In just over two weeks, on July 24, the hockey tournament at the Olympic Games in Tokyo will start. With prominent figures from the hockey world, we have been looking forward for weeks to the battle for the highest hockey gold. Today we speak to the former English hockey player Helen Richardson-Walsh (39), who won gold with […]
‘Kempi’ with Orange into the last phase: full throttle towards Tokyo
Thursday was a double celebration for Robbert Kemperman. He celebrated his 31st birthday and started the last phase with the Orange towards the supreme moment. The Olympics are now really in sight. The Orangemen had a week and a half of rest after their European Championships won. Time to recover. To give the freshly acquired memories a place. To give […]
Orange extends European Championship title after 2-0 win over Germany
The Orange squad became European champion for the eleventh time in history on Sunday afternoon. In the European Championship final against Germany, the Netherlands was once again under pressure, but a goal by Frédérique Matla four minutes before the end meant the liberation (2-0). The Wagener Stadium exploded. Dancing, cuddling and partying, the Orange Ladies celebrated the […]
Euro Day 8: Men of Russia and Wales share the points
Wales needed twelve goals against Russia to knock France from the second place in group C. The group in which they compete for a World Cup ticket. That premise was not very realistic for Wales. The team defended a lead for a long time, but in the end the runs were shared: 3-3. Andrey Kuraev opened the […]
Orange wins heated brotherhood and takes final place at European Championship
The Netherlands has reached the final of the European Championship for the thirteenth time. In a compelling semi-final battle, Belgium was defeated after taking shoot-outs, after sixty minutes it was 2-2. On Saturday in the final, the Orange squad will face Germany, which defeated England earlier in the day. After the last decisive shoot-out, which he beautifully […]
European Championship Day 7: Germany reaches the final at the expense of England
Germany has reached the final of the European Championship on Day 7 in Amstelveen. The team was 3-2 too strong for England in the semi-finals. It is the first final for the Germans since 2015 in which the Netherlands lost 6-1. The Orange Men will also be Germany’s opponent in the final battle next Saturday. Earlier in the day, […]
Loïck Luypaert: ‘I think this is the best Belgium ever’
We know them from oats to barley. They have often come across at important moments in recent years. And they will be in front of us again on Thursday. The Belgians. A title holder, who is aware of his own abilities. But in the meantime also works to achieve an optimal level. Routinier Loïck Luypaert talks about the state of affairs […]
Eva de Goede makes a surprising switch from Amsterdam to HGC
International Eva de Goede – World Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 – chooses Amsterdam for a new challenge after ten seasons. The 32-year-old graceful midfielder exchanges the club with which she won two national titles surprisingly for HGC, which finished eleventh last season. The captain of Orange will also extend her international career up […]
Bloemendaal again the best: ‘from a rational point of view this one is more attractive’
For the second season in a row, Bloemendaal can add a championship bowl in the already richly filled trophy cabinet. A title, number 21 in club history, that feels very different from that of 2019. The cravings were great, two years ago. The proud, illustrious Bloemendaal had not become national champion for nine years. A drought they had […]
