NETHERLANDS: RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BIZARRE INCIDENT WITH THE VAR
The final minutes of the European Championship final between the Netherlands and England (2-1) had a number of bizarre VAR minutes with German referee Ben Goengten and Irish video referee Alison Keogh. What exactly happened there? A reconstruction. With four minutes and sixteen seconds left on the clock, England international Phil Roper taps the ball into keeper […]
NETHERLANDS: THE NETHERLANDS SILENCES BELGIUM TO WIN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the twelfth time in history, the Dutch national team has become European champion. With the 3-1 win in the European Championship final against Belgium, the Netherlands has qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris. The Orange took off like a rocket and took a 2-0 lead within five minutes against the Belgians, who were unable to […]
NETHERLANDS: BELGIANS – ‘THE DUTCH ARE ARROGANT PEOPLE’
Belgium qualified for the European Championship final on Thursday evening, thanks to a 1-0 win over Germany. The Red Panthers are preparing for Saturday’s confrontation with the Netherlands (2.45 p.m.). The statements that the Dutch national coach Paul van Ass made about Belgium this week have gone down the wrong way with them. On the rest day […]
NETHERLANDS: DELMÉE- ‘WHAT WE SHOWED IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH NOW’
The group stage went far from smoothly. And yet the Orangemen still have everything in their own hands at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. National coach Jeroen Delmée knows that there is still a little more to do to compete for the prizes. ‘Our level is lower than at the World Cup.’ He has mixed feelings about the […]
NETHERLANDS: JOSINE KONING: ‘I WORKED REALLY HARD FOR THIS’
Josine Koning was under the bar the entire match in the semi-final against England (7-0 win) . She won the competition with Anne Veenendaal. “I’ve worked really hard for this.” On Thursday morning, the KNHB announced the decision of national coach Paul van Ass via a press release. A few hours later, the press secretary of Orange at this European Championship, […]
Netherlands: England “lack technical skills”
The Netherlands simply rolls through the European Championship in Mönchengladbach, without playing enchanting hockey. On Thursday afternoon (5 p.m.), England awaits in the semi-final. National coach Paul van Ass does not expect England to be able to eliminate the Orange. ‘They lack technical skills in several positions.’ In the players’ hotel in Venlo, the relaxed Van Ass is […]
NETHERLANDS: EVEN AFTER AN 8-1 VICTORY, BRINKMAN STILL THINKS ABOUT THE GERMAN LOSS
Plan executed, job well done. Orange captain Thierry Brinkman was of course pleased with the victory in the last group match and reaching the semi-finals of the European Championship in Mönchengladbach on Wednesday evening after the 8-1 away against Wales . But the defeat against Germany two days earlier still reverberated in the back of his mind. ‘What was […]
Netherlands: Chronische ziekte MS houdt Belgische goalie D’Hooghe niet tegen
At the European Championships, she is just one of two Belgium goalkeepers who are engaged in a fierce battle under the crossbar. There is no evidence that Aisling D’Hooghe (28) has suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS) since childhood. She will stop after the Olympics, but she says the condition has never hindered her. Twelve years ago, her […]
NETHERLANDS: VAN GEFFEN- ‘I WAS KNOWN TO PARTY EVERY NOW AND THEN’
Twelve years ago, Margot van Geffen played her first European Championship for the Dutch national team as a 21-year-old talent. Just like now, that was held in the SparkassenPark in Mönchengladbach. ‘It’s special to be back here.’ A thunderous speech is what 33-year-old Van Geffen still remembers well from her first European Championship, in 2011. The Netherlands […]
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 5: ORANGE MEETS ENGLAND, GERMANS AGAINST BELGIANS
We have already arrived at day 5 of the European championship in Mönchengladbach. It’s the turn of the women’s teams. The Dutch won without really impressing 5-0 against Italy, one of the little ones in this tournament. Paul van Ass’s team will take on England in the semi-finals. Germany-Belgium is the other half-final. England – Scotland England recovered well early in […]
