AH&BC Amsterdam won the Dutch men’s title for the first time since 2012 as they went the distance to beat SV Kampong in a shoot-out.
Kampong had extended their first leg lead in the opening half when Jip Janssen powered home a penalty corner, making it 5-3 on aggregate.
But the game turned in rapid fashion in the third quarter when Boris Burkhardt nailed a low corner shot and then, within a few minutes, Floris Middendorp’s brilliant run ended with Dayaan Cassiem deflecting in for 2-1.
That made it 5-5 in total, leading to a dramatic shoot-out which went to the seventh round where, fittingly, Burkhardt was the man to score the crucial goal and spark huge celebrations at the Wagener Stadium.
The result means AH&BC Amsterdam advance to next Easter’s EHL Men’s FINAL8 with SV Kampong going to the KO16 in October.
