Netherlands:

Fay van der Elst got off to a flashy start for the fourth consecutive season last weekend. Amsterdam’s striker immediately registered two goals on the first day of play in the Tulip Women’s premier league, as did Den Bosch attacker Joosje Burg. For the men there was a first for Bloemendaal striker Casper van der Veen.

Tulip Women’s big league

A goal by Van der Elst in September is now as predictable as falling leaves in autumn. Since 2022, no player in the opening month of the league has been as treacherous as the 27-year-old attacker (13 goals). On Saturday, she contributed with two goals to Amsterdam’s narrow home victory over Hurley (4-3).

Van der Elst scored at least twice in the opening weekend of the competition for the fourth (!) season in a row, a unique series. The Dutch national had even more reason to smile, by the way, as her second goal against Hurley was her fiftieth goal in the Hoofdklasse on behalf of Amsterdam.

Fay van der Elst. Photo: Bart Scheulderman

Top scorers after first round of play

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Tulip big league men

Casper van der Veen is the first leader of the men’s top scorers classification this season. The striker of Bloemendaal accounted for three of the five goals Sunday in the home victory over HDM (5-0). In doing so, Van der Veen had a first: it was his first hat-trick in the Tulip big league.

A hug from Arno Van Dessel for Casper van der Veen after his third goal against HDM. Photo: Koen Suyk

Klein Zwitserland won thanks in part to two goals by newcomer Pepe Bijlaard and Chard Futcher against promoted Schaerweijde with resounding figures: 7-1. It was the first time in 23 years that the team from The Hague achieved such a big win on its own field. On September 29, 2002, KZ won from SCHC with the same result. At Amsterdam, which won 5-1 against Hurley, Boris Burkhardt also showed his strength with two goals.

Top scorers after first round

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Promotion Class Ladies

Aafke Schrievers contributed with four goals Sunday to a flashy 6-2 win by Huizen on the Groningen field. This makes the striker, who came over from Were Di, the first leader in this season’s top scorer standings.

Schrievers, who is among the ten highest scoring players in the history of the Promotion League, was also the previous player to score four times in one game. She did that last season on the penultimate round of play on behalf of Were Di against Breda (2-6).

Top scorers after second round of play

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Promotion League Men

After Nijmegen attacker Tijn Stuve’s four goals in the opening weekend, last Sunday it was Teun Mooldijk’s turn to score his second hat trick of the season. The Berkel-Rodenrijs player did so by exploiting three penalty corners in the home game with Ring Pass, which nevertheless ended in 3-4.

The top scorers list also logically includes players from SCHC. The team from Bilthoven beat Ede 8-0 and has already scored 12 times after two rounds of play. Alistair Empey and Cédric Terwel are SCHC’s most productive players for the time being with three goals each.

Top scorers after second round of play

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