Netherlands:

The Men’s Silver Cup gets a new winner. Defending champion Rijswijk stranded Friday night in the quarterfinals of the second cup tournament. Union was 6-1 too strong for the team that played in the cup finals the last two seasons. Besides Union, Delta Venlo, Hoorn and Zwart-Wit also reached the last four of the Silver Cup.

Delta Venlo won 4-3 over Ommoord on a visit. It was a game in which Ommoord led 2-0 after which Delta Venlo scored three goals. Ommoord equalized in the closing stages, but Delta Venlo took the win in the end. Hoorn settled at home with Wageningen. It became 2-0.

In the game between Zwart-Wit and Maarssen, there was a 1-1 tie on the scoreboard after regular playing time, after which shoot-outs had to bring the decision. In these shoot-outs Zwart-Wit proved to be the strongest, winning 4-3 and thus the last ticket for the semi-finals.

On Friday, April 18, Union will host Zwart-Wit in the semifinals. In the other semifinal Hoorn will take on Delta Venlo at home.