The first day of play in the preliminary competition in the national boys’ youth competition produced a veritable shower of goals in the 016 category. A total of 177 goals were scored. Amsterdam JO16 was the most productive team. They defeated Ring Pass 15-2.
Below are the results of the first round of the preliminary league for national boys. Any pictures of the matches below? Mail them to redactie@hockey.nl!
For the O16 youth the pre-competition runs until the winter break. This competition has ten playing days. For the boys, the competition consists of eight pools with six teams each. The numbers one, two and three of each pool advance to the regular national competition after the winter break. The numbers four and five will play in the Super O16 after the preliminary competition, while the number six will play in the Subtop division.
The O18 youth preliminary competition has six playing days and runs until the fall. For the boys, the competition consists of eight pools with four teams each. The numbers one and two of each pool advance to the regular national competition after the fall break, while the numbers three and four will compete in the Super O18 after the preliminary competition.
Boys O16
Not only Amsterdam managed to find the net frequently. The games of Tilburg, Zwolle and Cartouche also ended in double figures. Title holder Tilburg started with a 12-0 victory over Athena. Zwolle was 11-1 too strong for Wijchen, while Cartouche won 14-0 at Ede. Rotterdam and Klein Zwitserland also showed their scoring prowess. Rotterdam won 9-2 against Warande and Klein Zwitserland beat Forescate 9-3. Push, last season’s losing finalist, started the new season disappointingly. At home the team lost 6-3 to Bloemendaal.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Photo: Joost Gijsbers
View the standings in the pool
Pool E
Photo: Rene van Loon
Photo: Rene van Loon
Photo: Rene van Loon
Pool F
Pool G
Pool H
Boys O18
At the start of the competition in the O18 category, title holder Rotterdam immediately set the tone. The Rotterdammers defeated Athena 4-2. Vice-champion Victoria took a narrow 2-1 victory in Groningen. Kampong was on a roll. The Utrecht team was 9-2 too strong for Maarssen.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Pool E
Pool F
Pool G
Photo: Haico Enklaar
Photo: Haico Enklaar
Photo: Haico Enklaar
Pool H
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