Netherlands: Sam Lane, Modest Top Scorer of OR

With his fourteenth and fifteenth competition goals of this season, Sam Lane (26) was again of great value for the Oranje-Rood on Sunday. Partly thanks to the top form of the New Zealand striker, the Eindhoven team won 3-2 against Den Bosch and started the long hibernation as leaders in the Tulp Hoofdklasse. Sam Lane is a real […]

NETHERLANDS: DEN BOSCH TOO STRONG FOR AMSTERDAM IN A FASCINATING TOP MATCH: 2-1

Den Bosch handed national champion Amsterdam their first defeat in more than a year in a wonderful hockey battle on Sunday afternoon. At the Oosterplas, coach Marieke Dijkstra’s formation won 2-1 in a match in which goal chances, green and yellow cards were almost innumerable. Den Bosch further extended its undefeated streak in the Premier League […]

NETHERLANDS: TEARS AT ROTTERDAM AFTER COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY DEFEAT: ‘S**T FEELING’

Frustrated, Brian Vervoort – coach of Rotterdam – addresses his troops on Friday evening after a hard, but unnecessary defeat against competitor Oranje-Rood (4-2). In the circle he shouts: ‘This is not possible at all, what happened here. We really brought this on ourselves.’ Sports are at their best when they are unfair. Rotterdam, which as number twelve […]

NETHERLANDS: DUTCH JUNIORS TO WORLD CUP: NO BUKKENS, GOALKEEPER CHOICE WILL FOLLOW LATER

We will not see Miles Bukkens again at the World Cup under 21 years. The top scorer of the previous global youth tournament is struggling with a meniscus injury and is therefore the biggest absentee in the selection of national coach Jesse Mahieu, who still has to make a decision about his goalkeepers. “I already sensed that it […]

NETHERLANDS: FIRST FOR YIBBI JANSEN, ANOTHER HAT TRICK FOR JIP JANSSEN

This season’s top scorer lists in the Premier League have been led since last weekend by two penalty corner guns who have been scoring consistently for some time now. Among the women, SCHC’s Yibbi Jansen is the first to reach double figures, while among the men, Kampong defender Jip Janssen single-handedly leads the rankings. Tulp Hoofdklasse […]

NETHERLANDS: HENDRICKX IS BACK WITH PINOKÉ: ‘I DARE TO DRAG ON AGAIN’

For the first time after winning the national title in May, Alexander Hendrickx (30) was seen again in the Pinoké shirt last Saturday. The Belgian penalty corner specialist has recovered from a persistent inflammation in his left knee. He scored his first minutes of this season and an anniversary goal in the home game against Little Switzerland […]

NETHERLANDS: TEUNTJE HORN: HAPPY AT HIC AFTER YEARS OF ‘HASSLE’ AT BLOEMENDAAL

Last year she played in the big league at Bloemendaal. This season, former youth international Teuntje Horn is one of the driving forces behind HIC, which reached the play-offs. In Amstelveen they once again claimed one of the top spots in the Promotion Class. But with only two wins under their belt, there is still work to be […]

Netherlands: Rotterdam Mourns After Off-day: ‘being Behind 6-1 is Not Possible’

The men of Rotterdam experienced a dramatic Sunday. They eventually lost 6-3 to the Oranje-Rood, but that score did not reflect the impact of the brutal defeat. ‘We are not ready for a top match yet. And there are no excuses for that.’ Their opponents from the Oranje-Rood had already been standing along the fence chatting with family. Provided […]

Netherlands: Joy at Schaerweijde After First Victory: ‘fought Like Lions’

‘We fought like lions. This was the game we had to win. This is what I call a hard-fought victory,” says Pepijn Leenhouts, who dragged Schaerweijde to the first victory of the season (0-1) in the crucial confrontation with Laren on Sunday afternoon. ‘And Jan de Wijkerslooth was a great goalkeeper.’ When last-place Schaerweijde not only gave away the […]

Netherlands: the Oranje-Rood Embarrass Rotterdam in a Goal-rich Top Match

Rotterdam was put on display by Oranje-Rood on Sunday. In the top match in Eindhoven it was no less than 6-3 for the home team. At halftime it was already 4-1 for the hosts, who used their chances very effectively. For Rotterdam it was the third loss in a row after previous defeats against Kampong and Pinoké.  It […]