Kampong beat Pinoké, Hurley and HGC draw

Hurley – HGC 1–1

Hurley came within a whisker of suffering a surprise defeat. In the Amsterdamse Bos, HGC had taken the lead after 44 minutes thanks to a well-taken penalty stroke by the Argentine world champion Valentina Raposo. The score remained unchanged until the final minute, when Margot van Hecking Colenbrander scored from a penalty corner to prevent the home side from suffering defeat.

Hurley remained unbeaten in their third league match, but are now just one point ahead of fifth-placed Rotterdam, who also drew. HGC picked up a point in an away match for the first time this season. It is their fourth point of the season. The gap to the bottom-placed side, who are still without a point, is four points. They trail the safe ninth place by three points.

Kampong – Pinoké 2–1

The drama unfolded in the closing stages at the Klapperboom. With three minutes to go, it looked as though Kampong would have to settle for a draw after Lana Kalse converted the penalty stroke awarded to Pinoké. However, it was the club’s top scorer, Iris de Kemp, who ensured the home side kept all three points at home. She beautifully tipped Carlijn Tukkers’ cross from the right into the net to secure the victory.

The Kampong striker, who has now scored twelve goals, had put her side ahead after twenty minutes. Before half-time, Kampong had failed to extend their lead. Mikki Roberts’ penalty stroke was saved by Kiki Gunneman, who chose the right corner. In the end, De Kemp still brought joy to the Klapperboom.

Thanks to their second win in their last three matches, Kampong, who are sixth, have reduced the gap to fourth-placed Hurley to two points. Pinoké remain seventh and have now gone four league matches without a win. The defeat brought an end to the team’s run of three unbeaten away matches.

Oranje-Rood - Den Bosch 0-1

For a long time, Oranje-Rood held out hope of securing a point against league leaders Den Bosch, but in the 46th minute, Charlotte Englebert sealed the victory for the leaders.

Frédérique Matla failed to score for the first time this season. This brought an end to a remarkable run for the Staatsloterij Hoofdklasse’s top scorer. Matla had, in fact, found the net in each of the last fourteen match rounds.

Den Bosch remain unbeaten after nine match rounds. They secured their fifteenth league win and are now on an eleven-match unbeaten run away from home. Furthermore, Den Bosch have kept a clean sheet in their last eight league matches. Away from home, they have now recorded seven consecutive clean sheets. Following this defeat, Oranje-Rood have now gone four matches without a win. They have picked up two points during that run.

Rotterdam – HDM 0–0

Spectators at the Schouten Zekerheid Stadium were not treated to any goals. The match ended 0-0. Although the draw means Rotterdam are now unbeaten in five matches in a row, the team have also gone three league matches without a win. As fourth-placed Hurley also drew, the gap in the table remains at one point. Thanks to the draw, HDM did climb to a safe ninth place at Bloemendaal’s expense, on the basis of a better goal difference.

SCHC – Bloemendaal 3–1

SCHC remain hot on the heels of league leaders Den Bosch following their 3-1 victory over Bloemendaal. An early opener from Maud van den Heuvel put the home side on course for victory. After Yibbi Jansen doubled the lead from a penalty corner after the break with her fifteenth goal of the season, Ankelein Baardemans pulled one back. It was Bloemendaal’s top scorer’s sixth goal of the season. In the closing stages, Van den Heuvel put the game beyond doubt with her second goal of the evening. SCHC remain second in the table, three points behind Den Bosch. Bloemendaal suffered their fifth consecutive away defeat and dropped from ninth to tenth place in the table.

Victoria – Amsterdam 0–3

It wasn’t just Den Bosch and SCHC who secured victories; Amsterdam also took all three points. Bottom-of-the-table Victoria, who were still without a point, were beaten 3-0.

Imke Verstraeten was once again key for Amsterdam. After eleven minutes, she opened the scoring from a penalty stroke and, just before half-time, she doubled the lead from a penalty corner. This took her season tally to seven goals. After the break, Marijn Veen sealed the final score.

For Amsterdam, it was their fourth consecutive victory without conceding a goal. Away from home, the team are now unbeaten in nineteen matches. Their last five away matches have all ended in victory.

Victoria have lost their last thirteen top-flight matches, a negative club record. Victoria also hold a negative club record at home: eleven consecutive home defeats. The team have now gone seventeen league matches without a win at the highest level.