Den Bosch past Pinoké at the last minute, victory for Rotterdam

Den Bosch - Pinoké 2-1
With its third win of the season, Den Bosch has now climbed to fourth place in the league table. At the Oosterplas, Pinoké was only forced to its knees in the closing stages. With two goals, Frédérique Matla was the match winner on the Bosch side. Both goals came from penalty corners. Matla scoring against Pinoké is not surprising. The Steekneuzen are the international's favourite opponent. Matla has already scored 31 times against Pinoké in all competitions, including 30 in the Tulp Hoofdklasse. Moreover, she has I scored each of her last 15 league games against Pinoké. These two goals bring her closer to a milestone. Matla is five goals away from her 200th league goal at the highest level. After two wins in a row, Pinoké suffered another defeat, its third of the season. Despite the loss, Pinoké remains eighth.

Hurley - Rotterdam 0-1
Rotterdam recorded its second win of the season. Visiting the Amsterdamse Bos, they beat Hurley 1-0. The only goal of the match fell after only nine minutes when Brechtje van Santbrink scored from a penalty corner. It was the Rotterdam team's first away win in the Tulp Hoofdklasse since 3 October 2024. It then became 3-0 against Huizen, although half of that match was played on Rotterdam soil due to a broken lighting installation at Huizen. The last away win on foreign soil dates from 12 May 2024: 1-3 at Hurley. With the win, Rotterdam ended a streak of 11 away matches in which they failed to win. Hurley suffered its fourth defeat in six league games. Moreover, the team did not score in the last three matches. Meanwhile, Hurley dropped to eleventh place in the league table.

HDM - Amsterdam 0-6
Amsterdam remains on the trail of leaders SCHC and chasers Kampong. The team closed the gap to Kampong to one point after the 6-0 win in The Hague over HDM. It was Amsterdam's fourth win on foreign soil in a row. In the last 20 away games, the team stepped off the field victorious sixteen times. Trijntje Beljaars scored her sixth and seventh goal of the season. Fay van der Elst was also prolific twice for Amsterdam. HDM suffered its second defeat in a row and dropped from fourth to fifth place in the league table.

Tilburg - HGC 4-2
After last week's surprising win over Amsterdam (2-3), Tilburg knotted another victory with it. At home, they beat HGC 4-2. Daphne Nikkels scored two of four goals for the Tilburg team, which finally grabbed a three-pointer in front of its own crowd again after five games. Tilburg's last home win was the 2-1 over Rotterdam on 16 March this year. It ensures that Tilburg has now climbed to ninth place. For HGC, matches on foreign soil are tricky. This season, coach Bas Boogaard's team has yet to win an away game. Including the closing stages of last season, HGC is already five matches on foreign soil without a victory. Despite this, the team maintains its seventh position.

Oranje-Rood - Bloemendaal 0-0
Goals failed to materialise in Eindhoven during the match between Oranje-Rood and Bloemendaal. For the fourth time in six league games, Oranje-Rood failed to score. With two goals, the Eindhoven team is the least productive team in the Tulp Hoofdklasse. The point difference did ensure that Oranje-Rood remained without defeat against Bloemendaal for the sixth time in a row. Despite this, Oranje-Rood remain bottom of the league with four out of six. Promoted Bloemendaal have already picked up nine points after six games.