- News release
Double at HDM delivers wins for Pinoké and Rotterdam
HDM's ladies and men finished the fourteenth round of the Tulp Hoofdklasse without any points. The ladies lost 2-1 to Pinoké in front of their own crowd on Saturday. Later in the evening, the men from The Hague went down against Rotterdam. The visitors won 3-2.
HDM - Pinoké 1-2
As in the first encounter, a 1-2 final score was on the board after the match. For Pinoké it was the first away win after a series of four league matches on foreign soil without a win. The score was opened in the second quarter by Sam Luttmer, who shot from a penalty corner. After half-time, Yara Akkerman equalised, but the joy on the HDM side was short-lived. A minute later, Florine Rodenburg put Pinoké ahead again (1-2). That also turned out to be the decisive goal. HDM lost a league game for the fourth time in a row and has not won on its own pitch since the end of September.
HDM - Rotterdam 2-3
For the second time this season, Rotterdam won the match with HDM. The outing at home ended in a 7-2 win for the Rotterdammers, this time the difference in The Hague was smaller: 3-2. Guus Jansen opened the scoring in the ninth minute with his eighth goal of the season. Three minutes later, Dylan Lucieer doubled the lead. Just before the end of the first quarter, Fabian Verzuu reduced HDM's deficit. Immediately after the start of the second quarter, Rotterdam struck again. Pepijn van der Heijden exploited a penalty stroke for the 1-3, already his thirteenth goal of the season. In the last quarter, Chris Taberima brought the tension back by scoring 2-3 from a penalty stroke. However, HDM did not get any closer. The Hague team thus suffered its sixth defeat in a row and has been waiting for a win for seven league matches. For Rotterdam, it was the fifth three-pointer in the last seven league games.
