- Men's
Joep Troost steals the show with five goals, top match undecided
On Saturday night in the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men, Joep Troost was the absolute standout. He scored all five goals for Pinoké in the 5-2 victory over Klein Zwitserland. Earlier in the day, the top match between Bloemendaal and Kampong had no winner. The spectacle at 't Kopje ended in an exciting 4-4.
Bloemendaal - Kampong 4-4
The delightful top match at 't Kopje between Bloemendaal and Kampong ended in a spectacular 4-4. The Utrechters twice took a two-goal lead, but saw the home team come back each time. A yellow card for Jip Janssen proved a tipping point, after which Bloemendaal equalised. Kampong started strongly and quickly made it 0-2.
Jip Janssen opened the scoring from a penalty corner, before Duco Telgenkamp doubled the lead. It was Telgenkamp's first time scoring for Kampong against Bloemendaal. Australian striker Nathan Ephraums brought Bloemendaal back into the game with two goals in a row, but Telgenkamp put Kampong back in the lead before half-time: 2-3.
After the break, Janssen again increased the margin to two (2-4) via a penalty corner. At that point, Kampong seemed to be on their way to victory, but the yellow card for Janssen gave Bloemendaal new energy. Jasper Brinkman reduced the deficit from a penalty corner and shortly afterwards Marc Miralles exploited a penalty stroke to make the final score 4-4. The draw marked Bloemendaal's third points loss in the last four league matches.
Pinoké - Klein Zwitserland 5-2
It was undoubtedly Joep Troost's night. He accounted for Pinoké's entire goal tally in the 5-2 victory over Klein Zwitserland. He scored his goals in three different ways: two field goals, two penalty corners and a penalty stroke. It was the first time Troost scored five goals in a premier league match. The last two players to score five times in one game in the Tulp Hoofdklasse also did so on behalf of Pinoké: Alexander Hendrickx (five against Voordaan (3-7) and Bukkens (five against Hurley (0-7).
Pinoké, who started without injured top scorer Miles Bukkens, started strongly and took the lead through a penalty stroke by Troost. Klein Zwitserland fought back. Aki Käppeler equalised from a penalty corner and Lucas Toscani even put the Hague team ahead from the penalty spot.
But then the Joep Troost show really started. First he scored the equaliser from a penalty corner, then Pinoké took the lead again with a field goal, before scoring again from a penalty corner. In the closing stages, Troost also made it 5-2. For Pinoké, the victory marked the third win in a row, while Klein Zwitserland just suffered its third defeat in a row.
