Schaerweijde wins in bottom clash with Laren

Amsterdam - Rotterdam 0-3
With two defeats, Amsterdam ended the double weekend. After losing last Thursday at 't Kopje against Bloemendaal (5-3), Rotterdam was too strong 3-0 at Wagener Stadium on Sunday. The Rotterdammers were particularly effective in cashing in on their chances and actually decided the match before half-time. Tjep Hoedemakers opened the scoring in the 12th minute, before Pepijn van der Heijden doubled the lead ten minutes later from a penalty corner. Shortly after, Nick van Trigt made the decision with the 0-3. For the Amsterdammers, who suffered their first home defeat, it was a disastrous double weekend in which they not only lost the lead, but also considerable ground on the league table. They dropped to sixth place. Rotterdam recorded its second win in a row and remains unbeaten in away games. Coach Erik van Driel's team is third in the Tulp Hoofdklasse.

Laren - Schaerweijde 1-3
In the Tulp Hoofdklasse Men, Schaerweijde recorded an important victory in the fight against relegation. In the matches against direct competitors Laren, the visitors won 3-1. Pepijn Leenhouts opened the scoring from a penalty corner. After half-time, Stijn Draaijer doubled the lead, also from a penalty corner. When Laren pulled the goalkeeper aside for an extra fielder in the closing stages, Jens Hagen took advantage by sliding the 0-3 into the empty goal. Valentijn Charbon did something back for Laren, but could not prevent Schaerweijde's second win of the season. With this victory, both teams swap positions in the league table. Schaerweijde climbs to tenth place, while Laren drops to eleventh.

ORANJE-ROOD - Hurley 6-1
The battle between the leader and the straggler in the Tulp Hoofdklasse was an uneven one. Oranje-Rood won 6-1 over Hurley, thanks in part to three goals by Henrik Mertgens. The home team stormed straight out of the proverbial starting blocks with two early goals from Mertgens and Poll Cabre-Verdiell Badia within the first seven minutes. Before half-time, the Eindhoven side ran out further through another Mertgens and a penalty corner by Tijmen Reyenga. After the break, Borja Lacalle added one more before Hjalmar Voskuil added something back for Hurley via a penalty corner. Mertgens completed his hat-trick in the closing stages. It was an excellent double weekend for him with five goals in two games. Oranje-Rood remain unbeaten in the league through the win and are now thirteen matches in a row without defeat. Hurley remains scoreless after ten rounds and has been waiting for a win in the Tulp Hoofdklasse for twenty matches.

Pinoké - HDM 4-0
HDM played its 600th match in the Tulp Hoofdklasse, but could not mark this anniversary with a positive result. At the Amsterdamse Bos, the team from The Hague went down 4-0 against Pinoké. Florent van Aubel opened the scoring, before Daan Bonhof doubled the margin just a minute later. Even before half-time, Miles Bukkens made it 3-0 from a penalty corner. Five minutes after the break, Van Aubel decided the game definitively with his second goal of the afternoon, also from a penalty corner. For Pinoké, this victory marked the continuation of a run of ten home games without defeat. The Amsterdammers remain second, one point behind leader Oranje-Rood. HDM occupies ninth place.

Den Bosch - Kampong 4-1
At Oosterplas, two teams faced each other that had each ended their previous three matches with a win. Den Bosch continued its winning streak by beating Kampong 4-1. At half-time, the home team led 1-0 thanks to a goal by Max Kreft. After the break, Den Bosch quickly ran out. Joppe Wolbert doubled the score from a penalty corner, after which Thierry Brinkman lifted the score to 4-0 with two goals in three minutes. Kampong, playing without the injured Jip Janssen, saved the honour through a goal by Duco Telgenkamp, his eighth of the season. The win lifts Den Bosch to fifth place. Kampong remains seventh.

Klein Zwitserland - Bloemendaal 0-2
Bloemendaal ended its double weekend with six points. After the win over Amsterdam (5-3), Bloemendaal won 2-0 against Klein Zwitserland in The Hague on Sunday. With only two goals, it was a striking contrast to the previous three meetings between them, which accounted for as many as 21 goals. Jan van 't Land put Bloemendaal ahead after only eight minutes. Elian Mazkour doubled the margin after half an hour of play. For Klein Zwitserland, this defeat marked the end of a run of six home matches without a loss. After their second defeat in a row, Klein Zwitserland are back in eighth place. Bloemendaal moves up to fourth place.