Third Champions League match for Polar Bears, GZC Donk, and Dutch players

The women of Polar Bears and GZC Donk will play their third Champions League group stage matches tomorrow. In Ede, the Polar Bears will play against Hungary's FTC Telekom, one of the strongest teams in Europe, at 7:30 p.m. Noa de Vries, former top scorer of Z&PC Het Ravijn, plays for the Hungarian team. The women from Gouda have traveled to Athens to face former international Maud Megens' Alimos. The match will start at 8:00 p.m. Greek time. Greece is 1 hour ahead of the Netherlands.

Coach Erik Brugue's team won the opening match against Roma in Group C. The exciting game ended in a 14-14 draw at full time. The Gouda ladies were stronger than the Italians in the penalty shootout, securing a 20-19 victory at home. The last Champions League match against Olympiakos, featuring Dutch youth international Amalia Christodoulou-Out, was lost 17-13 in Piraeus, Greece.

Tomorrow's third group stage match will be crucial for Polar Bears. Coach Petros Doudesis' team lost the first two Champions League matches in Group B and will aim to perform well against the tough FTC team. The first match was against strong Spanish side Mataró. The Ede women played a strong game at home but undeservedly lost 17-19. They also suffered a narrow 15-13 defeat against Italy's Padova, where Maxine Schaap plays. 

Other Dutch players featuring in tomorrow's Champions League matches include the following.

Group A: CN Terrassa (Nina ten Broek) vs Dunaujvaros 
Group A: Vouliagmeni (Kitty Lynn Joustra and Lola Moolhuijzen) vs CN Sabadell (Simone van de Kraats and Laura Aarts) 
Group B: CN Mataró vs Padova (Maxine Schaap) 
Group C: Olympiacos SFP (Amalia Christodoulou-Out) vs SIS Roma 
Group D: CN Sant Andreu (Roline Schuijt) vs Ekipe Orizzonte (Robin Jutte) 
Group D: BVSC Zuglo vs UVSE Budapest 

The complete schedule can be found on this page. The matches can be viewed, for a fee, via this link.