Final Weeks; Het Ravijn wins exciting first quarterfinal against UZSC | Polar Bears and GZC Donk secure victories | Waterpolo.nl
Tonight, the women of Het Ravijn, Polar Bears, and GZC Donk won the first quarterfinals of the playoffs. The ladies of ZV De Ham ZC played in the Nordic League, so the team from Krommenie will play against ZV De Zaan next weekend. GZC Donk won with a score of 24-8 against PSV in the Groenhovenbad. In Ede, Polar Bears secured a 21-5 victory over ZVL-1886.
The fourth-placed team in the regular season, Het Ravijn, managed to win narrowly against UZSC in an exciting match. The final score was 12-11 (3-2, 1-2, 5-1, 3-6) with Polina Synytsia performing strongly in goal and referees Henk Smit and Robert Nederlof at poolside.
Key goal scorers for the home team were youth international Amy Kleinlugtebeld (4), Iris Vreeling (2), Annefleur Ten Bloemendaal, Lotte Schreurs, Margreet ter Schure, Kari Ankoné, and captain Susan de Vries (all with 1 goal each). For UZSC, Sterre Bijkerk (3), Anne van Rossum, Sam Jutte, and Hanna Hogervorst (2 each), Marit Borgts, Myrthe Broekmate, Isis Keijzer, and Anne van Rossum (1 each) found the net.
In their home turf, the team coached by Sander Roelofs took a 2-0 lead courtesy of two goals by youth international Kleinlugtebeld. The Utrecht women quickly responded with a goal by Jutte to make it 2-1, followed by Van Rossum equalizing the score. The teams went neck to neck in the entertaining first and second periods.
The second half started with a 4-4 tie, and led by captain Susan de Vries, Het Ravijn got off to a good start. The Nijverdallers were clinical in front of the goal in the third period, extending their lead from 5-4 to 9-5. The final period saw UZSC mounting a strong comeback from 10-5 to 11-9. In the last two minutes, Het Ravijn widened the gap to three, making UZSC’s last two goals come a bit too late. Tomorrow, the women will have a rematch in Utrecht.
View the match photos taken by Wim Beunk on the image bank.
Friday, May 2
GZC Donk - PSV – 24-8
Referees: Anton Bervoets and Bregje de Jong
Polar Bears - ZVL-1886 – 21-5
Referees: Diana Dutilh and Roeland Sonnemans
Het Ravijn - UZSC – 12-11
Referees: Henk Smit and Robert Nederlof
Saturday, May 3
PSV - GZC Donk – 1:45 PM – De Tongelreep, Eindhoven - Live stream
Referees: John Nieuwkoop and Emanuel Taylan
ZVL-1886 - Polar Bears – 4:00 PM – Combibad de Vliet, Leiden - Live stream
Referees: Rob Bijeman and Joop van den Heuvel
UZSC - Het Ravijn – 9:30 PM – De Krommerijn, Utrecht - Live stream
Referees: Rik Evers and Pieter Bot
Sunday, May 4
Het Ravijn - UZSC – 4:00 PM – Het Ravijn, Nijverdal - Live stream
Referees: TBA
Polar Bears - ZVL-1886 – 3:00 PM – De Peppel, Ede - Live stream
Referees: TBA
GZC Donk - PSV – 6:45 PM – Groenhovenbad, Gouda -
Referees: TBA
Friday, May 9
ZV De Zaan - ZV De Ham ZC – 8:00 PM – De Slag, Zaandam - Live stream
Referees: TBA
Saturday, May 10
ZV De Ham ZC - ZV De Zaan – 3:00 PM – De Crommenije, Krommenie - Live stream
Referees: TBA
Sunday, May 11
ZV De Zaan - ZV De Ham ZC – 4:00 PM – De Slag, Zaandam - Live stream
Referees: TBA
