EHL: Amsterdam The Dutch Men’s Champs After 13 Year Wait

Amsterdam performed a genuine ‘remontada’ in its own Wagener Stadium. Rick Mathijssen’s team seemed to have no chance of winning the title after a 4-3 defeat in Kampong and a 1-0 deficit in the return match, but managed to pull things right after the break (2-1) and then via shoot-outs (6-5). Goalkeeper Olivier Paalman, who was brought in especially for the shoot-outs, was Amsterdam’s great hero.

EHL: Amsterdam The Dutch Men’s Champs After 13 Year Wait

AH&BC Amsterdam won the Dutch men’s title for the first time since 2012 as they went the distance to beat SV Kampong in a shoot-out. Kampong had extended their first leg lead in the opening half when Jip Janssen powered home a penalty corner, making it 5-3 on aggregate. But the game turned in rapid fashion in the third quarter when Boris Burkhardt nailed a low corner shot and then, within a few minutes, Floris Middendorp’s brilliant run ended wi…

The men of the Amsterdam hockey club AH&BC are the best in the country again after thirteen years. The club managed to win against title holder Kampong from Utrecht via shoot-outs. And that while the Amsterdammers had to fear relegation last season. That they would win seemed unlikely at first. In the first duel, the club suffered a 4-3 defeat. But they managed to make up for that by winning the second duel and the shoot-outs, with 2-1 and 6-5 r…

The women's hockey team from Den Bosch won their 23rd national title on Thursday afternoon. In an exciting final, SCHC was defeated after shoot-outs. It is the first time that the women's hockey team from Den Bosch won the title, cup and Euro Hockey League in one season. SCHC has already been in the final for the national championship five times, including the past three years. The team from Bilthoven has never won the title. How big is the diff…