Rotterdam became champion in the men’s main class once before. That was in 2013. The club also lost the play-off final three times, the last time in 2024.
Amsterdam’s hockey players had to make up a deficit in the second game and that’s how they started. Boris Burkhardt missed a penalty corner. Sam Steins Bisschop tipped in moments later, leveling the score again.
The Rotterdam team had a whole series of penalty corners in the second quarter, but they were unable to score. Thijs van Dam made it 1-1 from the rebound.
Strong third quarter
Amsterdam became stronger in the third quarter. After a foul by Jesse Steenhoff, Amsterdam was allowed to take a penalty corner, which was used by Burkhardt. The visitors then had numerous opportunities to extend further. Goalie Derk Meijer from Rotterdam saved on a bet from Brent van Bijnen and on several penalty corners from Amsterdam. Lee Morton was still aiming for the intersection.
However, Rotterdam struck a minute before the end. Justen Blok shot the ball forward with a long shot, where Joaquin Menini hit it with his stick: 2-2.
A few hours earlier, the Amsterdam hockey players had better luck. The women of the Amsterdam Hockey & Bandy Club (AH&BC) won the national championship this afternoon after a series of shoot-outs. The team of trainer Jesse Mahieu defeated reigning champion Den Bosch.
