GIJS player Wesley Zoutman (left) behind the goal in a duel with Niek van der Meulen van Leeuwarden, in an earlier edition of GIJS-Leeuwarden. Photo: Jan Kanning
About 1000 people on the benches, including former FC Groningen director Hans Nijland, a cozy atmosphere and above all a thrilling match. There was little wrong with this ice hockey evening on which the number 2 of the Eredivisie (GIJS) met the number 4 (Leeuwarden).