Aalsmeer had to swallow a loss against Lions: 34-38. In a goal-rich duel between the numbers one and two in the HandbalNL League, Aalsmeer fell just short of scoring. “The absolute will to want was missing,” said trainer Bert Bouwer afterwards.
The summary of Aalsmeer – Lions – NH News
The handball players of Aalsmeer had a tough job with Lions. The two are the leaders in the Handball NL League. Lions has not yet lost in that, while Aalsmeer has already had to swallow one defeat. The game went pretty evenly in Sporthal de Bloemhof. The team of coach Bert Bouwer, who is leaving Aalsmeer after this season, seemed to go into the break with a lead. Because Lions had a strong final phase, the Limburgers went to rest with a 15-17 lead.
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Bert Bouwer: “There is nothing worse than doing things differently” – NH News
After the break, Lions was slightly better in finishing. As a result, the visitors held onto the lead, despite Aalsmeer’s fighting spirit. During the second half, the deficit remained around four or five points each time. Aalsmeer also failed to really change that. Both teams scored quite well, but slowly the realization came that Aalsmeer no longer had a claim to victory.
“There is nothing worse than doing things differently”
Despite the defeat, Builder has no intention of doing things differently. “There is nothing worse than doing things differently. We have to continue on the same path. You have to keep doing the things you are very good at and we will do that too”, Bouwer looked ahead to the upcoming matches.
A summary of the match will follow later on NH Sport.