Lots of top sport in North Holland this sports weekend. The Holland Series with Amsterdam Pirates will be decided this weekend, there will be plenty of handball and FC Volendam and AZ will be in action in the Premier League tonight. Don’t miss anything in our live blog.
Coach Pascal Jansen’s team comes out of the dressing room well. The convincing play also spreads to the stands, because the stadium has suddenly come back to life.
AZ – sc Heerenveen 1-0
HV Volendam was unable to get the job done at home against Dinamo Pancevo. After winning 30-33 in Serbia last week, Geert Hinskens’ team lost 36-41 in the EHF Cup. As a result, Volendam’s European adventure has come to an end after two games.
The ball rolls again in Alkmaar. Let’s hope for a more fun second half between AZ and sc Heerenveen.
AZ – sc Heerenveen 1-0
AZ goes to the dressing room with a 1-0 lead thanks to Vangelis Pavlidis’ goal. In a fairly boring first half, the Alkmaarders had to pay attention in the final phase, because Heerenveen became dangerous.
AZ – sc Heerenveen 1-0
Mathew Ryan is attentive to a free kick from Thom Haye. The AZ goalkeeper processes the free kick from the side into a corner kick.
AZ – sc Heerenveen 1-0
AZ has to be careful that it doesn’t play football to sleep. Heerenveen gets the first chance through Patrik Walemark with a shot from distance.
AZ – sc Heerenveen 1-0
And who else than Vangelis Pavlidis scores for AZ?! The Greek striker is accurate for the ninth game in a row. He cuts inside and outwits goalkeeper Andries Noppert after the ball was deflected by Thom Haye.
AZ – sc Heerenveen 1-0
The ball rolls in Alkmaar during the match between AZ and SC Heerenveen. The Alkmaarders are second in the Premier League and are competing against the Frisians, who are fifteenth. The team of coach Kees van Wonderen has been waiting for a victory for six games.
PSV won 3-1 against Fortuna Sittard. As a result, the people of Eindhoven have made an advance on AZ, which has to give chase again. With a win against Heerenveen the difference is two points again.
It’s unbelievable… Yassin Oukili shoots RKC from outside the box to make it 2-1.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 2-1
Quincy Hoeve has the winning goal on his foot. He taps the ball narrowly wide from Johnson’s cross. That should have been it actually…
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-1
FC Volendam is fully deserved at the same level! Benaissa Benamar heads home from a cross from Darius Johnson.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-1
The Volendam team is fighting for their last chance against RKC Waalwijk. Bilal Ould-Chikh is the most dangerous man with actions along the side, but the last pass is always just not right. Can Matthias Kohler’s team still produce the equalizer?
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
FC Volendam almost scored the equalizer. Substitute Quincy Hoeve sends a header towards the intersection, but the ball ends up just above the crossbar on the roof of the goal.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
Mio Backhaus asserts himself with a great save. The German goalkeeper of FC Volendam reacts cattily to a header from Dario van der Buijs from a corner kick. On the other hand, the real danger of Volendam still remains.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
FC Volendam breathes a sigh of relief, because Michiel Kramer taps the ball just wide of Mio Backhaus’s goal. The RKC striker puts his foot against a cross from a free kick by Aaron Meijers. Xavier Mbuyamba has now been replaced by Darius Johnson and Damon Mirani has been moved back one line.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
FC Volendam came out of the dressing room well. Matthias Kohler’s team plays forward with a lot of bravado and always comes close to the goal. There is no immediate danger for now, but things look a lot better than before halftime.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
FC Volendam has kicked off the second half in Waalwijk. The Volendam team must overcome a 1-0 deficit against RKC.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
Trainer Pascal Jansen sticks to the usual names. Ruben van Bommel is ill and is missing from the selection for the match against SC Heereveen. The kick-off in Alkmaar is at 9 p.m.
AZ setup: Ryan; Sugawara, Bazoer, Penetra, Moller Wolfe; Clasie, Mijnans, De Wit; Lahdo, Pavlidis, Van Brederode
RKC Waalwijk and FC Volendam go to the dressing room. Matthias Kohler’s team faces a 1-0 deficit due to David Min’s goal.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
Within a minute it was scored for RKC Waalwijk. Former Telstar player David Min shoots the ball hard behind Mio Backhaus from a difficult angle.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 1-0
FC Volendam escapes a deficit at RKC Waalwijk. After a good attack, Chris Lokesa shoots the ball against the crossbar.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 0-0
Robert Mühren is sent off and produces a vicious shot from the side. RKC goalkeeper Jeroen Houwen turns the ball into a corner kick.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 0-0
Volendam’s first chance comes after ten minutes of play in Waalwijk. Bilal Ould-Chikh tries from a difficult angle, but his effort sails over. After RKC started the match opportunistically, Volendam has more control over the match.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 0-0
RKC Waalwijk and FC Volendam have started the match. The difference between numbers 14 and 16 in the Premier League is only two points.
RKC Waalwijk – FC Volendam 0-0
The Bloemendaal hockey players cannot get further than a 1-1 draw against HGC. Thierry Brinkman gave the home team the lead at ‘t Kopje, but Bloemendaal had to concede the equalizer in the second half. Amsterdam will soon play against Schaerweijde and Pinoké will visit Oranje-Rood.
George Cox starts against RKC Waalwijk in the starting line-up at FC Volendam. The left back makes his debut with the Volendam team.
FC Volendam line-up: Backhaus; Payne, Mbuyamba, Benamar, Cox; Mirani; De Haan, Twigt; Ould-Chikh, Mühren, Kuol
Due to rain, the game between Amsterdam Pirates and Neptunus was postponed. At the time of the stoppage, Pirates led 5-1 in the seventh inning. The remainder will be played tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Rotterdam. Depending on the result, the decision-making match may follow.
The match between RKC Waalwijk and FC Volendam will kick off in Waalwijk at 6.45 pm. The Volendam team is in seventeenth place in the Premier League with four points. RKC is doing slightly better with six points, but if they win, coach Matthias Kohler’s team can jump over the Brabant team. In that case, Volendam will also beat Ajax.
Pinoké seemed to be on its way to a historic victory at SCHC last night, but ultimately lost 2-1 in Bilthoven. The forest derby between Hurley and national champion Amsterdam was won convincingly by the visitors: 1-4. In an attractive cellar-cracker, Rotterdam and Bloemendaal share the points after a 3-3 draw. At Den Bosch, Fréderique Matla achieved another special milestone. The hockey player from Bussum scored her 200th goal in the service of the Brabanders.
- SCHC – Pinoké 2-1
- Hurley – Amsterdam 1-4
- Rotterdam – Bloemendaal 3-3
The handball players from Volendam will play the return in the EHF European Cup tonight at 7 p.m. The Serbian Pancevo comes to visit Ssporthal Opperdam. Last week the North Hollanders won 30-33 in Serbia. This means that Volendam starts the match with a three-point lead.
In the Euro Cup, ZV De Zaan won the second group match against the Greek Glyfadas. The water polo players won 8-9 and thus recorded their first victory. This means that ZV De Zaan continues to follow in the footsteps of Padova and Lille. On Saturday, November 4, ZV De Zaan will play against the French water polo players from Lille in the Sloterparkbad in Amsterdam.
From a dry and windy North Holland we welcome you to the live blog. We will keep you informed of developments along the sports fields.