HV Volendam has made a nice success in the BENE League. The handball players were too strong for Bocholt (the leader and title holder of the competition) with 40-39. This means that the leading position has been taken over from the Belgians.
The home team went into the match thinking that Bocholt was the leader, while Volendam was third with only one point less. For the Volendam handball players, the attacks went smoothly from the first moment. Especially for Tim Roefs and Evert Kooijman, they really shot with precision. It was clear that the reigning champion of the BENE-League was no match for Volendam’s attacking urge. A monster score seemed to be in the making, after the home team took a large margin (17-10).
However, partly due to a number of time penalties, Bocholt came back to four points at halftime (20-16). After the break it remained extremely exciting until the end. Bocholt was getting closer to Volendam by the minute. Volendam won by force of will and took over the lead (40-39). The victory led to an explosion of joy among the players and coaches. Jordy Baijens and Lucas Schneider had a major share in the victory with both nine goals.
Reactions from the Volendam camp and a summary will appear here later.