It didn’t seem to be a difficult evening for Blauw-Wit after a good first half against fellow provincial Groen Geel. After the break, the wide margin promptly disappeared and it became even more exciting. In the end, the Amsterdammers drew the longest straw.
In the early stages the score went from 2-2 to 4-7. Hereafter, the visitors took a big lead of seven points (7-14). They kept this margin until halftime: 9-16.
Initially, Blauw-Wit didn’t seem to run into any more problems in the second half, when the lead was extended from 11-17 to 13-19. This thought disappeared after the Wormers came on 19-22. At a score of 20-23, Momo Stavenuiter (who became joint top scorer) scored 20-24. The victory was no longer in danger after this: 21-25.
With the win, Blauw-Wit retains the lead in the relegation group with ten points. Groen Geel gets stuck on eight points and sees the team from Amsterdam run out.
KZ
In the championship group, KZ also lost the third group match. When visiting DVO, it was 9-5 at halftime. In the second half, the home team’s victory was no longer in danger and the Zaankanters lost 21-16.