In addition to the roar of the Superbike World Cup on the TT Circuit in Assen, the Donar cracker against Mechelen and of course FC Groningen-NEC and Heerenveen-FC Emmen, there is much more top sport to experience in Groningen and Drenthe. Hurry-Up has to win against Volendam and will the amateur football players from Drieborg, better known as ‘the St. Pauli of the Oldambt’, finally become champions?
To start with the latter: that is possible. Few doubt that Drieborg will become champion in 5C on Sunday. The distance with number 2 FVV is too great for that: 6 points, with three matches to go. But will it happen on Sunday? Because let FVV, also in its own Foxhol, be the next opponent of Drieborg.
FVV wants to seize the last chance
The Foxholsters undoubtedly want to seize their last chance to become champions. So that will be all or nothing for the St. Pauli van het Oldambt on Sunday, which has never celebrated a championship with the first team before.
For the handball players of Drenth Groep Hurry-Up, it is Saturday night to hook up or drop out. The Zwartemeerders must win in their own sports hall De Eendracht from 8 p.m. to keep an eye on the important second place. Opponent is Volendam, against which a 34-34 draw was played.
Hurry-Up has something to set right
Hurry-Up and Volendam both have seven points in the HandbalNL-League, in which the Dutch title is being fought for. They closely follow number two Aalsmeer (nine points). League-leader Lions, which won against Bevo on Thursday, does not seem to be able to find out with fifteen points. A place in the top two teams is necessary to be able to play the final matches for the Dutch championship.
Hurry-Up has something to put right, after it lost a point against Bevo in Panningen last weekend. Earlier, the Drenths had beaten the Limburgers in the semi-finals of the cup.
E&O also has to work
The handball players and handball players of E&O also have something to put right in Emmen on Saturday. Both the men and women lost their games last weekend. Both teams come into action in sports hall Angelslo in a double program. The men of Oosting E&O, who are sixth in the Eredivisie, will play against Hercules from 8.45 pm. The residents of The Hague, against whom the draw was 28-28, occupy eighth place.
The double program will be kicked off from 7 pm by the women of Misker E&O. They play in the first division against VZV 2, which is just below the team of Danish coach Henrik Bergholt. E&O must win to have a chance of promotion to the premier league.
EHS ’85 and Weiteveense Boys can also become champions
Back to amateur football for a moment, because Drieborg is not the only team that will probably get the flat cart next weekend. EHS ’85 can also – finally – become champion. The fourth division team from Emmen has a draw at home against low-flyer DVC ’59. And for Weiteveense Boys it can hardly go wrong, you would say. In Weiteveen, the closest competitor De Treffer ’16 is the opponent in the championship match.
A considerable number of classes (and divisions) higher, ACV once again plays a top duel: number 3 SteDoCo comes to visit the Catawiki sports park in Assen, still the park of the proud leader of the third division. Have fun!