Thanks to a victory over Blauw-Wit, KZ has secured a place in the championship group. The team from Koog aan de Zaan won in Amsterdam after an attractive game 30-24. Due to the defeat and based on the mutual result, Blauw-Wit has been sentenced to participate in the relegation pool.
Strong start
Koog Zaandijk got off to a flying start and quickly took a 5-1 lead. Reason for the coaches of Blauw-Wit to request a time out right away. The team from Amsterdam had a hard time making a fist against the much scoring fellow provincial and so KZ eventually went into halftime with a 15-8 lead.
After the interruption, Blauw-Wit was a lot sharper, but KZ was not put off. Also in the second company, Tim Bakker’s team continued to score steadily. Blauw-Wit came back to 17-19 halfway through the second half, but then it was KZ’s turn again. The guests ran out to a comfortable 30-24 victory in the final phase.
Championship group
With the win, KZ qualifies for the championship group. Together with Fortuna and LDODK, the Zaankanters are the representatives from Group A of the Korfbal League. In the same group, Blauw-Wit was sentenced to the relegation pool due to the defeat, along with KCC and Dalto.
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