VOC has won the final of the NH Cup. The formation of trainer Rachel de Haze was too strong for SEW in the final. In Sporthal De Bloesem in Wognum it eventually became 37-31 for the Amsterdam club.
Last week, VOC had won all group matches in the NH Cup, the practice tournament between the four North Holland Eredivisie clubs, and so went on to the final unbeaten. SEW, in turn, managed to beat fellow provincials VZV and Volendam, so the team from Nibbixwoud was also allowed to participate in the final.
Final
In the final battle, VOC started energetically. The losing finalist of last season in the Eredivisie quickly ran into a lead, thanks in part to several consecutive goals from Zola Amsen. On behalf of SEW, Eline Veltrop immediately fired, but she could not prevent VOC from going into halftime with a large lead: 21-15.
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After the interruption, VOC stepped up a gear and partly due to carelessness on the part of SEW, the lead rose to nine points. In the last fifteen minutes of the game, the team of coach Michael Vijverberg was able to somewhat repair the damage, but the victory of VOC was no longer in danger. VOC eventually won with 37-31 and is thus the winner of the NH Cup for the third time in a row.
The consolation final went between VZV and Volendam. After a final score of 28-28, a penalty shootout had to be done. Volendam outperformed the team from ‘t Veld and finished third.
Watch the final of the penalty shootout series between VZV and Volendam below.