The first game for the championship was lost to VOC Amsterdam. The handball players got off to a bad start against Venlo, making it a catching up race. Despite a strong second half, the visitors held their ground: 23-24.
In the twenty previous matches between VOC Amsterdam and Venlo, the Limburgers only won once. There was nothing to notice this afternoon, because Venlo was much better in the first half. That resulted in a logical halftime score of 7-13.
Summary: VOC – Venlo (The last trick of Michelle Goos) – NH Sport
After the pep talk by coach Rachel de Haze, VOC had it a lot better. At that time, the deficit had already risen to seven points (10-17). The home team came closer and closer and approached Venlo four times to one point, but the equalizer did not come. Just before time, Lianna van Sleeuwen decided the match. The final chord was for Pipy Wolfs: 23-24.
Next Saturday is the second game in this best-of-three† The game will then be played in Venlo. If VOC wins, the deciding game will be in Amsterdam on 28 May.
VOC trainer Rachel de Haze saw her team lag behind – NH Sport
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