You were still owed a match report from a few weeks ago. On April 19, Débaldérin 1 got to play its very first home game on our very own korfball field, against Nova 3 from Bilthoven. The weather that day was nice—not quite as beautifully sunny as it was yesterday and today, but still pleasantly…
Last Wednesday, we traveled to Oss with ten players. Right up until just before the match, it was unclear whether we would play with four men and six women, five against five, or even four against five without Reinier. The lineup was only finalized 30 minutes before the start. After checking the traffic reports, Lotte…
It had been a while since we last faced Hazenkamp. Last indoor season, the soon-to-be largest korfball club south of the Waal in Nijmegen had proven way too strong for a then already injury-struck Débaldérin. Star players like Bart Merks and Reinier Schreuder either started that match unfit or had to leave the game early…
Last Saturday was Débaldérin 1’s first outdoor match in years, held in Amersfoort against MIA 5. The match didn’t start off great—there was a lot of sun and wind, and the first two goals were against us. After that, Marieke scored a running-in shot (which was wrongly disallowed), but luckily we managed to score one…
Last Saturday, we played our final match of the season against RDZ (in Zeist). The previous match ended in a 23-8 victory, so there was confidence that Débaldérin would win this one as well. Some supporters even traveled to cheer on Débaldérin 1! Unfortunately, Kamiel had picked up a new injury and couldn’t play, but…
Last midweek match was against Duko from Duiven. This time, the game was scheduled a bit late because we couldn’t get a full hall earlier. Despite the late hour, we had to stay sharp, as this match was crucial for the championship. The game started with Bart M, Kamiel, Eline, and Lotte in attack, while…
On February 11, we faced EKCA/CIBOD in the return match. Two months earlier, the game in Arnhem had ended in a 9-11 victory for Débaldérin, so there was confidence that the points would stay in Wageningen this time. With a deep and talented squad of no fewer than 12 players (!), the match kicked off…
On February 8, the home game against Animo was on the schedule. We had won the away game convincingly, so we entered this match with confidence. Unfortunately, we were missing Lara, who had suffered a finger injury during Thursday’s training and had to watch the game from the bench. Matthijs was eager to play and…
With last week’s win against DKOD still fresh in our minds, we knew exactly what needed to be done. Win all the remaining matches, and we become champions. Easy, right? We gathered at the AH – Jan Linders to start our journey to Nijmegen in pre-arranged cars. However, we once again underestimated our timing, not…
On the morning of January 25th, the most important test for Débaldérin 1 in the hall awaited. The result would determine who would be at the top of the league by the end of the week. As you can imagine, both teams were highly motivated to win. The first half started very evenly, and neither…
