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 accounting for Matthijs arriving later and the uncooperative traffic. As a result, we didn’t have much time to discuss tactics and warm up. We tried to use the little time we had efficiently, and luckily, it was enough.
The match started with Tom, Bart, Tirza, and Marieke in attack, while Matthijs, Deen, Lara, and Nathalie took on defense. Tine and Inge had to warm the bench a little longer. We started the game very strong. Marieke opened the score with a great running shot, followed by a goal from Tirza. Deen and Lara also contributed by scoring from distance. Then it was Tirza’s turn again, scoring twice more, quickly putting us ahead 0-6. More goals followed from Nathalie, Bart, Tirza, and Deen, and thanks to our strong defensive efforts, we went into halftime with an impressive 0-11 lead!
During halftime, Skunk kindly provided some lemonade (a nice gesture), and everyone agreed that there was nothing to complain about regarding our play. Our goal for the second half was set: reach a total of 25 goals.
Full of confidence, we kicked off the second half, and Inge got to make her Débaldérin 1 debut. Matthijs seemed to understand the assignment and scored immediately after halftime. However, the lemonade had also fueled Skunk, as they quickly responded with their first and second goals. Fortunately, Lara wasn’t in the mood to lose and scored twice more, with Marieke adding another goal as well. Unfortunately, the ball just didn’t seem to want to go through the hoop in the second half. Tine had plenty of chances, but it felt like there was a lid on the basket.
After goals from Matthijs and Deen, Tine finally managed to find the net. A final goal from Lara sealed the match with a solid 4-19 victory. Unfortunately, we didn’t quite reach our halftime goal of 25 goals, but another win brings us closer to the championship! Just three more wins, and hopefully, we’ll be crowned champions on March 8!
Goals: Tirza (4x), Lara (4x), Deen (3x), Marieke (2x), Nathalie (2x), Matthijs (2x), Bart, Tine
Written by Nathalie