DOS '46 win opener at DVO: Zwolle decides it with two long shots (27‑28)
DOS '46 have opened the Korfbal League with a 27‑28 win at DVO in Bennekom. Leander Zwolle, the captain, scored twice from distance in the closing stages and was voted player of the match.
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It was the clash between the indoor national champion and the outdoor champion. DVO led 6‑4 after a quarter of an hour and pulled away to 10‑6 in the eighteenth minute.
DOS '46 then turned the match around with seven goals in a row, spread either side of half-time: from 12‑9 to 12‑16. Five different players scored in that run. At half-time it was 12‑13.
Jesse Postma made his Korfbal League debut for DOS '46. He started in defence against Gertjan Meerkerk.
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Van der Neut puts DVO back in front
DVO came back from 12‑16 to 22‑22: Daniëlle Boadi scored the equaliser in the 41st minute. Substitute Menno van der Neut then put the home side 26‑24 up with goals in the 44th and 45th minutes. He scored four times in total.
The finish belonged to DOS '46, who had Postma defend against Van der Neut in the closing stages. Eline van Veldhuisen and Sam Meijer brought the score to 26‑26, after which Zwolle scored from distance in the 47th and 50th minutes. Jeffrey van Huenen still made it 27‑28. Van der Neut then hit the post and that was it.
"It's about details today, but I'm glad we're on the right side of the line", said Lars Pieper, the coach of DOS '46, afterwards.
Jorne van der Zee was the top scorer of the evening with six goals. For DVO, Van Huenen and Robbe de Wit reached five. DOS '46 also won the previous meeting, in January: 25‑20.
DVO play at Dalto on Saturday 14 November, DOS '46 host Fortuna a day later.
Goals DVO: Van Huenen 5, De Wit 5, Heuveling 4, Van Roekel 4, Van der Neut 4, Boadi 2, Meerkerk 2, Scherrenburg 1. DOS '46: Van der Zee 6, Vrielink 5, Zwolle 4, Meijer 4, Lap 4, Van Veldhuisen 3, De Boer 2.
