Oranje crush Catalonia 48‑3 and are assured of the top eight
The Netherlands also gave Catalonia no chance at the European Championship korfball. In Prostějov it finished 48‑3, after 20‑2 at half-time. With two wins, Oranje are assured of a place among the best eight.
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- After the break it was 28-1; Catalonia only scored again at 36-2.
- Oppe, Jordaan and Out each scored seven times; all the Dutch players who played were on target.
- The Netherlands are assured of the top eight; on Sunday Switzerland - Netherlands follows.
Within four minutes it was 6‑0. Olav van Wijngaarden opened straight away with a run-in, after which Bo Oppe, Sabine Verhoef, Jorien Jordaan from the penalty spot and Fleur Hoek twice were on target. Catalonia already called a time-out at 6‑0.
Laura Tobaruela immediately made it 6‑1 with a long shot and Julia Soriano brought it to 7‑2. But the Catalans barely got to attack and often lost the ball cheaply. The first quarter ended 10‑2.
Quick passing, accurate from distance
Oranje moved the ball around at lightning speed and were especially accurate from distance. Of the 48 goals, 36 were long shots, six run-ins, five penalties and one short shot.
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Fleur Hoek scored all six of her goals before half-time, from distance and from a run-in. She also defended well and set up goals. Jorien Jordaan was on target seven times, the last two straight after the break.
Five substitutions at once
Rosalie Peet and Wouter Wildschut scored their first goal in the third quarter. At 25‑2 the Netherlands substituted five players at once: Alwin Out, Ran Faber, Harjan Visscher, Annelie de Korte and Nikki Boerhout came on. Catalonia failed to score that quarter: 29‑2.
The last quarter finished 19‑1. The five substitutes together scored 18 of the last 23 Dutch goals. Alwin Out was on target seven times, as were Oppe and Jordaan. Ran Faber scored all six of his goals in the final quarter, the last from the penalty spot: 48‑3. After a goal by Oppe, who rolled the ball over his head into the basket, the crowd chanted his name.
All thirteen Dutch players who played scored at least once. Andrea Soriano scored the only Catalan goal after the break, at 36‑2.
It was the ninth meeting between the two countries; the Netherlands also won the previous eight. At the 2024 European Championship it finished 53‑16. Catalonia are fifth in the world rankings, the Netherlands first.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group A, speelronde 2
| # | Club | Pld | W | G | V | For | Against | DS | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 10 | +75 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 3 |
| 3 | Catalonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 3 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 0 |
Switzerland on Sunday
The numbers one and two of each pool advance to the best eight. On Sunday at 15:45 Oranje play Switzerland. Catalonia must then beat Poland.