Oranje beat England 37‑9, Jordaan scores nine
The Netherlands began the second round of the European Championship korfball with a big win over England: 37‑9 in Poule E. At half-time it was 16‑5. After 20‑6 Oranje scored fifteen goals in a row, and Jorien Jordaan was top scorer with nine goals.
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- England kept the second quarter closest: 6-3.
- Twelve Dutch players scored; Fleur Hoek and Brett Zuijdwegt did not.
- On Wednesday at 16:00 the Netherlands play Czechia.
England open, Oranje answer with six in a row
England, ranked ninth in the world and seventh at the previous European Championship, opened the scoring: Kenzie Baldock made it 0‑1 with a run-in after 46 seconds. The Netherlands then scored six goals in a row. England called a time-out at 5‑1, but Oranje, with three goals from Jordaan among others, pulled away to 10‑2 after the first quarter.
The second quarter was the closest of the match: 6‑3. The English applied a lot of pressure. Dominic Brooks converted a penalty and Shane Buckland scored a long shot, after which the Netherlands called a time-out at 16‑5. Just before half-time Buckland missed a penalty, and it stayed 16‑5.
At half-time Nikki Boerhout and Sabine Verhoef came on for Zuijdwegt and Hoek. Hoek did not score; England's Rachel Page gave her little space. Boerhout scored twice in a row in the third quarter, 19‑5.
Read more: Oranje also beat Switzerland and finish Pool A with 46‑8
Fifteen in a row after 20‑6
After captain Joseph Bedford's 20‑6, England did not score for more than thirteen minutes; the Dutch run lasted until 35‑6. The third quarter went to Oranje 10‑1, the final quarter 11‑3.
Ran Faber and Daniëlle Boadi came on in the third quarter, Wouter Wildschut and Alwin Out at the start of the final quarter. With that, every Dutch player had played. Faber set up the 34‑6 in the air for Jordaan and scored his own first goal with a run-in in the 39th minute.
Jordaan nine, De Korte six
Jordaan, 21, was top scorer with nine goals. Annelie de Korte scored six, four of them with a run-in. De Korte, who plays for DVO, has been troubled by injuries over the past two years and is playing her first international tournament here, although she has been part of the squad since 2022.
Bo Oppe and Olav van Wijngaarden scored four each, Boerhout three. Wildschut missed a penalty at 34‑6. For England, Brooks, Buckland and Bedford each scored twice, and Billy Ashby set the final score at 37‑9 in the closing seconds.
Results Korfball EC 2026 · Group E, speelronde 1
Czechia on Wednesday
On Wednesday at 16:00 the Netherlands play Czechia in Poule E; Czechia beat Catalonia 27‑15. England play Catalonia at 17:45.