Wageningen win 18‑21 at Spirit, five goals from Van der Hoef
Wageningen have started the Korfbal League 2 with an 18‑21 win at Spirit, who were playing at this level for the first time. Spirit took the lead for the first time at 11‑10, but Danique van der Hoef pulled Wageningen clear after the break.
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- Rens Terpstra, captain of Spirit, scored six goals but missed a penalty at 15-18.
- Outdoors, Spirit were too strong for Wageningen twice.
- Spirit play away at Mid-Fryslân on Saturday 14 November, Wageningen at home against KCC.
On Saturday 7 November, Spirit played their first match in the Korfbal League 2 in De Voorde in Voorthuizen. Wageningen were no strangers: outdoors the teams played each other twice, and Spirit won both times.
Wageningen had brought a bus of supporters and the hall was fairly full.
Watching on the Wageningen side was Wiebe Westerhuis. He played eight seasons at Spirit and broke his nose in a friendly last week. "This will be the first time I watch a match here from that side of the hall", he said. "So that will be a strange game to experience."
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For Spirit, the brothers Rens, Justin and Marijn Terpstra were on court at the same time. Justin Terpstra is back after a year at Unitas.
Wageningen pull away to 6‑10
The start was messy, with many one-shot attacks. Wageningen scored the first goal of the evening, captain Rens Terpstra the first for Spirit in the Korfbal League 2: 1‑1. Justin Terpstra then missed a penalty.
After 3‑3, Amber van Doorn made it 3‑4 with a drive. Wageningen stayed ahead, Lucas Holink made it 4‑6 from a penalty. Justin Terpstra made it 5‑6.
Joost van Milligen made it 5‑7 and Isa van Bergen 5‑8. At 6‑10, Wageningen were four goals ahead.
Spirit responded. Rens Terpstra made it 7‑10, Jarin Bruinekreeft 8‑10 and Justin Terpstra 9‑10, which was also the half-time score.
Spirit take the lead, Van der Hoef responds
After the break, Rosalie van der Steegen made it 10‑10 with a shot from behind the basket. Rens Terpstra then put Spirit 11‑10 up, the team's first lead, and it was his fourth goal.
Deen de Jong made it 11‑11 from long range. It then stayed 11‑11 for a long time, until Wageningen took a time-out.
After that the goals came in quick succession. Marijn Terpstra made it 12‑11, Van der Hoef 12‑12, Rens Terpstra 13‑12 and De Jong 13‑13.
Then Wageningen went looking for Van der Hoef, who made it 13‑14 and 13‑15 with her drives. Spirit called a time-out, but De Jong made it 13‑16 after a drive.
Holink finishes it off
Rens Terpstra made it 14‑16 with his sixth goal and Bruinekreeft 15‑17 with his fourth. At 15‑18, Rens Terpstra was awarded a penalty, but he missed.
Justin Terpstra then fought back for a ball and made it 16‑18. Van der Hoef responded with another drive, her fifth goal: 16‑19.
Spirit came back to 17‑19, but with a penalty and a goal shortly afterwards Holink made it 17‑21. Alieke Terpstra scored the final score from a penalty in the last minute, 18‑21.
