Fay van der Elst went a flashy start last weekend for the fourth consecutive season. The Amsterdam striker immediately registered two goals on the first day of play in the Tulip Women’s Premier League, just like Den Bosch attacker Joosje Burg. For the men there was a first for Bloemendaal striker Casper van der Veen.
Tulip Ladies big league
A goal from Van der Elst in September is now just as predictable as falling leaves in the fall. Since 2022, no player in the opening month of the competition has been just as insidious as the 27-year-old attacker (13 goals). On Saturday she contributed to Amsterdam’s narrow home victory on Hurley (4-3) with two goals.
Van der Elst scored at least twice in the opening weekend of the competition for the fourth (!) Season, a unique series. The Dutch, by the way, had even more reason to smile, because her second goal against Hurley was her fiftieth goal in the main class on behalf of Amsterdam.
Fay van The Est. Photo: Bart Scheduleman
Top scorers after the first round
| PLAYER | CLUB | Vd | SC | SB | Go |
| Joosje Burg | The Bosch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fay van der Elst | Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Tulip big league men
This season Casper van der Veen is the first leader of the top scorers classification of the gentlemen. The striker of Bloemendaal was good for three of the five goals on Sunday in the home victory on HDM (5-0). Van der Veen also had a scoop: it was his first hat trick in the Tulip big league.
A hug from Arno van Dessel for Casper van der Veen after his third goal Against HDM. Photo: Koen Suyk
Klein Switzerland partly thanks to two goals from newcomer Pepge Bijndaard and Chard Futcher against promoted Schaerweijde with thunderous figures: 7-1. It was the first time in 23 years that the team of The Hague achieved such a big victory at his own field. On September 29, 2002, KZ won from SCHC with the same result. In Amsterdam, which won 5-1 against Hurley, Boris Burkhardt also showed his strength with two goals.
Top scorers after the first round
| PLAYER | CLUB | Vd | SC | SB | Go |
| Casper van der Veen | Bloemendaal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Boris Burkhardt | Amsterdam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pepe Bijard | Small Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad Futcher | Small Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Promotion class ladies
With four goals on Sunday, Aafke Schrievers contributed to a flashy 6-2 victory through Huizen on the Groningen Field. This makes the striker, who came out, Tue, the first leader in the top scorer classification of this season.
Schrevers, who belongs to one of the ten highest scoring players in the history of the Promotion League, was also the previous player who scored four times in one match. She did that last season on the penultimate round on behalf of the Was Ti against Breda (2-6).
Top scorers after the second round
| PLAYER | CLUB | Go |
| Aafke Schrevers | Home | 4 |
| Noa van Leer | Home | 2 |
| Anne van Eijndhoven | To lead | 2 |
| Dupuis -Vrouw | Victoria | 2 |
| Isa Bushgraaf | Groningen | 2 |
| Freeke van Dongen | Push | 2 |
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Promotion League Men
After the four goals from the Nijmegen -attacker Tijn Stuve in the opening weekend, last Sunday it was Teun Mooldijk to score his second hat trick of the season. The Berkel-Rodenrijs player did this by exploiting three penalty corners in the home game with Ring Pass, which nevertheless ended in 3-4.
The list of top scorers also logically contains players from SCHC. The Bilthoven team defeated Ede 8-0 and already scored 12 times after two game rounds. Alistair Empey and Cédric Terwel are the most productive players of SCHC for the time being with three goals each.
Top scorers after the second round
| PLAYER | CLUB | Go |
| Teun Mooldijk | Berkel-Rodenrijs | 4 |
| Tijn Stuve | Nijmegen | 4 |
| Kars Schreuders | Nijmegen | 3 |
| Alistair Empey | SCHC | 3 |
| Cédric Terwel | SCHC | 3 |
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