KO16: HC Bloemendaal – Real Club de Polo

Match report

Two first quarter penalty corner goals saw Bloemendaal do just about enough to get the best of Real Club de Polo and advance to Friday’s KO8, 2-1 in the final reckoning.
Bloemendaal hit the front in just the fourth minute when Floris Wortelboer eventually forced the ball after a series of four Luis Calzado saves from a penalty corner.
Teun Beins then launched a piledriver of a stroke through the Polo defences as the Dutch giants looked to take control of this contest.
But Polo started to find a lot more momentum in the second half and they got back in the mix when Benedikt Schwarthaupt ripped in a low flick which made it all the way into the backboard.
They earned a number of corners to put Bloemendaal under severe pressure right up to the last few seconds when Polo spurned a golden chance.