Bloemendaal retain ABN AMRO Cup

Teun Beins’ double against his former club saw Bloemendaal win the ABN Amro Cup for the second year in-a-row as they defeated Oranje-Rood 2-0 in the final.

They came through the initial group phase ahead of Schaerweijde and Klein Zwitserland before defeating Rotterdam in the semis to set up the final date.

Beins fired in the first corner on the half hour and netted again in the second half from another corner as Bloemendaal were also able to give first appearances to new arrival Marco Miltkau and Sheldon Scouten.

They won the title in the absence of Zach Wallace and the slightly injured Belgian Arno van Dessel, also new to the club.

Bloemendaal head coach Michel van den Heuvel was also away; he currently combines his job as club coach with coaching the Chinese men’s national team, who were competing in the Asian Cup.

His assistants, Teun de Nooijer – back at his old stomping ground – and Piotr Mazany were on the sideline.

For this season, Elian Mazkour is another addition to the Bloemendaal outfit, switching from Rot-Weiss Köln.

On the debit side, Nathan Ephraums (Australia) and Marc Miralles (Real Club de Polo) have both returned home while Yannick van der Drift (HBS), Floris van der Kroon (HDM) and Lars Leistra (SCHC) have also moved on.

Bloemendaal will play in the EHL in October where they have been drawn against Irish side Banbridge in the KO16 and then will hope to advance to a KO8 game against either Old Georgians or HC Olten.

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