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Holland humble Spain by 4-2 in
Champions Trophy
LAHORE:
The Netherlands, seeking a hat-trick of men's Champions Trophy field
hockey titles, stormed into the final with a 4-2 win over strong
challengers Spain here on Wednesday.
It was the fourth consecutive win for the Netherlands in the current
tournament and lifted them to the top of the round-robin league with
12 full points, three more than Spain.
Karel Klaver put the Dutch ahead in the 15th minute with a stinging
shot from the top of the circle and Geert Jan Derikx increased the
margin three minutes later with a penalty stroke.
Spain, who had won all their three previous matches, narrowed the
margin just before the interval when Santiago Freixa sliced through
the Dutch defence and pushed home.
Klaver made it 3-1 after the break with a superb reverse flick, but
Pau Quemada kept Spain afloat by converting a penalty corner in the
57th minute.
Spain pressed for a 3-3 deadlock in the last quarter but saw the Dutch
save two penalty corners before Klaver put the match beyond Spain's
reach with his third goal in the penultimate minute of the match. |
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