The Dutch hockey players also won their second group match at the World Cup on Sunday. The team of national coach Jamilon Mülders was 3-1 too strong for Germany in Amstelveen.
Marloes Keetels opened the score for the Orange in the thirteenth minute. It then took a long time for the host country to distance itself from Germany. That only happened in the last quarter, when the Netherlands ran out to 3-0 via hits from Freeke Moes and Maria Verschoor.
Three minutes before the end, Nike Lorenz did something back on behalf of the German women from a penalty corner, but they were unable to reduce the tension in the absolute final phase in the Wagener Stadium.
The Orange squad started the World Cup on Saturday with a simple (5-1) win over Ireland. Thanks to the victory over Germany, the defending champion is close to a place in the quarter-finals. The lead over number two Germany is three points, while Ireland and Chile will play their second game against each other on Tuesday.
Only the group winner qualifies directly for the quarter-finals. The numbers two and three go to an intermediate round. Next Wednesday, the Netherlands will play in the last group match against Chile.
The Dutch hockey players are chasing their twelfth world title at the World Cup in Amstelveen and the Spanish Terrassa.
Maria Verschoor took care of the decisive 3-0.
Maria Verschoor took care of the decisive 3-0.
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