The Dutch Field Hockey Players had a good start to the European Championship in Mönchengladbach, Germany, on Saturday. The Defending Champion won the First Pool Match Against Spain 3-0.
After a Chance-Poor Opening Phase, Tjep Hoedemakers Opened the Score for Orange. Hey hit the ball hard with a backhand through the legs of the Spanish keeper.
That goal was Liberating for the Netherlands, which Ran Away from Spain in the Third Quarter. Jip Janssen Put the Netherlands 2-0 Up via a Spanish Defender, and Floris Middendorp Made the Third Dutch Goal After A Nice Dribble.
Orange won the last two European Championships and, As Reigning Olympic Champion, is also one of the favorites for the final Victory this year. The Team of National Coach Jeroen Delmee Will Be in Action Again on Sunday. Then Belgium is the opponent. The Netherlands will conclude the Group Stage on Tuesday with a Match Against Austria.
Duco Telgenkamp is a missing in Mönchengladbach. The 23-year-old from the Hague Used the Decisive Shoot-Out at the Olympic Games in Paris, Giving the Netherlands Gold. After that, he stopped as an international, at Least for the time being, because he no longer felt the holy fire.