The Dutch Hockey Players Were Dethroned as European Champions on Saturday at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. Germany was too strong in the final via shoot-outs. The match had ended in a 1-1 draw in regular time.
Netherlands-Germany was a repeat of the Olympic Final in Paris, where the match had also ended in a 1-1 draw and shoot-outs had to bring the decision. Jeroen Delmee’s team Did just a Little Better then.
In Mönchengladbach It was Almost as exciting as a year ago. The Netherlands Tok the Lead via Tijmen Reyenga and Were the Better Side for a Large Part of the Match. Yet Justus Weigand Equalized in the Fourth Quarter.
The Netherlands was Able to Start That Series with Confidence. The Defending Champion Has won The Last Eight Shoot-Outs in A Row. This time it gets used to Wrong. Jorrit Croon Set The Tone by Shooting the First Shoot-Out in Time.
Thijs van Dam also Didn’t Get his shoot-out in. Germany, on the other hand, was Flawless and Thus Tok Revenge in Front of Own Audience for the Lost Final in Paris. The Women’s Final on Sunday (5:00 pm) is also between the Netherlands and Germany.
Netherlands Forgets to Reward Itself
The Reunion Between the Netherlands and Germany Tok Place in a Sold-out Sparkassenpark, About A Twenty-Minute Drive from the Dutch Border. There, the German and Dutch fans saw an opening phase that was for delmee’s team. Koen Bijen had the best chance, but hit the post.
In The Second Quarter, Germany Got Into The Game a Little Better, But It was the Netherlands that opened the scoring. Tijmen Reyenga was Given the Opportunity to Push in a penalty corner, as Jip Janssen was on the bench. That turned out to be blessing in disguise.
The Penalty Corner Visible Didn’t Go As Planned, So Reyenga Decided to Slap Instead of Push. As a result, Everyone was surprised, including goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg and the German Line Stop.
The Netherlands then Forgot to Reward Themselves with the 2-0, after which Germany Equalized in the Fourth and Final Quarter. Shoot-outs had to bring the decision again. Despite the Confidence that the Netherlands Had, Germany Now Emerged Victorious (4-1).