The Dutch Hockey Players Have Qualified for the Final Of The European Championship for the Third Time in A Row on Thursday. The Reigning Olympic Champion won in The Semi-Final Against Tournament Surprise France: 3-1.
The Netherlands had Been Warned in Advance About France, which was in The Semi-Final of the European Championship for the first time Since 1970. Just before the start of the Tournament, Oranje Practiced Twice Against the French: A 2-2 Draw and 0-1 defeat.
With Those Results in Mind, The Netherlands Got Off to a Flaming Start. In the first minute and a half, coach Jeroen Delmee’s team was awarded three penalty corners, the last of which was scored by Jip Janssen.
At the Start of the Third Quarter, Thierry Brinkman Cleverly Worked in the 2-0, But Orange Couldn’t Enjoy the Margin for Long. Orange was surprised by a penalty corner from France, where Former International Jeroen Hertzberger was on the bench as an assistant.
Still Within the Third Quarter, Oranje Got the Perfect Opportunity to Increase the Margin To Two Again, But Janssen Shot A Penalty Shot Wide. A Quarter later, Janssen Made Up For That Miss With The 3-1. With that, he immediately taught the tension out of the match.
Another Meeting with Germany
For the Dutch Hockey Players, It is the third European Championship Final in A Row. In 2021, The Team won The Title in Amstelveen in Front of Their Own Crowd. Then Germany was defeated. Two years ago – also in Mönchengladbach – Oranje Prolonged the European Title.
In this European Championship Final, Another Meeting with Germany Awaits. The Host Country later won 4-1 Against Spain in the Evening.
The Germans Are Eager for Revenge in Front of Their Own Crowd for the Lost Final at the Olympic Games in Paris. There, The Netherlands Won After Shoot-Outs in A Heated Duel.