In the heat of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, Dutch hockey players could only achieve a great victory in the last quarter against their arch-rivals Argentina: 1-4. For national coach Paul van Ass’ team, it was the second win in two matches of the new Pro League season.
Argentina took the lead in a repeat of the last Olympic final and the last World Cup final, won by the Netherlands. Maria Granatto scored the first goal from the penalty corner in the 18th minute.
The score remained at 1-0 for a long time, but in the 50th minute Eva Drummond, who returned to the Dutch team after more than a year, equalized after a penalty corner. This goal of Drummond, formerly known as De Goede, gave the Netherlands a boost.
Three more goals in three minutes
Thanks to Felice Albers (penalty corner), Joosje Burg (penalty corner) and Yibbi Jansen (penalty corner), the Dutch team took the lead in the last three minutes.
On Thursday, Dutch ice hockey players kicked off their Pro League campaign with an impressive 8-0 win over Great Britain. Argentine women drew 0-0 with the British on Wednesday and made better use of penalties.
Argentina will play Great Britain again on Saturday, the Netherlands will play Great Britain again on Sunday, and Argentina-Netherlands will play again in Santiago del Estero on Monday.
Dutch ice hockey players will play against Argentina this evening. National coach Jeroen Delmee’s team lost the first match against England 2-3.
Source: NOS
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