Hockey: Netherlands grab Champion’s Trophy

The Netherlands won the women’s field hockey Champions Trophy 6-5 on penalties against Argentina.

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands won the women’s field hockey Champions Trophy 6-5 on penalties after regular time and extra time of golden goal failed to break the 3-3 deadlock with Argentina. For the first time at a Champions Trophy, the penalty shoot out took the form of a competition between a player at the 23 metre line having eight seconds to score or the goal-keeper to prevent a goal. New Zealand won the bronze medal after their 3-2 over South Korea while  England beat Australia 2-0 to take fifth place and China won 5-3 over Germany for seventh place.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 5^th, 2011.