Hockey World Cup Quarterfinal Hlts: Germany, Netherlands through to semis

Hockey World Cup 2023 Quarterfinals Highlights: Germany beat England with a great comeback after being 0-2 down for 56 minutes. They won the shoot-out 4-3. In second game, Netherlands beat Korea 5-1

9:03 PM

Hockey World Cup, Quarterfinals Summary

 

It was yet another evening of exciting hockey at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha. Germany, after being 0-2 down for the first 56 minutes of the game, came back brilliantly to make it 2-2 at the end of the match and then beat England 4-3 in Shoot-Out to march to the semi-final. 

 

In the second game of the evening, the Netherlands turned out to be too good for the Koreans who had upset Argentina in their last game. The Dutch won 5-1 to make it to yet another semi-final of a World Cup. The four semi-finalists of the tournament as predicted beforehand by many pundits are Australia, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. 

 

8:52 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Netherlands make it to the semi-final

 

The Dutch have won the game fair and square 5-1 as the Koreans were no match for them. Koen Bijen scored twice for the Dutch while Van Heijningen Steijn, Beins Teun and Blok Justen scored one goal each to get to five goals. For Korea, Seo Inwoo scored the only goal. 

 

8:46 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Korea come back with a goal

8:43 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: The Dutch now lead 4-0

8:32 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Korea waste three back-to-back PCs

 

The Koreans had a chance to get back into the game. What was their strength against Argentina, has turned out to be their weakness against the Dutch. While they converted three out of five PCs against Argentina, over here, they have been unable to convert any out of the seven that they have been able to create so far.

 

8:25 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: PC number five for the Dutch

 

While the Koreans were still a match for the Dutch in the first half, the second half has been totally dominated by the Netherlands and they have now earned their fifth penalty corner of the game. Though they are unable to convert this one like thier other four. 

 

8:20 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Goal number three for the Dutch

 

Justen Blok scored for the dutch with a great three-shot move in which the first shot took the ball to the player at the baseline who in turn passed it to Blok stationed right in front of the goal and like training routine, it went past the Korean goal-keeper and the Dutch are now sailing smooth. 

 

8:11 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: The Dutch score early in the second half

 

After being quiet for the most part of the first half, the Dutch have come back in the second half rocking as they have scored with the first penalty corner of the third quarter courtesy of Koen Bijen’s second goal. 

 

8:08 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: Statistical review of the first half

 

The Koreans have matched the dutch in terms of possession as it is 51% to the Netherlands and 49 to South Korea. The Koreans got four penalty corners and could not convert any while the Dutch got two and they have not even converted any either. In terms of circle penetrations, Korea have had only three while Dutch have had six. In terms of shots at goal, the Netherlands have had three while Korea have had just one. However, when it comes to the numbers that matter the most, goals- the Dutch have one, but the Koreans don’t. 

 

8:07 PM

Netherlands vs Korea Live Score, Hockey World Cup: That’s where the first half ends