Hockey World Cup 2018: 3 Reasons why Netherlands won against Malaysia

#2 Fluid positioning and pin-point passing

Mirco Pruijser showcased his superior acumen with some exemplary passes

The world-class nature of Dutch hockey stems from their intrinsic ability to stitch together significant passes almost at will.

They gave another exhilarating display of synchronized and speedy passing to the ardent hockey fans at the Kalinga Stadium.

Robbert Kemperman fed a clean ball to Jeroen Hertzberger who duly began the spree of goals.

Thierry Brinkman soon got involved and started to orchestrate a slew of deft passes along with Hertzberger and Mirco Pruijser. The trio's perfect positioning and remarkable game-play made them unstoppable.

An example of Netherlands' otherworldly skills were on display when Pruijser delayed his pass in order to confound the Malaysian defence. Such acute attention to detail ensured that they had scoring opportunities on a regular basis.