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#3 No goals from Penalty Corners
The Dutch side have only utilised two of their eight Penalty Corners in their big win against Malaysia. Drag-flick specialist Mink van der Weerden scored one among them. On Wednesday, they got four – of which three back to back – but wasted every opportunity.
All of their penalty corners came in the third quarter. The first one was blocked by German player Thobias Hauke who was shown a green card for rushing out of the box before the ball was injected from the push-out. Their next two attempts were saved by the German custodian.
The specialist Weerden was back on the field when Netherlands got the fourth penalty corner in the 43rd minute. But his valiant effort was saved by Martin Haner who took the shot on his wrist.
Penalty corners are still considered the best weapon to score goals in hockey. For Netherlands to go far in this tournament, they first need to go to the drawing board and discuss how to convert penalty corners.
This opportunity comes very few in a match and should be utilised every time.
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