Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 15: Germany vs Netherlands, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 4

Updated: 05 December 2018 18:36 IST - Published: 05 December 2018 11:45 IST

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FLORIAN FUCHS WAS NOT VISIBLE IN THE FIRST HALF - BUT WAS BRILLIANT IN THE SECOND AND WAS THE ARCHITECT OF THE GERMAN VICTORY - HE GETS THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD

FAST AND FURIOUS - THAT'S HOW THE ACTION HAS UNFOLDED AT THE KALINGA STADIUM - THE DUTCH HAD THE ASCENDANCY IN THE FIRST HALF - VELENTIN VERGA GOT THE DUTCH AHEAD IN THE 13TH MINUTE - MULLER GOT ONE BALL OFF A SUPERB PC VARIATION AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF.

AFTER A BARREN THIRD QUARTER - GERMANY WERE AT THEIR BEST IN THE FINAL QUARTER FIRING IN TWO QUICK GOALS OFF WINDFEDER AND MILTKAU AND GETTING THEIR FOURTH OFF A PENALTY STROKE WHICH CHRISTOPHER RUHR FIRED PAST BLAAK!!

FULL-TIME: NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 4

58' THE GERMANS HAVE A CHANCE TO SCORE ANOTHER - LINEKOGEN SKIES HIS SHOT!!

NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 4

RUHR BEATS BLAAK - GERMANY HAVE SEALED THE DEAL!!!

GERMANY HAVE A PENALTY STROKE!!!!!!!!!! BALL HITS A DEFENDER AT THE EDGE OF THE STRIKING CIRCLE!

THE DUTCH LOSE THEIR REFERRAL AFTER CHALLENGING THE DECISION!

57' PRUIJSER HAS A CHANCE TO TAKE A SHOT - IS TOO FAR WIDE TO GET IT RIGHT

56' THE DUTCH TRY TO GET AHEAD BY STRINGING TOGETHER A SERIES OF MIDFIELD PASSES

55' CAN THE DUTCH FIND THEIR WAY BACK??? GERMANY HAVE THE BALL

NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 3

54' MARCO MILTKAU GETS HIS SECOND OF THE TOURNAMENT - THE GERMANS FIRMLY IN CONTROL!!!!

52' WELLEN'S MONSTER STRIKE HITS RUHR'S STOMACH IN FRONT OF THE DUTCH GOAL!!!

NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 2

LUKAS WINDFEDER SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

51' FUCHS EARNS A PC FOR GERMANY

51' HAUKE FAILS TO KEEP THE BALL IN PLAY AFTER SPRINTING AHEAD INTO THE DUTCH CIRCLE

49' HERTZBERGER MUSCLES HIS WAY INTO THE GERMAN CIRCLE - CANNOT FIND CROON

48' RUHR GETS A GREEN BUT FUCHS HAS A CHANCE TO SCORE!!!

48' KEMPERMAN PUSHES ONE BACK FROM THE BACK LINE - THE GERMANS MOP UP

46' CROON TAKES THE FREE HIT - GETS HIMSELF INTO A DANGEROUS POSITION BUT CANNOT TAKE A SHOT ON GOAL

WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH??? THE FINAL QUARTER BEGINS!!!

END OF Q3: NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 1

44' THE DUTCH HAVE A CHANCE TO COUNTER - NO DAMAGE DOWN THOUGH

43' RUHR FAILS TO GET THE STING INTO HIS SHOT AT GOAL AT THE OTHER END!!!!

BALL HIT HANER ABOVE THE KNEE - FREE OUT TO GERMANY

HANER CHARGES VAN DER WEEDEN DOWN -HANER SAYS THE BALL WAS DANGEROUS

42' NETHERLANDS HAVE A PC - AGAIN - VAN DER WEEDEN LINES UP

42' Germany have the ball - the Dutch unable to press ahead

TOBIAS WALTER SAVES TWICE - GOOD DEFENDING BY THE GERMANS

AND ANOTHER - HERTZBERGER'S FLICK GOES WIDE OFF A RUNNER

YET ANOTHER PC

HAUKE GETS A GREEN CARD - ONLY THREE RUNNERS FOR GERMANY NOW

40' NETHERLANDS HAVE A PC - AFTER HERTZBERGER TRIES A REVERSE FROM A TIGHT ANGLE

39' BALK INTERCEPTS A DANGEROUS BALL AFTER THE GERMANS MANAGE TO GET ONE INTO THE ATTACKING CIRCLE

38' Van Ass tries a back pass with no space ahead

36' FLORIAN FUCHS HAS A TOUCH OF THE BALL AT LONG LAST - BUT LOSES IT RIGHT AWAY AT THE EDGE OF THE DUTCH CIRCLE

34' The Dutch come away from the right - BAKKER SWERVES INTO THE DUTCH CIRCLE - DANGEROUS BALL SAVES THE DAY FOR GERMANY

32' MILKAU IN FRONT OF THE DUTCH GOAL HAS A CHANCE TO DEFLECT A CROSS IN - BLAAK TO THE RESCUE!!!

31' HERTZBERGER SENDS IN A SIZZLER OF A SHOT TO BEGIN THE SECOND HALF - DOES NOT MISS THE MARK BY MUCH!!

THIRTEEN CIRCLE ENTRIES AND FIVE SHOTS ON GOAL FOR THE DUTCH - EIGHT CIRCLE ENTRIES AND FOUR SHOTS ON GOAL FOR GERMANY - WE HAVE A GREAT CONTEST TO LOOK FORWARD TO!

BOTH SIDES PLAYING FAST, AND ATTACKING HOCKEY - END-TO-END STUFF AT THE KALINGA STADIUM - THE NETHERLANDS HAD THE LEAD THANKS TO VALENTIN VERGA - BUT A SUPERB PC VARATION HELPS RUHR SET MULLER UP WHO DEFLECTS THE BALL IN FROM THE EDGE OF THE POST

HALF-TIME: NETHERLANDS 1 - GERMANY 1

RUHR FINDS MULLER UNMARKED - GERMANY EQUALIZE OFF A SUPERB VARIATION!

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

HANER TAKES THE FLICK - GERMANY HAVE ANOTHER

29' BLAAK SAVES - BUT GERMANY HAVE A PC!!!

27' RUHR SLIPS - LARS BALK STEALS THE BALL BUT THE CROSS IS DANGEROUS IN THE GERMAN CIRCLE