The women's World Cup trophy returned in Dutch hands after they extended their record haul of titles to seven by beating Australia 2-0 in the final on Saturday.
Winners of the last Olympics, the Netherlands regained the World Cup it last won in 2006, & conceded to Argentina in Rosario years agoWe waited until our chances came, & they were simple (relaxed),After Roos Drost was brought down in the circle, captain Maartje Paumen scored from a penalty in the 12th minute, making her the top scorer in a second straight World Cup, & Kim Lammers doubled the score in the 29th in her last international before retiring.
Finally, they got the penalty shot & Maartje Paumen, she's a killer. There is lots of pressure but he always does it
Paumen done the match with seven goals, over Australia's Anna Flanagan.
They are a great team & absolutely a small bit better than us at the moment,Australia's Madonna Blyth said. "We gave it everything they had, they worked for 70 minutes, they created some nice chances.
Australia, on the rise after winning the 1998 & 2002 World Cups, had difficulty keeping possession & struggled to find any weakness in the Dutch defense. They drew a penalty corner with second to play in the first half but couldn't capitalize.
I could only dream of this, Lammers said. It is a dream to score, first in a final, & in our own residence, & it is my 200th cap, so yeah, I am so proud.
For the Dutch players, the win in front of 15,000 fans at Kyocera Stadium was a moment to savor.
Another superstar, Luciana Aymar, the eight-time world player of the year, scored two times in her international finale as Argentina beat the United States 2-1 to win the bronze medal.
On Sunday, the men's final features the same nations, with defending champion Australia slightly favored against the Netherlands.
Winners of the last Olympics, the Netherlands regained the World Cup it last won in 2006, & conceded to Argentina in Rosario years agoWe waited until our chances came, & they were simple (relaxed),After Roos Drost was brought down in the circle, captain Maartje Paumen scored from a penalty in the 12th minute, making her the top scorer in a second straight World Cup, & Kim Lammers doubled the score in the 29th in her last international before retiring.
Finally, they got the penalty shot & Maartje Paumen, she's a killer. There is lots of pressure but he always does it
Paumen done the match with seven goals, over Australia's Anna Flanagan.
They are a great team & absolutely a small bit better than us at the moment,Australia's Madonna Blyth said. "We gave it everything they had, they worked for 70 minutes, they created some nice chances.
Australia, on the rise after winning the 1998 & 2002 World Cups, had difficulty keeping possession & struggled to find any weakness in the Dutch defense. They drew a penalty corner with second to play in the first half but couldn't capitalize.
I could only dream of this, Lammers said. It is a dream to score, first in a final, & in our own residence, & it is my 200th cap, so yeah, I am so proud.
For the Dutch players, the win in front of 15,000 fans at Kyocera Stadium was a moment to savor.
Another superstar, Luciana Aymar, the eight-time world player of the year, scored two times in her international finale as Argentina beat the United States 2-1 to win the bronze medal.
On Sunday, the men's final features the same nations, with defending champion Australia slightly favored against the Netherlands.
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