Netherlands beat Australia to win seventh women's hockey World Cup
Olympic gold medallists Netherlands defeated Australia 2-0 within the title disagreement to clinch the women's hockey World Cup at the Kyocera bowl here on Sat.
This was the fourth time these 2 nations met within the women's World Cup title encounter, and also the Netherlands have won 3 of them. Out of thirteen women's World Cups since its beginning in 1974, the Dutch have won it seven times.
The Dutch men can have an opportunity of finishing a title double before of home fans on Sundayonce they attack the defensive champions within the public toilet final.
The Netherlands won each the boys and women's hockey World Cups in 1990 once they werecommand in several countries.
On the sole occasion that the boys and women's World Cups were command along - within theDutch town of urban center in 1998 - Kingdom of The Netherlands men won the title, however the ladies were overwhelmed by Australia.
Captain Maartje Paumen, one in every of the four Dutch players winning her second World Cup gold,place her team ahead within the twelfth minute with a penalty stroke conversion.
The penalty stroke was awarded once Ross Dross was brought down by the goalkeeper and a defender within the circle.
Livewire striker Kim Lammers inflated the lead by beating goalkeeper Rachael kill along with hersecond attempt within the twenty ninth minute, when her initial shot was blocked by the shielder.
Argentina's star striker Luciana Aymer, taking part in in her fifth World Cup, scored doubly within the prize competition that the South yank nation won 2-1 against the USA.
Aymer scored field goals within the eighth and twenty first minutes, whereas Lauran Crandall got the lone goal for USA within the eleventh through a penalty corner.
This was Argentina's fourth sequent award within the World Cup. They were champions in 2002 and 2010, and bagged a bronze in 2006.
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