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Azlan Shah hockey: Netherlands triumph, India third



Kuala Lumpur, June 25 (IANS) The Netherlands made their return to the 15th Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament a memorable one as they clinched the title beating defending champions Australia 6-2 in the final Sunday.

Earlier in the day, former champions India had defeated New Zealand 3-2 to win the bronze medal at the same Bukit Jalil Stadium.

The Netherlands, who struggled throughout the tournament, rediscovered their form at the right moment to lead 2-0 at half-time.

Roderick Weusthof scored three goals (6th, 47th, 66th minutes) while Takae Taekema (22nd), Teun de Nooijer (42nd) and Ronald Brouwier (52nd) one each to deny Olympic champions Australia a hat trick of titles.

For Australia, who had won Azlan Shah title in 1983, 1988, 2004 and 2005 and routed New Zealand 7-1 in the semi-finals to enter the title round this time, Matt Naylor (60th) and Robert Hammond (69th, penalty stroke) scored consolation goals.

Weushtof, who emerged as the top scorer of the competition with four strikes, was adjudged the Player of the Tournament, while veteran de Nooijer was the Man of the Match for being the most outstanding player on either side.

The final standings of the eight-nation tournament:

The Netherlands, Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Argentina and Malaysia.

Pakistan had the consolation of winning the Fair Play award.

Both the Roelant Oltmans-coached Netherlands, who last played here in 1996 when they finished at the bottom of the heap, and Australia earned three penalty corners each, but only the Netherlands, who defeated India 1-0 in the semi-finals, managed to convert one of them and Australia none.

That the Netherlands were far superior was evident from the number of penetrations they made into Australia's striking circle. They made 20 such attempts while Australia managed 15.

The Netherlands took 12 shots at the rival goal and Australia mustered six - which says a lot about the good work done by the Dutch defenders.

It was quite surprising that Australia who had an easy passage into the final - barring the semi-final against India against whom they scored as late as the 65th minute - were completely off-colour while the Dutch raised their game a few notches at the right time.



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