Netherlands, Poland, South Africa and India seal last-four berth in FIH Hockey5s World Cup

Netherlands, Poland, South Africa and India seal last-four berth in FIH Hockey5s World Cup

Muscat: Netherlands outclassed resilient Ukraine 4-2 to book their spot in the semifinals of the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey5s World Cup (Oman 2024) on Friday at Oman Hockey Stadium. Netherlands secured spot to the knockout stages as they ended as topper of the topper of pool A with nine points from three matches against Malaysia, Fiji and the hosts Sultanate of Oman.

Led by the head coach Dekker Mark, Netherlands started the match strongly as De Baat Noor scored an early goal in the first minute through filed goal. Benninga Sosha doubled the lead within seven minutes from the opening goal and then Van Der Veldt Bente managed to score the third goal from filed goal. Ukraine felt the danger and pressed hard to reduce the scoring gap as they created many attempts. Within two minutes, Popova Kateryna and Shokalenko Kateryna found the target and made the result to 3-2 before end of the first half. Van Der Veerdonk Danique confirmed the win for Netherlands as she completed the game at 4-2.

Benninga Sosha, who scored one goal in the game, expressed her joy on team’s progression to the semis round as the first team to qualify into this round.