Tuesday Orange lost even in the group stage, when India was 3-2 too strong. The team of Max Caldas, in the Indian city debuts at a major tournament, rest nothing but the battle for places five through eight.
It is notable that Pakistan lost all its group matches. England was even by as much as 8-2 too strong, but the Asians are now in the semifinals.
For the Pakistanis it was the first victory over Netherlands in twelve encounters in the Champions Trophy.
Man less
Initially Thursday it still looked good for Orange. The Dutch men came after five minutes to a 1-0 lead with a goal by Jeroen Hertzberger. Shortly after the first quarter made Pakistan the same.
Then came the side a 2-1 lead from a penalty corner. Through a tip-in of Constantine Jonker Netherlands came at 2-2. However, in the last quarter of Pakistan won the game by two unused penalty corners.
Orange played the decisive phase with ten man because Sander Baart for ten minutes had to leave the fray. He was penalized for a foul. With one man struck the Pakistanis.
After the Netherlands 3-2 was still a chance to level the score. But Mink van der Weerden slipped when he wanted to build on the penalty corner
Caldas. “My biggest question is where this comes from ‘
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