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FIH Pro League: The Netherlands women make a winning start

Written by  Rajan Nath -- January 11th 2020 01:50 PM -- Updated: January 11th 2020 01:57 PM
FIH Pro League: The Netherlands women make a winning start

FIH Pro League: The Netherlands women make a winning start

Defending champions the Netherlands made a dream start defeating the hosts China 3-0 in the first game of the women's section of the FIH Pro League on Sunday. Zerbo Ginella was the star performer for the winners as she scored the first and third goal for her team. The first came in the 8th minute and the third and final was from a penalty corner conversion in the  40th minute. In between Laurien Leurink scored a brilliant field goal in the 31st minute.

In a game that saw some good hockey in patches, the hosts tried to match the skills of their more experienced and more skillful opponents.The Dutch played to a plan and keep their opponents in check throughout the game with good interceptions, use of long passes and at times with concerted moves. Though the Chinese girls at times combined well but frittered away their good moves for lack of finish.
Zerbo Ginella was outstanding. Her speed and superb ball control often caught her opponents on the wrong foot. It is she who made an excellent move to score the first goal of the second edition of the FIH Pro League. The return game scheduled for Sunday is expected to be more fierce as the Chinese started the fourth and last quarter on almost equal terms and were unlucky not to get their efforts rewarded wit a goal.
-PTC News

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