The Netherlands beat a fighting Irish team

24th of August, GANT EHC in Mönchengladbach: Netherlands - Ireland 7:4 (3:2)

24.08.2011 - The Dutch team won its last group match 7:4 (3:2) against a combative Irish team. VeteranTaeke Taekema scored four goals and shot his team to victory.

In the seventh minute, Bob de Voogd scored the leading goal after a combination over the right side. The lead came surprisingly to its end, in the 14th minute. After a long pass behind the Dutch defensive line, Eugen Magee scored the equalizer. After this, the Dutch men seemed to be paralyzed. The Irish team took advantage of this. William Geoffrey Mc Cabe converted a short corner and scored the leading goal.

Afterwards, the Dutch tried everything to turn the score before the break. Taekema was successful. In the 27th and 31st minutes, he converted two short corners with flicks. At the beginning of the second half, Taekema scored the goals which later proved to be decisive ones. The 31-year-old defender used two short corners to score two goals. In the 60th minute, the Dutch captain Teun de Nooijer raised the score to 6:2 with a flick, after a brilliant counter attack.

Seconds later, Timothy Cockram scored (6:3), but the favorite team from the Netherlands answered with another goal by Bob de Voogd, two minutes before the end of the game. The final goal was scored by Irish forward Michael Watt in the 69th minute. Therefore, the Dutch team won its last group match deservedly, after a very good performance with four goals by Taekema.

Goals:

1:0 Bob de Voogd (7.)

1:1 Eugen Magee (14.)

1:2 William Geoffrey Mc Cabe (KE, 22.)

2:2 Taeke Taekema (KE, 27.)

3:2 Taeke Taekema (KE, 31.)

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4:2 Taeke Taekema (KE, 46.)

5:2 Taeke Taekema (KE, 51.)

6:2 Teun de Nooijer (60.)

6:3 Timothy Cockram (62.)

7:3 Bob de Voogd (68.)

7:4 Michael Watt (69.)

Short corners:

NED 7 (4 Tore) / IRL 2 (1)

Umpires:

Mair / Vaquez Lopez