Nippy striker Billy Bakker and penalty corner shooter Roderick Weusthof scored three goals each as Netherlands stormed into the final of the Olympic men's hockey with a thumping 9-2 victory over hosts Great Britain.
Netherlands, bronze medallists in the 2010 World Cup, played a brisk overlapping game to hammer six goals in the second session to silence a vociferous home crowd last night and earn a title contest with defending champions Germany, who outplayed World Cup holders Australia 4-2 in the semifinals.
Weusthof, who opened the Netherlands scoring, scored on three penalty corners by breaching Great Britain's defence with stinging shots in the ninth, 14th and 60th minutes, while Bakker scored all his goals in open field play in a the space of 18minutes as he fired on target in the 33rd, 45th and 51st minutes.
Young penalty corner shooter Mink van der Weerden (21st minute), season midfielder Tuen de Nooijer (47th) and captain Floris Evers (48th) contibuted one goal each in the Dutch scoring spree.
Great Britian, who were in the contest in the first half, got their goals from Ashley Jackson in the 18th minute and Robert Moore's defelection five minutes from the end.
The final between Netherlands and Germany will be tomorrow.
Germany rallied twice from the arrears to knock out reigning World champions Australia in a replay of the 2010 World Cup final, but the result favoured the resolute Germans who matched Australia for pace and capitalised on the openings they created through their brisk pace.