Hockey World Cup Semis Highlights: Belgium beat the Dutch; GER go past AUS

Hockey World Cup Semifinal, Belgium vs Netherlands Live Updates: Germany beat Australia in the first semi-final 4-3. Now Belgium take on the Netherlands in second to book a meeting with the Germans

8:58 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Belgium win shoot-out 3-2

 

Shoot-out begins

 

The Netherlands would go first with the shot and van Dam would go with it and miss it. Just like he did four years ago 

 

It is advantage Belgium already and van Aubel scores to cash on that advantage 

 

Croon scores for the Netherlands and keeps the Dutch in the game

 

De Sloover beats Bllak and Its 2-1 to Belgium 

 

De Heius scores for the Dutch and it is 2-2 with an advantage to Belgium 

 

Due to the back stick of the goalkeeper Bllak, Belgium got a penalty stroke and they convert it to lead 3-2

 

Van Blaak makes a save and Netherlands are in it 

 

Its a save by Vanasch and Belgium have won it once again and the scoreline reads 3-2 only. 

 

8:44 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Shoot-out would decide it

 

When Belgium and Netherlands play, there is no shortage of action and no shortage of shoot-outs either as once again this one has gone into the shoot-out. In the last quarter, there was no goal from either team although the Belgians had a stroke to their name, they were unable to convert it. Now it would be one vs one. Striker vs goalkeeper to decide who go on to meet Germany in the final. 

 

8:32 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Blaak saves a stroke

 

The Dutch were found lagging as they fouled a Belgian strike while he was aiming at goal in the D and as a result handed over a stroke to the opposition. Tom Boon came to take the stroke and the Dutch goal-keeper Pirmin Blaak saved it to nullify the Belgian advantage. 

 

8:26 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Back-to-back PCs for the Dutch

 

The Dutch attack has got a lucky penalty corner as a very poor trap by the Belgians have given the Dutch a penalty corner. There is a foot of the rusher and the Netherlands get back to back Penalty Corners here and the second one is not trapped well and as a result, it is a waste for the Dutch. 

 

8:21 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Error by Blaak brings Belgium back

 

After a great save by him which gave his team a chance to go on a counterattack with a 5 on-3 advantage, the Dutch goalkeeper Blaak made a rookie error by playing an aerial ball back in the game and the Belgian striker Nicolas de Kerpel hit a great forehand on the wayward dutch ball to get his team level 2-2 at the end of the third quarter. 

 

8:17 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Belgium build pressure, get PC

 

The Blegians buoil.d huge amount of pressure on the Dutch after conceding the second goal and as a result, they got two shots on goal and have now got a penalty corner as well 

 

8:08 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Jip Jansen scores again, Dutch lead

 

The Dutchman Jip Jansen and his habit of scoring in the penalty corners has given the DSutch team a lead once again. The Dutch now lead 2-1 at with eight minutes to go in the third  quarter. 

 

7:58 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: First half ended here

7:54 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Statistical review of the first half

 

The Dutch lead the Belgians in shots on goal 5 to 1 and in circle penetrations 10 to 5. In terms of penalty corners too, the Netherlands have had two while Belgium have had only one. It is one each as far as goals are concerned and Belgium have had 57% possession in the opposition half, while the Dutch have had only 43. 

 

7:48 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Against the run of play, Tom Boon scores

 

The Netherlands had been dominating the game so far with two penalty corners to their name and more than 50% possession in the opposition’s half and just as Belgium get their first Penalty Corner, ace drag-flicker Tom Boon converts to score his 145th international goal and draw his team level to Dutch at 1-1 with just three minutes before half-time. 

 

7:37 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Jip Jansen puts the dutch ahead

7:36 PM

Belgium vs Netherlands Live Score, Hockey World Cup Semifinal: Here’s the starting 11 of both sides

7:34 PM

Australia vs Germany Semifinal, Hockey World Cup: Germany won the big game, who will be next?

 

With just under a minute to go and he scored tied 3-3, Niklas Wellen scored for Germany to win them the game and take them to the World Cup final. Australia led in the first half 2-0 and then Germany made a comeback in the second one to get back to 2-2 thanks to Gonzalo Peillat’s two penalty corner goals. Blake Govers got the Aussies ahead in the 57th minute thanks to PC conversion again. 

 

It seemed like a winner at that time. But Germany’s ‘never say die’ attitude so far has got them as far as here and they kept up with that attitude as they got a PC in the 58th minute and Peillat converted it once again to get a hat-trick. But it was Niklas Wellen who changed it all as he scored a field goal in the 60th minute. Germany won the game 4-3 in the end. 

 

In the next game, two European giants, Netherlands and Belgium would be up against each other. 

 

7:26 PM

Australia vs Germany Semifinal, Hockey World Cup: Niklas Wellen with the golden goal, scored in 60th minute

Niklas Wellen scored the winner for Germany in the 60th minute vs Australia in the Hockey World Cup 2023, semi-final. Photo: Hockey India

7:20 PM

Australia vs Germany Semifinal, Hockey World Cup: Peillat the man with golden drag flick, got Germany back

Gonzalo Peillat scored a hat-trick in the Hockey World Cup semi-final vs Australia, playing for Germany. Photo: Hockey India