publish time

17/12/2018

author name Arab Times

publish time

17/12/2018

author name siraj
Belgium players celebrate with the winners trophy after their win over The Netherlands in the Men’s Hockey World Cup finals at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India on Dec 16. (AP)

Belgium won a tense penalty shootout 3-2 against three-times champions The Netherlands to win their first men’s hockey World Cup title at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Sunday.

 A goalless stalemate in regulation time forced the shootout which also resulted in a 2-2 deadlock after five penalties each.

 Florent van Aubel then converted to put Belgium ahead before The Netherlands’ Jeroen Hertzberger shot wide to dash their hopes of a fourth title as Belgium became the sixth nation to win the World Cup.

 Earlier, two-times defending champions Australia thumped England 8-1 in the third-place playoff match. (RTRS)