# Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands claim gold with 3-1 victory over Argentina Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2021-08-06 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Netherlands Wins Fourth Olympic Women's Hockey Title Meta Description: The Netherlands secured their fourth Olympic women's hockey title by defeating Argentina 3-1 in the Tokyo Games final, with goals from Margot van Geffen URL: https://financedigest.com/olympics-hockey-netherlands-claim-gold-with-3-1-victory-over-argentinahtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2021-08-06t142741z1lynxmpeh750wfrtroptp4olympics-2020-hoc-w-team11-medal-1736838045817-compressed.jpg) By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by beating Argentina 3-1 in the final at the Tokyo Games on Friday. The Netherlands effectively settled the match in the second quarter, scoring three times off penalty corners, with one goal from Margot van Geffen and two from Caia van Maasakker. Argentina replied with moments left to play in the first half when Agustina Gorzelany also scored off a penalty corner. Las Leonas kept [fighting after the halftime break but were unable to score](https://www.financedigest.com/credit-scoring-service-adopts-pioneering-technology-in-fight-against-fraud.html "CREDIT SCORING SERVICE ADOPTS PIONEERING TECHNOLOGY IN FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD") again, settling for the silver [medal.](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-cycling-britains-shriever-wins-gold-in-womens-bmx.html) “It’s amazing,” Netherlands captain Eva de Goede said. “I just can’t believe that we actually did it. We [worked so hard](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-pm-sunaks-office-says-the-hard-work-begins-now35794.html "UK PM Sunak’s office says ‘the hard work begins now’") for it. The win gave De Goede and [team mate Lidewij Welten their third Olympic](https://www.financedigest.com/what-can-accountants-learn-from-great-britains-olympic-team.html "What can accountants learn from Great Britain’s Olympic team?") gold in women’s hockey, after they also earned the top prize at the 2008 and 2012 Games. The only other women’s hockey player to [win Olympic gold](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-cycling-britains-shriever-wins-gold-in-womens-bmx.html "Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX") three times is Australia’s Rechelle Hawkes – in 1988, 1996 and 2000. “It’s the cherry on the pie. It’s really incredible,” Welten said. “We’ve both had an incredible career and still going so that’s amazing.” The two sides also played each other in the [final at the 2012 London Olympics](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-taekwondo-britains-williams-to-fight-croatias-jelic-in-final.html "Olympics-Taekwondo-Britain’s Williams to fight Croatia’s Jelic in final"), when the Netherlands took home the gold. BRITAIN’S BRONZE Britain earned the bronze [medal](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-cycling-britains-shriever-wins-gold-in-womens-bmx.html) with a hard-fought 4-3 win over [India in hot conditions earlier on Friday](https://www.financedigest.com/russias-putin-indias-modi-to-discuss-trade-food-supplies-on-friday.html "Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi to discuss trade, food supplies on Friday"). Britain, who had won gold at the 2016 Rio [Olympics,](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-paris-2024-torch-lit-in-ancient-olympia-relay-under-way.html) took a two-goal lead in the [second quarter](https://www.financedigest.com/dollar-pares-gains-as-us-growth-contracts-for-second-quarter.html "Dollar pares gains as US growth contracts for second quarter") through Elena Rayer and Sarah Robertson. India, who have never won an [Olympic medal](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-freestyle-skiing-gu-lands-big-air-gold-china-moves-to-top-of-medals-table.html "Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table") in women’s hockey, pulled level after drag-flick specialist Gurjit Kaur scored twice off penalty corners. [Britain then conceded another goal that gave India a 3-2 lead](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-says-it-is-committed-to-leading-a-nato-task-force-in-2024.html "Britain says it is committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024") going into the break, but they kept fighting to turn the tables in the final leg of their Tokyo campaign. Hollie Pearne-Webb equalised in the 35th minute, before Grace Balsdon scored [Britain’s winning](https://www.financedigest.com/ftse-100-snaps-four-day-winning-streak-as-britains-ocado-slumps.html "FTSE 100 snaps four-day winning streak as Britain’s Ocado slumps") goal from a penalty corner in the last quarter. Really pleased that we could [come here and get it across the line,” Pearne-Webb told reporters](https://www.financedigest.com/twitter-asks-some-laid-off-workers-to-come-back-bloomberg-reports.html "Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports"). [India’s loss meant the women’s team could not match](https://www.financedigest.com/exclusive-tinder-owner-match-ups-antitrust-pressure-on-apple-in-india-with-new-case.html "Exclusive-Tinder-owner Match ups antitrust pressure on Apple in India with new case") the feat of the men’s team https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/hockey-india-win-bronze-after-5-4-win-over-germany-2021-08-05, who won the country’s first Olympic hockey [medal](https://www.financedigest.com/olympics-cycling-britains-shriever-wins-gold-in-womens-bmx.html) in 41 years, prevailing in a nine-goal thriller against Germany in the bronze medal match. (Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa/Lincoln Feast/Ken Ferris) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---