Tokyo Olympics: Australia beats Netherlands in penalty shootout; enters men’s hockey semifinals

Tokyo: World No.1 in Australia men’s hockey remained undefeated as they took on the Netherlands in the quarter-finals match of Tokyo Olympics.

With the latest victory, Australia went into the semi-finals. Australia will face Germany in the semifinals

Australia won the penalty shootout 3-0, after the match had ended in a 2-2 draw in regular playing time.

The Kookaburras had pulled ahead twice in the game, thanks to goals by Tom Wickham, but the Netherlands managed to equalise through goals by Mink van der Weerden and Jeroen Hertzberger.

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Australia 2 (3) Vs Netherlands 2 (0)