South Africa's dream run at the women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is over after they lost 6-1 to the Netherlands in their semi-final clash on Saturday. | Sport24news
South Africa's dream run at the women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup is over after they lost 6-1 to the Netherlands in their semi-final clash on Saturday.
In the earlier game and in front of a capacity crowd, the Dutch team were simply too good on the day, and they will now take on Austria in the final. In a week that has significantly raised the sport's profile in the country, Jess O'Connor's team will end the tournament holding their heads high."I don't think they allowed us to be clinical tonight, and they are not world No 2 for nothing," she said.
In the men's semi-finals, tournament favourites Austria, the No 1 ranked nation, will take on the Netherlands in a repeat of their pool match at 8 pm on Saturday.