LONDON: Germany won their second successive men’s hockey gold on Saturday by beating the Netherlands 2-1, courtesy of midfielder Jan Philipp Rabente’s first goals of the tournament.
Germany’s victory in a fast, attacking, hard-fought match spoiled a Dutch bid for a double after their women triumphed on Friday.
Rabente had only scored six goals in his 77 matches for Germany before Saturday. Together with captain and defence chief Maximilian Mueller, that was the lowest tally in the squad.
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