Netherlands thump Argentina for 3rd straight win in Champions Trop

Quilmes, Argentina, Jan 17 (UNI) World champions Netherlands blanked hosts Argentina 3-0 to register their third straight win in the BDO Champions Trophy hockey tournament for women here.

In other matches, Spain held Australia 2-2, while Germany edged out Japan 1-0.

In what was the 250th match in women's Champions Trophy history, the Argentina-Netherlands match, the world champions underlined their supremacy with a resounding display of compact hockey.

The Netherlands got on the scoreboard as early as the 12th minute when Fatima Moreira de Melo deflected in from a penalty corner hit and the score remained unchanged at half time.

The Dutch eves did not allow the hosts to settle when play resumed and Kim Lammers was bang on target in the 38th minute and the in-form Dutch completed her brace in the 56th minute to seal the fate of the game.

Lammers now top the goal scorers' list and her side lead the table alone, the only team to have made it through their first three matches with a perfect record.

After a rest day, play continues tomorrow with matches between Germany and Spain, Australia and the Netherlands and the home team and Japan.

UNI