Terrassa (Spain):The Netherlands beat Germany 2-1 on Sunday to capture the men's Champions Trophy in field hockey for a record-tying eighth time after going unbeaten in the six-nation tournament.
Taeke Taekema scored on his second penalty corner, spearing a flick through the German defence to give the Dutch a 1-0 lead.
Floris Evers went close a few minutes later with a run into the circle from the left side, fooling several German defenders but not the goalkeeper.
Three minutes before the break, Teun de Nooijer scored with a brilliant individual effort. The reigning World Hockey Player of the Year, relatively quiet for much of the tournament, shot from the top of the circle.
Germany captain Timo Wess scored with a penalty corner variation five minutes after halftime.
The Germans pressed the Dutch defence for much of the second half but could not score.
Tibor Weissenborn went close twice in the final 15 minutes but his shots were well covered by Netherlands goalkeeper Guus Vogels or the last line of the Netherlands defence.
Earlier, Spain took the bronze medal by beating defending champion Australia 5-4 on penalty strokes after a 2-2 draw.
Pakistan defeated Argentina 3-1 to take fifth place.
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