Hockey World Cup 2018: Belgium vs South Africa - 3 Talking Points

#2 Alexander Hendrickx shows he is on par with the best

Hendrickx scores for Belgium off a drag flick

Belgium earned a PC just before the end of the first quarter after some sustained pressure exerted by Tom Boon and van Aubel but it was not Loick Luypaert who took the flick but Alexander Hendrickx, who scored with a superbly executed direct flick which went low and to the left.

Hendrickx was at it again in the second quarter and scored in similar fashion to beat Rassie Pieterse all ends up.

Loick Luypaert scored off the third PC that the Belgians earned, and the Red Lions who were struggling a bit with their conversions thus far in the tournament had a one-hundred percent conversion rate at the end of the first half.

Hendrickx found the back of the net yet again in the third quarter but the goal was disallowed as the ball had not left the circle before the drag-flick was taken.

The Belgians will be hoping that Hendrickx can carry his good form into the crossovers and beyond.