Hockey World Cup 2018, Germany v Netherlands: 5 Talking Points from the match

#2 Windfeder's scorcher gives Germany the lead

Windfeder was the star for Germany

Just as it seemed like both teams would fail to break the deadlock, a fantastic run from Florian Fuchs earned his team a penalty corner, that seemed to be the opportunity that the Germans needed to take the lead.

The Germans, sensing the chance to pile the pressure on the Dutch assembled in the circle and waited in bated breath for the ball to arrive.

As the ball was driven into the center, Windfeder breezed through and with one drive of his stick sent the ball with pace low and into the Dutch goal as he emerged as the hero with a much-needed goal.

The goal served as just the perfect gift to Windfeder as his top outing all through the game created quite a few chances for the Germans to score while his sprinting towards the defensive half also prevented the Dutch from finding the back of the net.