Serious things really started for the Red Lions in the quarter-finals against the world’s 11th nation. But, with Alex Hendrickx’s package announced mid-afternoon (but already planned by the staff, as of Sunday afternoon), Michel van den Heuvel had to somewhat revise his plans to adapt some tactical but above all To plan new replacements for his penalty due to the absence of the current greatest specialists in the world. From the very beginning of the debates, the Belgians showed a conquering face and stormed the camp of the black sticks. Well focused and applied to their theme, they finally found the slot on the first PC of the game. Tom Boone served a solid sleeper that left no chance for the opposing goalkeeper (11).
And the start of the second quarter was perfect even after Florent van Opel took a wonderful cross from Simon Gunnard (2-0).
The Red Lions would wear velvet if they could go on like this. Vincent Vanache had a quiet game and was rarely called on. Quite unlike New Zealand in terms of who had to stay vigil against the Belgian attacks.
