<p>“We seem to play 2-2 draws all the time and I was expecting another drawn game today,” said De Nooijer, who slotted in the equaliser for his team late in the game.<br />“We played well in the first half but they took over in the second. We need to do well in the last game to go through.”<br /><br />De Nooijer felt they were a bit unlucky with the penalty corners, with the ball not being stopped on a couple of occasions. Drag-flick specialist Taeke Taekema too was not on the pitch on two occasions when they earned penalty corners.<br /><br />“The ball couldn’t be stopped properly a couple of times. If it happens in important matches, it becomes difficult,” said the Dutch captain.<br /><br />German captain Max Muller, meanwhile, felt his team deserved to win while his coach Markus Weise felt the draw was a fair result. “We played well today, perhaps it was our best game of the World Cup so far. But our aim now is to qualify for the semifinals,” said Weise.<br /><br />Argentina coach Pablo Lombi said things were finally falling into place after his team beat New Zealand 1-0. “We played well in the earlier matches but were unable to force victory,” he said, while captain Matias Vila said they had achieved their goal. “We were a bit unlucky against Germany but today, we wanted to win the match and we deserved to win,” he said.<br /><br />Pool A scenario<br />What the contenders must do to reach semifinals<br />* Netherlands: Draw against Korea will suffice.<br />* Germany: Draw will do if Korea lose, otherwise must beat New Zealand.<br />* Korea: Must beat Netherlands by 5 goals. If margin is less will have to rely on New Zealand beating Germany.<br />* New Zealand: Must beat Germany and pray for Korean win.</p>
<p>“We seem to play 2-2 draws all the time and I was expecting another drawn game today,” said De Nooijer, who slotted in the equaliser for his team late in the game.<br />“We played well in the first half but they took over in the second. We need to do well in the last game to go through.”<br /><br />De Nooijer felt they were a bit unlucky with the penalty corners, with the ball not being stopped on a couple of occasions. Drag-flick specialist Taeke Taekema too was not on the pitch on two occasions when they earned penalty corners.<br /><br />“The ball couldn’t be stopped properly a couple of times. If it happens in important matches, it becomes difficult,” said the Dutch captain.<br /><br />German captain Max Muller, meanwhile, felt his team deserved to win while his coach Markus Weise felt the draw was a fair result. “We played well today, perhaps it was our best game of the World Cup so far. But our aim now is to qualify for the semifinals,” said Weise.<br /><br />Argentina coach Pablo Lombi said things were finally falling into place after his team beat New Zealand 1-0. “We played well in the earlier matches but were unable to force victory,” he said, while captain Matias Vila said they had achieved their goal. “We were a bit unlucky against Germany but today, we wanted to win the match and we deserved to win,” he said.<br /><br />Pool A scenario<br />What the contenders must do to reach semifinals<br />* Netherlands: Draw against Korea will suffice.<br />* Germany: Draw will do if Korea lose, otherwise must beat New Zealand.<br />* Korea: Must beat Netherlands by 5 goals. If margin is less will have to rely on New Zealand beating Germany.<br />* New Zealand: Must beat Germany and pray for Korean win.</p>
