Briefings Feb 05, 2012 04:56 Match Preview 23. Final 3-4 Netherlands - Germany (February 5th, 5:30pm) Match Preview 23. Final 3-4 Netherlands - Germany (February 5th, 5:30pm) Head-to-Heads > These teams have met 17 times in CT competition. Netherland have won 11 matches, Germany have won 2 and there have been 4 draws. > Netherlands have won 5 successive CT matches against Germany since drawing 1-1 in 2007. > Netherlands have won all three CT knock-out matches against Germany, beating them 3-2 in the 2000 CT final, 2-0 in the 2004 CT final and 5-2 in the 2009 third place play-off. > In 2011 these teams met 5 times. The Dutch beat Germany 2-1 at the CT (goals by Carlijn Welten, Kim Lammers and Natascha Keller) and 3-0 in the 2011 EuroHockey Championship final (goals by Marilyn Agliotti, Ellen Hoog and Lidewij Welten). > Germany’s last victory over the Netherlands came in July 2011, when they won 1 of 2 test matches in Mainz; 3-2 win and 4-2 defeat. > Their last meeting came in a test match in November 2011, which was won 5-0 by the Netherlands goals scored by Maartje Paumen, Naomi van As (2) and Sabine Mol (2).   Netherlands > The Dutch have collected a record 17 CT medals. They have won a medal in the last 14 Champions Trophy editions. They have finished in the top 3 in 17 of their 18 previous CT participations. > The Netherlands have conceded 6 goals. Only GB have conceded less (4 goals) at Rosario 2012. > Netherland have been awarded 24 penalty corners in five matches at Rosario 2012. Only Korea had collected more in their first 5 matches (25). > The Dutch have converted 4 of 24 penalty corners awarded at the 2012 Champions Trophy (16%). > Maartje Paumen in the all-time CT goalscorer on 25 CT goals (23 PC – 2PS). > Kim Lammers is on 21 CT career goals, including 18 field goals. She needs to score only one more field goal to equal Nadine Ernsting-Krienke’s record of 19 field goals in CT competition. > Kim Lammers has scored 4 of her 21 CT goals against Germany. Marilyn Agliotti and Maartje Paumen have scored 3 CT goals against Germany. > Joyce Sombroek, Willemijn Bos and Maartje Paumen were all selected in the FIH 2011 Women’s All Star team. > Netherlands and GB have scored most goals, coming into the last day of competition at Rosario 2012 (14goals).   Germany > Both Germany and Netherlands feature in a third place play-off for a record 7th time in CT history. Germany have won 3 and lost 3 of the previous 6. Netherlands have won all previous 6 including 1 on penalty strokes. > Germany’s last CT medal dates back to 2008, when they claimed silver, losing to Argentina in the final. > In 2009 and 2010 Germany lost the 3rd place play-off. They last won the battle for third place in 2007, beating Australia. > Natascha Keller (1G-4S-1B) and Fanny Rinne (1G-3S-2B) both chase a 7th CT medal. The record for most CT medals by a German player is 8 by Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (1G-4S-3B). > Germany are on 5 for 19 in terms of penalty corners converted this tournament (26%). > Germany have conceded 5 PC goals from 16 penalty corners awarded against them (31%). > Nina Hasselmann and Lisa Hahn are on 3 goals for Germany this tournament. Céline Wilde has scored twice. > Anke Brockmann, Hannah Krüger, Marie Mävers and Tina Schütze are on 1 goal each at Rosario 2012. > Yvonne Frank, Julia Müller and Natascha Keller were selected in the 2011 FIH Women’s All Stars team.