Dutch men sneak past Black Sticks, Germany prevail against NZ women

The Netherlands men kept their FIH Hockey Pro League hopes well and truly alive by downing the gutsy New Zealand side 3-2 in a nail-biting encounter that kept the Amsterdam crowd on the edge of their seats. Later in the day the Black Sticks women played catch-up from the start against Germany. Die Danas wrapped up a 3-1 victory to climb above Great Britain on the tournament standings into fifth place with four more matches to play.