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20 June 2009 07:41amNew Zealand suffered a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Netherlands in their Junior World Cup semi-final in Singapore early this morning (NZT).
The Junior Black Sticks began the match strongly, gaining an early lead with a goal from Simon Child.
Following Child's goal, Joe Bartholomew threw an overhead pass into the Dutch circle which was finished by Nick Wilson, however, the goal was disallowed for not being five metres from the defender .
New Zealand maintained their lead going into the half-time break.
The Dutch side pushed back quickly in the second half, scoring their first goal within two minutes with a break down the left-hand base-line.
They took the lead with a drag flick from a penalty corner, followed by another penalty corner drag flick and field goal towards the end of the match to claim the 4-1 victory.
The play-off for bronze medal will be against Australia, who lost 3-2 to Germany in extra time.
