Bhubaneswar, Jan. 29 -- Netherlands finished third and won bronze medal in the FIH Odisha Men's Hockey World Cup 2023 after defeating a formidable Australian side by 3-1 in the play-off match at the Kalinga Stadium on Sunday.

Thierry Brinkman (34th, 39th minute) scored a brace and Jip Janssen (32nd) struck another for the winning team. On the other hand, Jeremy Hayward (12th minute) got one back for Australia.

Australia started proceedings in their usual aggressive fashion. They stamped their authority throughout the first quarter and earned a penalty corner in the process at the 12th minute. In-form Jeremy Hayward duly converted it in the 12th minute to open the account for the Kookaburras. They went on with their attacking instinct an...