Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories EWOUT PAHUD DE MORTANGES/INPHO Freetoo good Ireland suffer defeat to Netherlands in EuroHockey opener The Dutch are the world number one team and reigning European Champions. 4.57pm, 9 Aug 2025 Share options IRELAND SUFFERED a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their EuroHockey opener at Sparkassen Park, Mönchengladbach today. With Ireland ranked 11th in the world, they were significant underdogs against the world number one team and reigning European Champions. The Dutch took the lead eight minutes into the Pool A encounter. End of 1st quarter: Ireland 0-1 Netherlands The European champions took the lead in fortunate fashion through Joosje Burg despite a video referral from Ireland 📺 Watch live on @RTE2 and @RTEPlayer#EHC2025 pic.twitter.com/txgzs3Loie— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 9, 2025 Joosje Burg converted on the rebound after Lisa Post’s shot had been saved by Elizabeth Murphy. Advertisement Early in the second half, the Netherlands doubled their advantage. Yibbi Janssen scored from the Dutch side’s fourth penalty corner after Róisin Upton fouled Pien Dicke. End of 3rd quarter:🇮🇪 0-2 🇳🇱 Róisin Upton penalised and Yibbi Janssen drills the ball home from the short corner 📺 Watch live on @RTE2 and @RTEPlayer#EHC2025 pic.twitter.com/406uIGDvo7— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 9, 2025 Ireland went close to reducing the deficit through Katie Mullan and Hannah McLoughlin, as the Dutch held on in the closing stages despite Marleen Jochems being sent to the sin bin for two minutes. Ireland next face France — who are ranked 19th in the world — in their second pool match on Monday. The game, which takes place at 2.45pm Irish time, will be available to watch live on RTÉ 2 in the Republic of Ireland and on EuroHockeyTV.org in Northern Ireland. Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Ireland suffer defeat to Netherlands in EuroHockey opener”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Ireland suffer defeat to Netherlands in EuroHockey opener”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. 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