European champion the Netherlands will face India in the Punjab Gold Cup Hockey Tournament final after both sides won their last group stage matches Saturday. India beat New Zealand 3-2 to finish with 11 points from six round-robin matches in the four-nation tournament and the Netherlands eased to a 7-1 victory over Germany, giving the Dutch 14 points. Germany finished the group stage with five points and will face New Zealand in the third-place game. India opened a lead over New Zealand with a goal in the fifth minute from Rajpal Singh. New Zealand's Nicholas Wilson equalized in the 41st. Singh restored his side's lead in the 54th only for Richard Petherick to again peg India back. In the 67th minute Ignace Tirkey gave India its third lead of the game with what turned out to be the winning goal. Earlier, the Dutch controlled their game against Germany from the first minute when Wouter Jolie converted a penalty corner. In the seventh minute Jeroen Hertzberger doubled the Netherlands' lead. After the break, the Netherlands extended its lead with goals from Constantijn Jonker, Robbert Kemperman and Lucas Judge while Heretzberger and Jolie both scored again. Christopher Wesley scored a goal for Germany.
