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Match 12 - Argentina v The Netherlands
Champions Trophy Head-to-Heads
> This Champions Trophy match features the top two teams of the World Ranking: Netherlands (1) and Argentina (2).
> Argentina and the Netherlands have met 13 times in Champions Trophy history.
> The Netherlands are unbeaten in three successive Champions Trophy encounters with Argentina, winning the last two.
> Last year, at Quilmes 2007, The Netherlands beat Argentina 1-0 in the final through a penalty corner goal by Maartje Paumen.
> The round-robin match at Quilmes 2007 was also won by the Dutch. Kim Lammers (2 FG) and Fatima Moreira de Melo (FG) led the Dutch team to a 3-0 victory.
> Argentina's last CT win over the Netherlands came in the round-robin at Amstelveen 2006 (3-2).
Team Facts Argentina
> Argentina have won 2 successive Champions Trophy matches at Mönchengladbach 2008.
> They have managed only one longer winning streak in a single CT edition. At Amstelveen 2001 Argentina won four successive matches.
> Argentina have converted four of 14 penalty corners awarded at Mönchengladbach 2008.
> Argentina lost 2-1 to China on Matchday 1 and then went on to beat Japan (2-1) and Australia (2-1).
> This is Argentina's 11th Champions Trophy participation.
> They finished second at Quilmes 2007, losing 1-0 to the Netherlands in the final.
> At Amstelveen 2001 Argentina won the Champions Trophy, beating the Dutch 3-2 in the final.
> Argentina's biggest Champions Trophy defeats (0-3) came against Australia at Amstelveen 2000 and the Netherlands at Quilmes 2007 and at Brisbane 1999.
> Argentina recorded their biggest Champions Trophy victory at Rosario 2004, when they beat New Zealand (6-0).
Player Facts Argentina
> At the average age of 27 years and 299 days, Argentina are the oldest team at the 2008 Champions Trophy.
> Alejandra Gulla is tied on 16 goals with Vanina Oneto as top scorers for Argentina in Champions Trophy history.
> Noel Barrioneuvo (2 PC goals) is Argentina's top scorer at Mönchengladbach 2008.
Player Facts Netherlands
> At an average age of 24 years and 25 days, the Netherlands are the youngest team at the 2008 Champions Trophy.
> Champions Trophy top scorer in current squad is Fatima Moreira de Melo (8 goals).
> Ageeth Boomgaardt holds the record for Dutch top scorer in the competition with 17 goals.
> Fatima Moreira de Melo and Minke Smabers chase a record ninth Champions Trophy medal. They currently share the record for most medals (8) with Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (GER), Rechelle Hawkes (AUS) and Minke Booij (NED).
> Fatima Moreira de Melo can become only the third woman to win five Champions Trophy gold medals. The record of five gold medals is currently shared by Australia's Rechelle Hawkes and Juliet Haslam.
> Marilyn Agliotti (3 goals) is joint top scorer at Mönchengladbach 2008, joining Zhao Yu Diao (CHN) and Megan Rivers (AUS).
> Agliotti is the first player in Champions Trophy history to score for two totally different countries. At Amstelveen 2000, Agliotti netted once for South Africa.
> Six players in the Dutch squad have made their international debut at Mönchengladbach 2008.
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