The New Zealand men's hockey team have won the silver medal at the Hero Hockey World League after being beaten 7-2 by the Netherlands in this morning's final in New Delhi.
Down by three goals at halftime, Steve Edwards did his best to inspire a Black Sticks comeback with a second half double but Netherlands refused to be overcome.
Constantijn Jonker scored a hat-trick for the London 2012 silver medallists while Billy Bakker played supporting act with a brace of goals.
Head coach Colin Batch said his players were extremely disappointed, but that they were proud of their achievements.
"We were a bit tentative at times and the Dutch are such a good side that you will get punished for that," Batch said.
"Overall we're extremely proud of our silver medal and we have developed a lot throughout the tournament.
"It's very difficult to stay within the top four nations in the world and we've done that here, so that's something we're looking to make a regular thing."
Veteran Shea McAleese was not cleared to play by the FIH after suffering a fractured eye socket in his side's semifinal win over England and was forced to watch on from the sideline.
"It was pretty frustrating not being able to get on to the field and feeling like I'd left the guys stranded. Our silver medal is our biggest result since 1976 and we've really grown as a team on this trip," he said.
