UPDATE 1-Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands win women's hockey gold

By Annika Breidthardt

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) - World champions the Netherlands beat hosts China 2-0 on Friday to win their second Olympic hockey title.

China won silver, their first hockey medal of any colour, while Argentina earlier outclassed Germany to take home the bronze for the second consecutive Olympics.

The Dutch took the lead from a botched penalty corner in the 51st minute, with forward Naomi van As knocking in a rebound and scoring her first goal of the tournament.

Maartje Goderie, who also had not yet scored, then sealed the match in the 62nd minute with a stunning reverse stick slam from the top of the circle.

(Additional reporting by Peter Rutherford)

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