Germany's hockey goalkeeper at the Paris Olympics has raged after being mocked by a Dutch player during the final of the competition on Friday.
Jean-Paul Danneberg was crushed after conceding the decisive penalty, which meant he and his team-mates were forced to settle for silver - instead of celebrating gold.
But the Germany goalkeeper was left incensed when Duco Telgenkamp ran over to rub salt into his wounds.
Telgenkamp shushed Danneberg and took a swipe at his helmet, which seemed to be in response to comments made before the clash when the German shot-stopper had suggested the Netherlands were 'afraid'.
Olympics star Duco Telgenkamp sparked controversy by mocking a Germany goalkeeper as the Netherlands won gold in the hockey
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Tempers boiled over after the incident, with Germany's Niklas Wellen grabbed by the neck by Netherlands player Floris Middendorp.
And Danneberg, speaking after the clash, has raged over the actions of the Dutch.
"That was the most disrespectful thing I have ever experienced in sport," said the 21-year-old.
"I don't know how someone can be such a bad winner.
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"It is the best moment of his life and he is booed for it at the awards ceremony.."
Telgenkamp was booed by sections of the crowd as the Netherlands players celebrated their gold medal.
The Netherlands star has apologised for his actions but also appeared to say they were fuelled by things written and said before the contest.
He said: "There were articles and we took them personally. After that it became very emotional.
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"What I did was not nice. I am sorry for the way I acted.
"Again: Emotions came up at the end. But it is what it is: we won. I would have apologised if I had seen him."
The Dutch went ahead in the 46th minute when captain Theirry Brinkman struck to open the scoring.
Germany then levelled through Thies Prinz, who scored a penalty to restore parity.
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Olympics players rowed and pushed each other as the Netherlands beat Germany on penalties to secure gold
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With nothing to separate the two sides, it was left for a shootout to decide who would win Olympic gold.
And it was the Netherlands who ended up reigning supreme, with Telgenkamp scoring the decisive penalty.
At the current time of writing, the Netherlands have 11 golds to their name - and 25 medals in total.
Olympics stars from the Netherlands celebrate their gold medal triumph in France
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Germany have the same amount of medals but one less gold.
The United States lead the way with 30 golds, and 103 medals, to their name.
Team GB sit fifth, behind France, Australia, China and Team USA.