The Hockeyroos gave 300-gamer Nikki Hudson a night to remember at the Beijing Olympics, cruising to a 3-0 win over South Africa in their group match on Thursday. While the scoreline was not up there with the 10-0 thrashing their men's counterparts handed South Africa a day earlier, the women were in control from the 10th minute when Hudson produced a superb solo effort to score her 99th career goal.
Casey Eastham and Angela Lambert also got in on the act, scoring second-half goals to ensure that Australia maintained its perfect record at the Games.
The Hockeyroos opened their account with a stunning come-from-behind win over South Korea, backing that up with an easy win over Spain.
They have one group match remaining on Monday, against host nation China.
Meanwhile defending champions Germany and title contenders the Netherlands stepped closer to the semi-finals with their third wins.
The German girls, who won their maiden Olympic title at Athens four years ago, beat the United States 4-2 in a pool B match after being locked 1-1 at half-time.
The Dutch, who lost the Athens final to the Germans, overcame a fighting China 1-0 in pool A with Maartje Paumen scoring the winner with a penalty corner in the 21st minute.
Title contenders Argentina kept their semi-final hopes alive from Pool B with a 2-1 win over Japan, their first success after two unlikely draws against Britain and the United States.
However, former Asian champions South Korea crashed out of the semi-final race with their third successive defeat, a 2-1 loss to Spain in group A.
No comments:
Post a Comment