Date:30/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/30/stories/2008063060221900.htm

Sport - Hockey

Australia triumphs

ROTTERDAM: Australia thrashed Spain 4-1 to win the men’s field hockey Champions Trophy here on Sunday. It was Australia’s ninth triumph, tying it for most titles won with Germany.

Argentina drew 2-2 with the Netherlands in regular time and then won a penalty shoot-out 5-3 to finish third.

Earlier, Germany scored twice in the last ten minutes to beat South Korea 3-1 to claim fifth place.

The results: Australia 4 (Abbott 6, Dwyer 52, Ockenden 61, Matheson 70) bt Spain 1 (Ribas 13);

Argentina 7 (Almada 17, Paredes 62, L. Vila (PS), Gilardi (PS), R. Vila (PS), M. Vila (PS), Cammareri (PS)) bt Netherlands 5 (de Nooijer 11, R. Brouwer 32, R. Brouwer (PS), Reckers (PS), Wesusthof (PS)).

Germany 3 (Draguhn 13, Weissenborn 63, Keller 69) bt South Korea 1 (Yeo 33).

PS: Penalty Stroke. — Agencies