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Aussies claim their fourth win at Azlan Shah

 

Aussies claim their fourth win at Azlan Shah

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Aussies claim their fourth win at Azlan Shah
Australia defeated New Zealand 1-0 in a close match at the 2016 Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia.

HOCKEY: Australia defeated New Zealand 1-0 in a close match at the 2016 Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia.

The Kookaburras took control of the game early on, putting pressure on the Black Sticks defence. The Black Sticks fought back to get the first opportunity for a penalty corner in the match, but the Kookaburras defence was too good with the flick abruptly cut off.

Australia almost had an early goal when Tom Craig managed to get the ball into the net, but this was quickly disallowed. The New Zealand team immediately followed this up with a near goal of their own, however this goal was also quickly disallowed.

Twenty-two minutes into the game and Australia managed to get on the scoreboard with a smooth penalty corner shot courtesy of Jamie Dwyer.

The Black Sticks narrowly missed out on getting on to the scoreboard two minutes into the third quarter, after Hugo Inglis sent the ball wide of the net, with Australian goalkeeper Tyler Lovell out of position.

Into the fourth quarter and New Zealand did their best to get the game back from the Kookaburras, with four narrow Penalty Corner misses in as many minutes. The Kookaburras defence was too good, and they held on to the game winning their fourth match of the tournament.

Kookaburras Head Coach, Graham Reid said: “The first half of the game was reasonably good and we were quite happy. Going into the third quarter and we were quite poor, we needed to be more patient. New Zealand created a lot of opportunities.

“The heat definitely affected both teams. There were mistakes from both sides, but playing in 37 degree heat it’s to be expected to a point and we can definitely learn from this.”

Australia next play Japan tomorrow at 6.05pm AWST / 8.05pm AEST.

Results & Fixtures, today
AUS 1 – 0 NZL
PAK – IND
CAN - MAS

Kookaburras’ squad v New Zealand
Started
Chris Ciriello (Melbourne, VIC) 181/114
Tom Craig (Lane Cove, NSW) 20/17
Jamie Dwyer (Rockhampton, QLD) 355/236
Matthew Gohdes (Rockhampton, QLD) 147/48
Blake Govers (Wollongong, NSW) 21/18
Jeremy Hayward (Darwin, NT) 49/17
Mark Knowles (Rockhampton, QLD) 279/22
Tyler Lovell (Perth, WA) 62/0
Eddie Ockenden (Hobart, TAS) 266/64
Matthew Swann (Mackay, QLD) 130/6
Tristan White (Wollongong, NSW) 70/3

Used Substitute
Matthew Dawson (Killarney Vale, NSW) 36/6
Fergus Kavanagh (Gerladton, WA) 220/15
Flynn Ogilvie (Wollongong, NSW) 23/10
Simon Orchard (Maitland, NSW) 191/55
Aran Zalewski (Margaret River, WA) 81/10

Unused Substitute
Andrew Charter (Canberra, ACT) 106/0
Jacob Whetton (Brisbane, QLD) 102/44


Kookaburras’ fixtures
Wednesday 13 April – Kookaburras vs Japan – 6.05pm AWST / 8.05pm AEST
Friday 15 April – Kookaburras vs Canada - 6.05pm AWST / 8.05pm AEST
Saturday 16 April - TBC

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