AUCKLAND, New Zealand (Dec. 05) – It was an exciting day of Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament at Auckland’s North Harbor hockey stadium. Four matches were played today (Monday, December 05) and all of them produced an excellent exhibition of field hockey.
In the first match Australia outclassed Great Britain by huge margin of 4-1 and maintained their top position in Pool A; while Spain clinched a thrilling 4-2 victory over Pakistan and posted themselves on second spot on Pool A because of better goal average.
In Pool B matches; the Netherlands and the hosts New Zealand won their respective matches. Netherlands shocked the Olympics and European champions Germany by 3-2 victory; while the South Korea were stunned by the hosts New Zealnad by a big margin of 6-1. Black Sticks promoted to second spot with this big win over Korea.
Detailed pool standings and points table are given below:
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