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Journalism of Courage
World No.1 Australia beat Britain 4-1 on Monday to stay unbeaten after two matches at the mens Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
Matthew Butturini,Matt Gohdes,Jamie Dwyer and Luke Doerner scored as Australia outclassed Britain to stay atop Pool A. Rogier Hofman scored with five minutes left to give the Netherlands a 3-2 win over Olympic and European champions Germany and leave it unbeaten atop Pool B in the elite,eight-team tournament.
The win was the Netherlands fifth in succession over Germany at Champions Trophy tournaments and ninth in all matches. In other matches,Spain beat Pakistan 4-2 and New Zealand beat Korea 6-1.
Defending champions and 11-time winners Australia took just six minutes to snatch the lead through Butturini. Fergus Kavanagh split the defence with a superb pass and Butturini beat goalkeeper James Farr at the near post.
Britain missed a chance to equalise from a penalty corner and Australia capitalised,going 2-0 up after 22 minutes when Gohdes rewarded a period of intense pressure. The second half was more evenly contested and Britain dragged itself back into the game with a Simon Mantell goal with 15 minutes remaining. But Australia struck back through Dwyer two minutes later and Doerner clinched the win with a penalty corner two minutes from time.
