Sunday, June 22, 2008

Aussies break free

CHAMPIONS TROPHY DAY 1.
Eli Matheson of Australia celebrates scoring in his Champions Trophy debut
AUSTRALIA sailed past Korea, the Netherlands booked three points with a great performance against Spain, and Argentina were held by World Champions and Champions Trophy title holders Germany to a draw.
Australia 5 Korea 3 (2:1)
AUS: Eli Matheson FG 4m, David Guest PC 24m, Jamie Dwyer FG 38m, Andrew Smith FG 40m, Liam de Young FG 49m.
KOR: Woon Kon Yeo FG 28m, Jong Hyun Jang PC 47m, Nam Yong Lee FG 58m.
Germany 2 Argentina 2 (1:1)
GER: Florian Keller PC 6m, Timo Wess PC 69m.
ARG: Matias Paredes FG 25m, Rodrigo Vila FG 55m.
Netherlands 3 Spain 1 (2:0)
NED: Teun de Nooijer FG 10m, Ronald Brouwer FG 19m, Laurence Docherty FG 53m
ESP: Xavi Ribas PC 61m.