{"id":13072,"date":"2012-08-02T01:52:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T23:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/update-1-olympics-hockey-australia-steam-roll-stricken-spain\/"},"modified":"2012-08-02T01:52:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T23:52:16","slug":"update-1-olympics-hockey-australia-steam-roll-stricken-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-olympics-hockey-australia-steam-roll-stricken-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-Olympics-Hockey-Australia steam roll stricken Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Updates with later matches)<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Annika Breidthardt<\/p>\n

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LONDON<\/span> Aug 1 (Reuters) – Australia showed why they are the
\nhot favourites to win the Olympic men’s hockey gold on Wednesday
\nwhen they ripped apart a Spanish side visibly shaken by losing
\nto injury a second top striker in as many games.<\/p>\n

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Later, Britain let their half-time lead slip and were lucky
\nto draw 2-2 in a thriller against South Africa.<\/p>\n

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World Champions Australia beat Beijing runners-up Spain 5-0
\nin a game overshadowed by an injury to 34-year-old Pol Amat.<\/p>\n

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The Spanish striker fell over an Australian player in the
\n23rd minute. He was led off the field with medical staff holding
\nhis arm and taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

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The Spanish hockey federation later confirmed Amat had
\ndislocated his shoulder and would be out for at least two to
\nthree weeks, a serious set-back to the medal ambitions of Spain
\nwho were already missing their captain.<\/p>\n

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Santi Freixa, who denied Australia a place in the Beijing
\nfinal four years ago by scoring the semi-final’s only goal,
\nbroke his left arm in the team’s 1-1 draw against Pakistan two
\ndays earlier.<\/p>\n

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“The three games without Pol and Santi will be tough for us,
\nbut we have to play. We will have to win and reach the
\nsemifinals. We will have to,” said Spanish goalkeeper Francisco
\nCortes after the game.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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