{"id":13153,"date":"2012-08-04T01:57:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T23:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/olympics-hockey-world-champions-australia-held-britain-win\/"},"modified":"2012-08-04T01:57:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T23:57:49","slug":"olympics-hockey-world-champions-australia-held-britain-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/olympics-hockey-world-champions-australia-held-britain-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics-Hockey-World champions Australia held, Britain win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Annika Breidthardt<\/span><\/p>\n

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LONDON<\/span> Aug 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s hockey men drew level on
\npoints with world champions Australia in Pool A on Friday with
\n4-1 victory over Pakistan at a packed Riverside arena while the
\nKookaburras were surprisingly held by Argentina.<\/p>\n

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The hosts were almost unrecognisable from the team which was
\nheld to a disappointing 2-2 draw by South Africa two days ago.<\/p>\n

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It took only four minutes for James Tindal to score. Jonty
\nClarke converted in the 27th minute after a quick move downfield
\nand two penalty corners drag flick goals from Ashley Jackson,
\none of the best players on the field on Friday, sealed the deal.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan’s skipper Sohail Abbas scored a last minute penalty
\ncorner goal but that did little to mask Britain’s dominance and
\nimproved effectiveness throughout the match.<\/p>\n

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“It was very important for us after a nightmare performance
\nagainst South Africa, but that was a much better performance,
\nthere was a lot more fight about us,” Jackson said.<\/p>\n

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In the first match of the day, Australia showed they are not
\ninvincible when they failed to hold on to a 2-0 lead over
\nArgentina who had lost both matches in the tournament so far.<\/p>\n

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Australian striker Jamie Dwyer broke his country’s all-time
\nscoring record with his 2-0, a simple tap-in just before the
\nbreak but his side paid for missing 22 shots on goal.<\/p>\n

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Argentina scored just two minutes after the interval, with a
\nshot by their skipper Matias Vila deflected off Australian
\ndefender Fergus Kavanagh’s stick.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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