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Australia beats Argentina 2:0 in International Hockey Tournament
    2007-08-09 10:20:00  Good Luck Beijing
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The second round of the women's pool match of the "Good Luck Beijing" 2007 International Hockey Tournament was held in the Olympic Green Hockey Stadium on August 9. The Australian team outdid the Argentine team 2:0 and obtained the pass for the finals in advance. In this match, the Australian team got the upper hand and won victory by scoring twice in mobile maneuver.

Both the Argentine team and the Australian team are among the top three in the world. In this match of two strong rivals, both teams were also vying for the highest level of the world women's hockey. After the start, the two parties did not engage in fierce attacks right away and maintained the stalemate in the first 15 minutes without mounting threatening attacks.

It was not until the 19th minute that the Australian team obtained the first short corner in this match. The Australian team took advantage of this attack to win another short corner but did not breach the rival's goal. The Australian team that got the upper hand in the defensive gained another two short corners after this but still failed to break the stalemate.

After withstanding a round of fierce attack from its rival, the Argentine team created its own opportunity for a short corner at the 23rd minute, but the shot was blocked by the goalkeeper of the rival. At the 29th minute, the Argentine team fought a side attack and gained another opportunity for a short corner. However, the collaborated shot went slightly askew.

At the 32nd minute, the Australian team put up a wonderful show of teamwork. No. 32 Hudson got the ball on the right side of the shooting arc and accurately shot into the far corner of the goal. After breaking the stalemate, neither team accomplished anything in the following minutes. The Australian team outdid the Argentine team 1:0 after the completion of the half round.

After the start of the second half, the Argentine team went all out to launch attacks and created several opportunities for free hits in the half-court of the rival. The Australian team watched for its opportunity to fight back, gained a short corner at the 7th minute, and created an excellent opportunity for scoring a goal. But the tip-in player hit the ball too high.

At the 26th minute, the Australian team gained another opportunity for a short corner but failed to organize an effective attack. At he 16th minute, the Argentine team came up with a sudden shot on the left side of the shooting arc, which was blocked by the goal keeper of the Australian team. At the 20th minute, the Australian team won an opportunity for a single broadsword ball in the frontcourt but unfortunately the shooting player slanted the ball.

At the 21st minute, No. 6 of the Australian team, Rivers, cut in the shooting arc with the ball, played a wonderful small angle shot on the left side, broke through the gate of the Argentine team, and thus expanded her team's advantage into 2:0. Afterwards, the Argentine team launched fierce attacks but failed to gain any opportunity for a raid on the goal or a short corner.

At the 28th minute, the Australian team gained an opportunity for a short corner and a threatening shot, which, however, was warded off by the Argentine players. Afterwards, the Australian team maintained its lead to the end and claimed a 2:0 victory over the Argentine team. As it won both games in the pool match, the Australian team has qualified for the finals ahead of others.