
ower-packed Germany won the Olympic men's hockey gold medal after 16 years with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Spain in the final on Saturday. Christopher Zeller netted the winner in the 16th minute with a ferocious penalty corner before the Germans warded off repeated Spanish attacks to strike gold in field hockey's 100th year at the Olympics.
Naomi van As and Maartje Goderie scored in the space of 13 minutes in the second half to end China's dream.
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Pakistan finished a poor eighth at the Bejing Olympic Games and India failed to even qualify.
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Spain upset reigning Olympic champions Australia; Germany defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.
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In Thursday's semi-finals, world No. 1 Australia clash with fourth-ranked Spain.
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Germany defeated New Zealand to end the pool stage with three wins and two draws.
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Germany defeated Japan 1-0, joined the Netherlands in the semi-finals of women's hockey.
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World No. 2 Argentina registered a 4-0 win over defending champions Germany in pool B.
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Penalty corner specialist Maartje Paumen struck once in each half to seal the Dutch victory.
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Reigning champions Australia almost ended Pakistan's hopes with a 3-1 win in Pool B.
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Eli Matheson slammed a hat-trick; Jamie Dwyer and David Guest scored two goals each.
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