Australia wins fifth consecutive hockey Trophy
- Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 17.46
- Online news: Sports
Australia went some way to erasing the pain of their London Olympics flop by winning a record fifth consecutive Champions Trophy in a 2-1 extra-time victory over the Netherlands on Sunday.
Captain Eddie Ockenden of Australia (centre) challenges Billy Baaker of the Netherlands in the gold medal match at the men's Hockey Champions Trophy tournament in Melbourne. Australia went some way to erasing the pain of their London Olympics flop by winning a record fifth consecutive Champions Trophy in a 2-1 extra-time victory over the Netherlands.
An early Dutch goal was cancelled out by Russell Ford four minutes before half-time, with the final going into golden point extra time.
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