The second day of the women’s hockey tournament at the Olympic Games finished with Germany being the only side in Pool B on maximum points. Great Britain had drawn with Argentina this morning and a late equaliser by Kate Barber had given the USA a 1-1 draw against Japan. New Zealand had taken the lead against Germany just before half time, care of Krystal Forgesson, in the remaining Pool B match. Germany came back at them late in the second half, with Katharina Scholz and Anke Kuehn finding the net. Final score 2-1 to Germany.
Pool A is split into winners and losers, with the Netherlands, Australia and China all on maximum points. Australia retained their free-scoring form with a 6-1 win over Spain, although for the second match running they allowed their opponents to open the scoring.
Full results and tables are available on our web site at www.talkhockeyradio.co.uk.
Great Britain’s men will next be in action tomorrow evening (Beijing time) when they play the Netherlands. The match is being shown on BBC TV satellite channels only at 14:00 and 19:00.
