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Pakistan - Australien
3 : 4   (0:2)
    a lot of applause from the 1.500 spectators for an attractiv match from both teams. Australia wins 4:3.
69'   Pakistan not with the needful power now. Australia has match control. They would be n the top of the table and could hope for the tournament win, if Germany could beat Netherlands.
67'   Grant Schubert with the biggest chance. His shot hits the right then the left post and comes back in the circle, where an Pakistan defender is able to clear the situation.
66'   Craig Victory has to leave the pitch with an injury in the face.
65'   stopping-error.
65'   short corner for Pakistan
64'   Ali Ghazanfar earns a yellow card for stickfoul. Both teams with ten players now.
63'   the rallye goes up and down now. Foul from Luke Doerner against Tariq Aziz. Yellow card...
62'   big chance on the other side for Bishop. But he misses the ball three metres infront of Salman.
62'   counter PAK. Tariq Aziz with a high shot from the right. Lambert saves.
61'   AUS deep in their half. It's hard for AK to come in the circle.
59'   Green card for Salman for complaining
58'   Australian counter. Ben Bishop misses the goal for centimeters.
56'   Pakistan with a lot of pressure now.
55'   good chance for Pakistan. The shot goes near the right post over the backline.
53' 3:4 and again Pakistan scores. The flick of Muhammad Imran is too good.
52'   short corner for PAK, hits the defendr. Again short corner.
51' 2:4 AUS plays for the deflection. Andrew Smith scores. Maybe there was a deflection from Grant Schubert.
50'   short corner for AUS, after a foul at Andrew Smith.
46'   It seems to be a kind of tactic from Pakistan to get a few goals behind and then struggeling back. They are good for the equalizer now.
45' 2:3 great counter from Rehan Butt over the right side, his pass deflects Shakeel Abbasi in the net. Pakistan is back in the match.
42'   Green Card for Craig Victory
40' 1:3 Muhammad Imran with a very fast flick high in the net.
39'   next corner for Pakistan now.
37' 0:3 great run by Grant Schubert, he comes to the right side of the circle and shoots with the "Argentine backhand" in the right corner.
36'   second half has started.
    teams are back on the pitch...
    the lead is well deserved for the Australians. Pakistan had a lot of chances with short corners. They are missing Sohail Abbas, the worlds best executer. He has ended his international career after the Champions Trophy 2004. The hockeyfans in Pakistan hope for his comeback next year for the World Cup in Moenchengladbach. Today the corners are absolutely not dangerous. But also Australia missed to score more goals in the first half.
    halftime.
34'   no problem for Salman. The rebound comes to Dwyer. His reverse stick shot comes to the right post. Two sliding Australians are missing the ball.
33'   reverse stick shot by Bishop. Short corner for Australia.
32'   ball is in the goal, but umpire says "foul before". Counter of the Australians, great chance, but missed by Ben Bishop.
31'   diving save by Lambert, but the ball goes high. Next corner
30'   short corner, saved, but next corner now for Pakistan.
28'   there seems to be no tactical concept in the Pakistans game. Let's see if they will have the strong phase at beginning of the second half - like in the last two days...
25'   Aaron Hopkins clears on the line. 2nd corner stopping-error. Slow flick from the right side is no problem for Lambert.
23'   short corner for Pakistan.
21'   easy save for Salman, after a low flick.
20'   next short corner Australia after a counter-attack.
18'   Australia now with very dangerous counter attacks. Pakistan struggels for the 1:2, but there are not many circle penetrations in the last minutes.
15'   long corner for Australia. Pakistan tries to get back the control.
12'   double-chance for Pakistan. Shakeel Abbasi with a crashing reverse stick shot, but Lambert with a great save. The rebound is saved on the line and cleared.
10'   Liam de Young with the next great chance. His high shot is mising the goal for centimeters on the right side.
8' 0:2 error n the Pakistan defense after a good Parade of Salman. Australia gets the ball back in the circle. Travis Brooks shoots and Jamie Dwyer deflects the ball in the goal.
6' 0:1 Brent Livermore with a high flick to the left side, Salman is there with his stick, but the goal is in the net for the Kookaburra-lead
5'   Akbar Salman with a high ball, 2nd corner
5'   counter and 1st corner for Australia
4'   good save by Stephen Lambert against a low flick.
4'   1st short corner Pakistan
3'   The umpires are Bart de Liefde (NED) and James Pilgrim.
2'   Pakistan with the better start. Puts pressure on the Australian defense.
0'   match has started
    The teams are on the pitch for the national anthems...
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