Aussies win final

Published May 6, 2008

DARWIN (Australia), May 5: Olympic champions Australia edged out China in a penalty stroke shootout to sweep the four-nation field hockey tournament series here on Sunday.

The Australians prevailed

9-8 in the shoot-out after the scores were locked 2-2 at fulltime.

Last weekend Australia downed South Korea 4-3 in the final of the first four-nations tournament in Perth, scheduled as a warm-up for this year’s Beijing Olympics.—AFP

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