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Champions Trophy Hockey: Australia face Germany in Semi-final

Australia have compete tough hockey in spite of the lack of key players. Faced against Germany, the team can need to fight more durable to seal a spot within the final.
Showcasing a inspiring performance within the quarter-finals, Australia, 13-times regnant champions of the FIH Champions Trophy, can face the 2012 Olympic champions Germany in what guarantees to be associate exciting semi-final clash of Champions Trophy 2014, to be compete at Kalinga sports stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The Kookaburras beat the FIH tourney 2014 Bronze medalist Argentina 4-2 within the quarter-final and can face Germany, that defeated the Pool A leaders England, to achieve the semi-finals.
Being the defensive champions, Australia had a unsatisfactory begin within the tournament as they lost their 1st match to England by 1-3. Once the defeat, they bounced back with their spectacular performance within the next matches wherever they actor against Kingdom of Belgium by 4-4, followed by a win against Asian country by 3-0. On the opposite hand, Germany kicked-off the tournament commendable with a convince host Asian nation however afterwards lost the remaining 2 league matches against European nation and Argentina.
 The nine-time FIH Champions Trophy champions showed their spirited performance against England within the quarter-final yesterday and engaged their place within the semi-finals. The 2 groups have recently met one another within the 2012 London athletic competition wherever Germany toppled Australia during a trying match with a score of 4-2 on the score-card.
For Australia, Chris Ciriello, Jacob Whetton and Jeremy Hayward are going to be the key player United Nations agency can steer the team against Federal Republic of Germany. Whereas, Germany's Florian Klaus Fuchs United Nations agency has been showcasing an honest game of hockey throughout the tournament by materialising the rating opportunities with efficiency are going to be one among the foremost wanted player in tomorrow's match.
Speaking before the semi-final match against Australia, Federal Republic of Germany Captain Tobias Hauke aforesaid, "Our game against Asian nation was before of full crowd and therefore was packed with pressure. We tend to didn't play to our full potential within the 1st three matches, however we tend to came back well yesterday against European nation.
They’re a powerful team however we tend to managed to win against them. For Australia we tend to ar assured, as we've got crushed them five times during a row within the past. We tend to ar assured for tomorrow's match and can offer our greatest. i'm affected with all the strikers in my team and even the kids United Nations agency have contend exceptionally well."

Speaking on qualifying for the semi-finals, Australia Captain Eddie Ockenden aforesaid, "We contend an honest match yesterday and capitalized plenty of rating opportunities into goals. Our centre of attention from hereon can simply be the approaching game and that we shoot for to subordinate the opponents leading towards the finals of this prestigious tournament."

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