Australia defeat Argentina 2-1 to win gold in Hockey World League final

Australia defeated Rio Olympics champions Argentina 2-1 in the final of the Hockey World League Final to win gold at Bhubaneswar last night. Goals from Blake Govers and Jeremy Hayward helped the defending champions beat Argentina at Kalinga Stadium. 

Australia and Argentina were tied 1-1 after three-quarters of the match. Australia scored first through Hayward in the 17th minute while Argentina equalised through Agustin Bugallo. Govers scored the winner from a penalty corner with just three minutes left in the



game. 

Earlier in the day, India reclaimed the bronze medal in the tournament. In the third-fourth place classification match, they defeated Germany 2-1. Indian took the lead in the 21st minute through SV Sunil. Germany equalised through its reserve custodian Mark Appel in the 36th minute. 

A penalty corner conversion by Harmanpreet Singh in the 54th minute sealed the win and the third place for the Indians. India had also won the bronze in the last edition of the tournament in Raipur in 2015.