New Zealand's women's Black Sticks have begun their Olympic campaign in style after defeating a tough South Korean side 4-1. With a 3-0 lead at half time, the Black Sticks refused to let the Koreans back into the game. Up against the eighth-ranked side in the world and one the Black Sticks had an even 7-7 all-time record against, the result was the perfect momentum-builder as group play began today. The Black Sticks extended their lead four minutes into the second quarter as Charlotte Harrison showed great commitment in attack to dive and shoot the ball past the Korean goal keeper. With six minutes left to play Korea scored their first goal of the match via Kim Hyun-Ji as they found momentum in the game far too late to seriously trouble the Black Sticks.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 07, 2016 20:03 UTC