Heartbreak for Blacks Sticks as Germany pull off miracle comebackSKY SPORT The NZ Black Sticks men gave up a 2-0 lead in the last quarter to fall to the Germans in the quarterfinals. The Black Sticks men's Olympic dream has ended in heartbreaking fashion after Germany scored twice in the final minute to pull off a miraculous comeback in their quarterfinal clash. VASILY FEDOSENKO/REUTERS Black Sticks captain Simon Child reflects on his team's 3-2 loss to Germany. And despite several shots on goal, the Black Sticks survived courtesy of some desperate goalkeeping by Devon Manchester. The focus now switches to the Black Sticks women's team, who play Australia in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 1am (NZ time).
Source: Stuff August 15, 2016 01:14 UTC