Spain largely dominated the opening quarter of a scrappy opening to the match, the Black Sticks struggling to find any momentum on attack especially. New Zealand's women's Black Sticks were made to work hard for a 2-1 win over Spain to keep their hopes of a quarterfinal berth alive. Halfway through the second quarter they opened their account with Kelsey Smith scoring from a penalty corner set play. Two goals to Kelsey Smith led the way for the Kiwis as lowly Spain put up a tremendous fight on the turf. The opening goal seemed to be the boost the side were looking for as they dominated the rest of the half's proceedings.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 10, 2016 21:00 UTC