Australia vs Germany Hockey World Cup 2023: Germany beat Australia 4-3

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— Kookaburras (@Kookaburras) January 27, 2023

Full-Time: Germany 4 - 3 Australia

The Aussies led 2-0 until the final stages of the third quarter!!

A Gonzalo Peillat hat-trick got the Germans back in the game while Blake Govers got his PC right as well!!!

Niklas Wellen scored the winner from open play with six seconds left on the clock!!

The Germans who trailed England 0-2 until the 57th minute in the quarterfinals, are in the finals after two incredible comebacks!!

Gemany await the winner of the Belgium-Netherlands game!!

GERMANY ARE IN THE HOCKEY WORLD CUP FINAL!!!

Australia go upstairs - will the vital goal count??

59' The Germans have the ball and try a few diagonal passes - as the Aussies chase the ball - Craig gets a yellow card

NIKLAS WELLEN SCORES WITH SIX SECONDS LEFT!!

GONZALO PEILLAT LEVELS THINGS UP YET AGAIN WITH A SUPER HAT-TRICK!!!!

58' NIKLAS WELLEN TAKES A REVERSE AT THE OTHER END - GERMANY HAVE A PC OF THEIR OWN!

BLAKE GOVERS BEATS ALEX STADLER AS THE AUSSIES TAKE THE LEAD AT THE DEATH!!!

57' Brand earns a vital PC for the Australians!!! Can they find a winner???

56' Blake Govers at the far post, fails to knock in a high ball after Stadler is beaten!!!

55' Eddie Ocekenden to the rescue before the Aussies launch a counter - no damage done at either end!

54' Niklas Wellen all by himself, darts into the striking circle, fails to earn a PC though!!!!

52' Weigand angles one in but no German player in the circle to direct the cross goal-wards!!

Australia 2 - 2 Germany

GONZALO PEILLAT LEVELS THINGS UP FOR GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!! BALL IN THE NET OFF ANDREW CHARTER'S STICK AFTER PEILLAT GOES HIGH!!

The Germans win the referral - Peillat has another chance

Gonzalo Peillat has a go but the Germans want another PC for a back stick

51' Niklas Wellen has a chance to take a shot but far too many Green and Gold shirts - the Germans have a PC at last!!!

50' The Aussies mop up neatly after Mats Grambusch threatens the Kookaburra goal. Andre Henning shouts out instructions

49' PC is wide off target following a deflection. Tom Craig gets a green card

48' Ball in the German circle, and the Aussies earn a PC!!

47' Tim Brand stops Niklas Wellen who fails to get a shot on target from the striking circle

46' The Germans have the ball in midfield, try a lofted ball, to no avail

End of Q3: Australia 2 - 1 Germany

Germany on the offensive, Gonzalo Peillat finally scores off a PC but the Aussies still ahead.

We are in for a humdinger in Q4!!!!

Yet again, PC overturned by the video umpire - for the fifth time this evening!

44' Germany earn a PC for a back-stick but the Aussies go upstairs!!

PC saved on the goal-line by Flynn Ogilvie after Andrew Charter is beaten!!!!

Follow-up PC for the Germans!!

43' Germany with another counter, Zwicker takes a tumble and Germany have yet another PC!!!!!

Australia 2 - 1 Germany

Gonzalo Peillat gets a third chance - the Aussie defence has been outstanding!

PEILLAT GETS A FOURTH - AND A FIFTH PC!!

HOW MANY CAN HE MISS???? GONZALO PEILLAT FINALLY SCORES!!

Brand runs that one down - Peillat to try again!!

41' Gemany have a PC at long last - they really need to score!!

39' The Aussies on the defensive, but not allowing the Germans space to get into the circle - AUSTRALIA COUNTER!!

STADLER ADVANCES ONTO AN ONCOMING AUSSIE, TAKES A TUMBLE BUT KEEPS THAT ONE OUT!!!!!

38' The Black Shirts in the attack third yet again - Windfeder and Grambusch combine but fail to get that move right

37' Christopher Ruhr sends in a skier from in front of goal!!!!! Yet another chance goes wrong for the Germans!!!

Alex Stadler keeps Germany in the hunt with a great save off a Blake Govers drag-flick!

36' Tom Wickham earns a PC for the Aussies at the other end - it's all going the Kookaburras way!!!

34' The Germans in the striking circle but lose the ball at the edge of the circle!!!

No penalty stroke, no PC either says Dan Barstow!!

GERMANY HAVE A PENALTY STROKE!! THE AUSSIES ARE NOT HAPPY

WAS THERE A STICK-CHECK OFF THE PC?

33' Germany have a PC after the ball hits the foot of Joshua Beltz

33' Long aerial into the striking circle, but the Germans fail to control that one and Australia breathe easy!!!

31' The Germans double teamed in midfield as the Aussies attack the ball with vigour!!

The Aussies trying a new PC innovation as the left and right battery do a quick interchange of positions just the ball in pushed in!!

Will the other teams follow suit??

We hold a two-goal lead at the break thanks to goals from Hayward and Ephraums.

🇦🇺 2-0 🇩🇪

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— Kookaburras (@Kookaburras) January 27, 2023

Half-Time: Australia 2 - 0 Germany 0

The Aussies are ahead thanks to a PC goal from Jeremy Hayward in the 11th minute and one from Nathan Ephraums from open play in the 26th

The Germans had 3 PCs overturned and failed to beat Andrew Charter when they finally managed to fire in the goalbound shots

All to play for in the second half!!!