The Black Sticks women have won the Nations Cup hockey tournament in Chile after a thrilling final against Ireland.
New Zealand claimed victory in a shootout after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time. This win was a turnaround from their earlier pool play loss to Ireland.
Emelia Surridge gave New Zealand an early lead by scoring in the first few minutes. Ireland fought back, equalising in the final quarter. The match then went to a shootout, where the Black Sticks held their nerve to secure the win.
Player of the game Holly Pearson praised the team’s progress. “As a young, inexperienced group, to win today is really special,” she said.
This victory makes New Zealand eligible for promotion to the FIH Hockey Pro League. It also boosts their confidence as they prepare for World Cup qualification against Australia in August. The Black Sticks women missed out on the last Olympics, but this win shows they are on the rise again.
pretty cool mate good work
big well done to Hayden, congrats to him, sucks that the britland took the 1st, quite sad, but that part of the game, wish we won though, well done to GB and everybody else, New Zealand deserved it.
2028 LA Olympics here we go!!
amazing
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Good job Hayden you gave it all you had
Amazing, I can’t believe we got silver, maybe we can win the Olympics if we try hard! Go boy!
Hayden must have showed a lot of the Olympic values to help Alex across the finish line
Hayden must have trained a lot to win a silver medal for us