Olympic Field Hockey 2016: Women's Medal Winners, Scores and Results

Germany beat New Zealand 2-1 to win the women's field hockey bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, ahead of the final between the Netherlands and Great Britain.The Black Sticks dominated large stretches of the match but couldn't keep their cool in front of goal, and Germany used their wealth of experience to punish every mistake, scoring their two goals shortly after half-time.Here's a look at the final results for the women's field hockey tournament: RecapThe Black Sticks made an excellent start to the bronze-medal match, looking to copy the approach that won Argentina the gold in the men's tournament by aiming for penalty corners early. New Zealand tried their luck with two, but twice, Germany ran out well, and Kristina Reynolds kept her nets clean.Olympian Valerie Adams was excited:Germany were overrun in the early stages, but their defence was on point. While New Zealand had their chances, Reynolds dominated her area, and the European giants did well to hold off their opponents until half-time. The Black Sticks should have taken the lead, but their attackers came up short every single time.As is so often the case, they paid dearly. Charlotte Stapenhorst opened the scoring early in the second half, finishing off a textbook counter-attack, per Rikki Swannell of Radio Sport:Lisa Schutze missed an excellent opportunity to double Germany's lead, but shortly after, she produced a fine flick to beat Sally Rutherford, making it 2-0.New Zealand pushed for a goal of their own, and they finally found the breakthrough just before the end of the third quarter, as Olivia Merry converted a penalty corner.The goal set up a tense start to the final quarter, with the Black Sticks taking their time prodding the German defence.But the Black Sticks were a little too cautious and didn't throw their full weight forward until the final minutes, at which point it was too late. Germany stood firm, winning the bronze.Great Britain and the Netherlands will meet for the gold medal later on Friday.
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