Kookaburras beat Egypt 4-0 in World League

The Kookaburras have progressed to the last four of hockey's World League Semi-Final with an easy win over Egypt.

The Australian men's hockey team have enjoyed a comfortable 4-0 win over Egypt in the quarter-final of the World League Semi-Final in Johannesburg.

In Kookaburra captain Mark Knowles' 300th game Australia moved into the last four and qualified for the 2018 World Cup in the process.

On the Kookaburras' third penalty corner attempt of the game Jeremy Hayward converted, giving them a 1-0 lead.

Jake Whetton was next to score for Australia, with a pass from Knowles.

A scramble in front of the net in the twentieth minute of play saw Kiran Arunasalam take a shot on goal which was saved by Egyptian goalkeeper Ahmed Adel, before Daniel Beale took another shot at the net with the ball going into goal courtesy of a tap-on by Matt Swann.

Coming back from the halftime break and Knowles sent an aerial pass down to Whetton who trapped the ball inside the Australian circle before slamming it into the left of the net, increasing Australia's lead to 4-0.

The Kookaburras next play in the semi-final on Friday against the winner of the Belgium v New Zealand quarterfinal.


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