Kookaburras charge on unbeaten with victory over Ireland

Despite having never lost to Ireland, the Kookaburras knew today’s outing under the harsh European sun would be no easy feat, given the world number 11 side were coming into the Olympics in hot form, with recent victories over Belgium.

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Desperate to maintain their clean record against Ireland, the Kookaburras came out with full attacking pace, creating chances within the first few minutes before they were eventually awarded a penalty corner.

Game one’s sole goal scorer Blake Govers took on the task, but Olympic debutant Corey Weyer would get rewarded off the deflection, notching just his fourth-career goal to hand the Kookaburras the early lead.

“I've been saying to the boys all year that I'm due for a goal every game, and finally I was right today,” Corey said.

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