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Germans beat Dutch for gold
Athens - In front of an orange sea of 7 000 mostly Dutch spectators, Germany upset the Netherlands 2-1 on Thursday to claim their first women's Olympic field hockey gold medal.
Germany overcame the odds and the tournament's top-scorers to collect their first medal since winning silver in 1992 in Barcelona.
Franziska Gude gave Germany what would be the winner with a field goal in the 20th minute, in the first all-European final since 1992.
The Dutch women, also European champions, had been seeking their first gold since 1984, after claiming bronze in Sydney and Atlanta.
Earlier, Luciana Paula Aymar scored with less than a minute remaining to lift Argentina to a 1-0 victory over sleeping giants China in the bronze medal match.
It marked a second successive Olympic medal for the Argentine women, who won silver in Sydney.
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