Australia squandered seven penalty corners before edging England 2-1 to remain unbeaten after three rounds of the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament Tuesday. Hampered by poor form at set pieces, the defending champion was forced to rally before denying England its first win and to stay on course for a place in Sunday's final. England led after 13 minutes with a goal against the run of play to Iain Mackay and Australia failed to convert its first penalty corner before equalizing in the 22nd minute through Grant Schubert. After a 4-0 win over South Korea and 7-2 win over the Netherlands in its first two games, Australia found England a tougher opponent than predicted. England forced two penalty corners late in the first half, failed to convert either, but kept the hosts under steady pressure. Australia had penalty corners in the 43rd and 47th minutes but couldn't convert and was denied a 57th minute goal to Glenn Turner on the decision of the video umpire. Des Abbott finally gave Australia its narrow winning margin with a 60th minute field goal. Seo Jong-ho scored two minutes from fulltime to give South Korea a 2-1 win over the Netherlands at the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament Tuesday, boosting its chances of reaching Sunday's final. The teams were locked 1-1 at halftime after Roderick Weusthof scored for the Netherlands in the 11th minute and Hong Eun-seong equalized for South Korea from a 26th minute penalty corner. Team captain Seo clinched South Korea's second win in three matches at the tournament with a brilliant 68th-minute goal, deflecting a sharp pass high into the corner of the net. The Netherlands now has one win from three matches with two round-robin encounters remaining. Germany striker Matthias Witthaus clinched a 5-4 win for Germany in dramatic fashion, and left Spain winless at the tournament, with a goal in the final minute. Witthaus' goal was initially ruled out by umpire Hamish Jamson, but Germany appealed to the video referee who overturned the on
