(BEIJING, August 22) -- Argentina scored two unanswered goals in the first half of the Women's Hockey bronze medal match and then added one more goal in the second on their way to a 3-1 victory over Athens Olympic champion Germany. This is Argentina's second consecutive bronze medal in Olympic Women's Hockey.
Making better use of their chances, Argentina scored through Claudia Burkart (11th minute), Carla Rebecchi (23rd) and Noel Barrionuevo (62nd) while Germany's lone goal came in the 45th minute when Anke Kuehn scored.