The Black Sticks men have finished third at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
New Zealand beat the hosts 6-1 in the play-off for third.<\/p>\n
Sam Lane opened the scoring with two field goals in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n
James Hickton added a third with a superb solo effort that included a 60 metre run and a reverse-stick shot to score his first international goal.<\/p>\n
The rest of the game then belonged to Lane who added another three goals in the space of 15 minutes.<\/p>\n
It included a penalty corner finish, a field goal and a penalty stroke.<\/p>\n
The win capped an outstanding tournament for Lane, who finished the match with five goals and moved to the top of the tournament goal-scoring chart with nine.<\/p>\n
It was also a special night for two players reaching major milestones. Malachi Buschl brought up his 50th cap for the Black Sticks, and Sam Lane’s five-goal haul lifted him to 51 international goals.<\/p>\n
Belgium beat India 1-0 in the final.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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