SA trash Nam in hockey

SOUTH Africa thrashed Namibia 10-1 in their first indoor hockey test match in Durban on Monday evening.

Namibia did well to contain the South Africans, holding them to a 4-1 lead at halftime, but the floodgates opened after the break as South Africa upped the tempo to run in seven more goals. South Africa dominated possession from the outset and went into a 3-0 lead before Namibia replied.From their first short corner towards the end of the first half, Reagan Graig hit the back of the net to score Namibia’s only goal.In the second half it was all South Africa as they upped the tempo, while they finished superbly.Although Namibia lost by a significant margin at the end, they put up a gallant fight and received a round of applause from the 300-strong crowd after the game.South Africa are preparing for this month’s World Indoor Championships in Austria and Namibia’s coach Randy Slabbert said that they had shown a big improvement since the last time the two countries met in September, 2006.”They dominated from the outset, but we competed quite well in the first half.They played at a much faster pace in the second half and we were severely punished for our mistakes.Their finishing was also excellent, with about 80 per cent of their chances ending in goals,” he said.www.namibiasport.comSouth Africa dominated possession from the outset and went into a 3-0 lead before Namibia replied.From their first short corner towards the end of the first half, Reagan Graig hit the back of the net to score Namibia’s only goal.In the second half it was all South Africa as they upped the tempo, while they finished superbly.Although Namibia lost by a significant margin at the end, they put up a gallant fight and received a round of applause from the 300-strong crowd after the game.South Africa are preparing for this month’s World Indoor Championships in Austria and Namibia’s coach Randy Slabbert said that they had shown a big improvement since the last time the two countries met in September, 2006.”They dominated from the outset, but we competed quite well in the first half.They played at a much faster pace in the second half and we were severely punished for our mistakes.Their finishing was also excellent, with about 80 per cent of their chances ending in goals,” he said.www.namibiasport.com