South Africa thrash Canada in men's hockey

South Africa thrash Canada in Men's hockey

Scoring twice in each half, South Africa defeated Canada 4-1 in a pool B men's hockey match of the 19th Commonwealth Games here Tuesday.

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The South Africans scored first in the 12th minute through Gareth Carr, but the Canadians equalized past the 28th when Sukhwinder Singh found the mark.

The Canadian relief was short-lived. South Africa regained the lead in the 35th with a penalty corner conversion by Jusin Reid-Ross who came good again in the 57th to give his team a 3-1 advantage.

Ian Haley rounded off the day's scoring in the 69th.