With the victory, Britain became the first European team to win the cup since the Netherlands in 2006.
Alan Forsyth was first to score for the team in the eighth minute
with a reverse stick field goal beyond the reach of goalkeeper Andrew
Charter. David Goodfield plugged in the second via a penalty corner
three minutes later.
In the 28th minute Eddie Ockenden´s goal from open play brought
temporary relief to Australia, who were eyeing their 10th Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup title since the tournament was established in 1983.
Britain were forced onto the defensive to maintain their narrow 2-1 lead.
Britain went 3-1 up in the 33rd minute with a strike from Ollie
Willars, but the Kookaburras were back on track to close the gap within a
minute.
Dylan Wotherspoon weaved his way into Britain´s penalty circle,
relaying a perfect pass to Joshua Pollard whose clinical strike set the
score 3-2.
But Britain overpowered their opponents with a fourth goal in the
43rd minute -- Goodfield´s second of the night and third of the
tournament.
The fourth quarter was evenly contested before Australia closed in 4-3 from a Wotherspoon goal in 48th minute.
In their earlier league match, Australia had beaten Britain 2-1.
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