German hockey team reaches final of Olympic Qualifier

(BEIJING, April 11) -- Germany will be playing in the men's finals of the Japan Olympic Qualifier after defeating the hosts 4-0 on Thursday, April 10. The hockey tournament's round-robin format means that Japan can still reach the finals if they defeat Malaysia on Saturday.

Showing why they the world's top-ranked team, Germany dominated Thursday's match. After withstanding a few early scoring chances for the Japanese, the Germans took the lead in the first half with a goal by Philip Zeller and then never looked back