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The scoreboards at the Rotterdam Hockey Club worked overtime as Australia thumped Chile 12-0 and Korea hammered Mexico 11-0 in their respective pool matches as the Rabobank Junior World Cup hockey tournament for men commenced here today. Australia, playing Chile for the first time, did not take any chances and were on target from the start. Leading 7-0 at half-time, the Aussies struck at regular intervals through Colin Hennessey (4), Thomas Cleghorn (2), Glenn Turner (2), Jonathan Charlesworth, Iain Davidson, Desmond Abbot and Kiel Brown. Australian coach and Olympian Mark Hager, though, was not impressed. "We played well in the first-half, but rather loosely in the second session. But it was a good outing for us and just the sort of start we were looking for," said the former Aussie forward. The Aussie team is without their key forward, Stephen Boyce who is recovering from a knee surgery. "We might yet miss Stephen as the competition gets tougher. We also lost another key player in Fergus Kavanagh who broke his hand a couple of days back. As far as our prospects in this tournament, our goal is to finish in the top three," he added.

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