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Preview Day 7 – Women – Pool A
Australia v Netherlands
> Australia have taken on the Netherlands six times before at the Olympics, winning four and losing twice.
> Only the Australia vs Korea fixture has seen more editions at the Olympics (6).
> Their last Olympic encounter came at Athens 2004 when the Netherlands won 1-0 through a penalty corner goal by Mijntje Donners.
> Australia's last Olympic win over the Dutch came at Sydney 2000 (5-0).
> This match sees leading goal scorer Maartje Paumen (NED, 5) take on Australia's Nikki Hudson, Angela Lambert and Casey Eastham, who have scored three goals each.
> Paumen (NED), Hudson (AUS) and Eastham (AUS) have scored in all three of their team's matches at Beijing 2008.
> Nikki Hudson (AUS) and Agustina Soledad Garcia (ARG) have scored nine career goals at the Olympics, a record for players active at Beijing 2008.
Korea v China
> Korea and China have never met before at the Olympics.
> Their last meeting in a competitive match came in the final of the 2007 Champions Challenge when China beat Korea 2-1.
> Korea's last win over China dates back to the 2006 World Cup (2-1).
> Korea have lost all three matches played so far at Beijing 2008.
> China have collected six point from three matches.
> Fu Bao Rong is leading goal scorer in the China squad with two goals at Beijing 2008.
> Captain Lee Seon-Ok is the top goal scorer in the Korean team (2 goals).
Spain v South Africa
> The only previous Olympic encounter between Spain and South Africa came in the final 9-10 at Athens 2004, when South Africa won 4-3 AET.
> In that match Jennifer Wilson (RSA) scored twice, including the winning goal for South Africa in extra time.
> Current Spanish squad members Esther Termens and Rocío Ybarra scored for Spain in that match.
> Spain's last win over South Africa in competitive matches came at the 2002 World Cup (3-1).
> South Africa (0 goals) and Spain (3 goals) are the least productive teams in terms of goal scoring.
> All three of Spain's goals have been scored by different players: Silvia Muñoz, Nuria Camón and Pilar Sánchez Cervi.
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