Indoor USMNT Closes Nkosi Cup Campaign with Loss to Australia
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – The No. 15 U.S. Men’s National Indoor Team dropped their final contest of the 2025 Nkosi Cup to No. 4 Australia, 11-4.
The Kookaburras got on the board in the first minute and USA held them for the remainder of the first quarter. USA equalized through Pat Harris in the 13th minute but then Australia’s goal-scoring abilities showed when they went on to add four more before the halftime break to make it 5-1.
Jasper Pouw tallied in the 22nd minute, for his first international goal, to bring it to 5-2 before Australia continued their scoring dominance and added six more. Now trailing 11-2 and with a minute left, Alex Beauduin tallied two goals to make the final 11-4.
Key Moments:
- 1’ Australia scores early, 1-0
- 13’ Pat Harris evens the game at 1-1
- 14’ Australia regains the lead, 2-1
- 15’ Australia added two more goals within this minute, 4-1
- 18’ Australia closed out the half with a field goal, 5-1
- 22’ Jasper Pouw scores to make it 5-2
- 24’ Australia scores, 6-2
- 28’ Australia converts a penalty corner, 7-2
- 33’ Two field goals are scored by Australia, 9-2
- 36’ Another set piece is added for Australia, 10-2
- 39’ Australia scores their final goal, 11-2
- 40’ Alex Beauduin tallies two goals within the final minute to make it 11-4
Noteworthy:
- Jasper Pouw scored his first international indoor goal
- The last time Australia and USA met was at the 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, where the Wolves won 4-2 in pool play
Next Up: The Indoor USMNT will travel to Vienna, Austria for the 2026 Rohrmax Cup taking place January 2 to 4.
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