Briefings Feb 05, 2012 21:01 Match Review 22. Final 5-6 New Zealand- Japan 3-4 AET Match Review 22. Final 5-6 New Zealand- Japan 3-4 AET > Japan finish in fifth place to equal their best result ever in Champions Trophy competition. > Japan also secured a fifth-place finish in Quilmes in 2007, the last time the tournament was held in Argentina. > Japan became the second successive Champions Challenge winners to finish 5th in the Champions Trophy. Last year Champions Challenge holders New Zealand also secured a fifth-place finish. > Today’s Final 5-6 marked the fifth match (of a possible 10 so far) to go to extra time at Rosario 2012. > Golden goal scorer Rika Komazawa finished the tournament on 5 goals, breaking Kaori Chiba’s 2008 record for most goals scored by a Japanese player in a single CT tournament. > New Zealand are ranked 6th on the FIH world ranking and also finish 6th at Rosario 2012. > The Black Sticks also finished sixth the last time they competed in the Champions Trophy in Argentina, in Rosario in 2004. > Cathryn Finlayson, Katie Glynn and Stacey Michelsen are New Zealand’s top goal scorers at Rosario on 3 goals. > New Zealand converted 2 penalty corners in this match. They finish the tournament on 3 for 24 (13%). > Japan converted none of 4 PC today and have scored from 4 of 19 penalty corners at Rosario 2012 (21%).