Germany deal killer blow to SA hockey team’s hopes

Zaahier AdamsThe South African men’s hockey team’s aspirations at the Paris Olympics are hanging by a thread after their 5-1 defeat to Germany yesterday morning.Cheslyn Gie’s team have just one point from three matches and will face Spain tomorrow (7:45pm) in a crucial encounter. The Spanish have four points after a victory over Germany and a 3-3 draw earlier against hosts France, who are bottom of the table with a single point too.South Africa are still to play France in their final Pool A match.Germany were simply too strong for the South Africans, who were hoping for a repeat of…