Hockey: Germany and France reach Junior World Cup final

Xavier Gaspard (right) of France tries to stop a Spain player in their Junior World Cup semi-final on Dec 14.

KUALA LUMPUR: France reached their second Junior World Cup final after beating Spain 3-1 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Thursday (Dec 14).

In the semi-final clash, Brieuc Delemazure gave France the lead in the second minute through a penalty corner conversion but Aleix Bozal kept Spain in the match by scoring a field goal in the 15th minute.