Melanie Behringer and Melanie Leupolz each picked up a brace as Germany comfortably moved to a 6-1 win over Zimbabwe in both sides’ Olympic opener on Wednesday at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo.
Germany climbs atop Canada for the Group F lead after one match on goal differential, and Zimbabwe sits last behind Australia.
Sara Dabritz and Alexandra Popp also scored for Germany, while Kudakwashe Bhasopo scored the lone goal from Zimbabwe (who also had an own goal).
Up next for Germany is Australia on Saturday, when Zimbabwe meets Canada.
MORE: Highlights/match replay here
It could’ve been a much worse score line for Zimbabwe, as Germany had seemingly countless shots deflect over, go wide, or just plain hit the frame.