The 2nd game of the Women's Pool A saw Australia and Korea make their first appearances at the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup.
Korea made a strong start and made it 1-0 in the 7th minute when Cheon Eunbi was found completely open in front of goal and finished with ease. It took only 5 mins for Australia to equal the score at 1-1 after some great skill and pass from Georgie Parker to Emily Hurtz who finished neatly. Australia then weathered 4 straight Korea penalty corners to reach half time with the score tied.
The second half had a more settled start, but Australia started to dominate and made it 2-1 when Anna Flanagan converted from a penalty corner. 12 minutes later, Australia was awarded a penalty stroke and Flanagan scored her 2nd of the game to extend the Hockeyroos' lead to 3-1. Cheon Seul Ki ensured it was a nervy finish for Australia by making it 3-2 with 7 minutes to go but Australia held on to secure their first win of the tournament..
The 2nd game of the Women's Pool A saw Australia and Korea make their first appearances at the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup.
Korea made a strong start and made it 1-0 in the 7th minute when Cheon Eunbi was found completely open in front of goal and finished with ease. It took only 5 mins for Australia to equal the score at 1-1 after some great skill and pass from Georgie Parker to Emily Hurtz who finished neatly. Australia then weathered 4 straight Korea penalty corners to reach half time with the score tied.
The second half had a more settled start, but Australia started to dominate and made it 2-1 when Anna Flanagan converted from a penalty corner. 12 minutes later, Australia was awarded a penalty stroke and Flanagan scored her 2nd of the game to extend the Hockeyroos' lead to 3-1. Cheon Seul Ki ensured it was a nervy finish for Australia by making it 3-2 with 7 minutes to go but Australia held on to secure their first win of the tournament.
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New Zealand made the best start possible and scored after 11 seconds through Steve Edwards. The Black Sticks kept up the pressure and pressed the Koreans high up the pitch. Korea earned the first PC of the game in the 20th minute and drew a good save from the keeper Devon Manchester. Hugo Inglis and Hyun Hye-sung both received green cards before the half finished 1-0.
Korea built up a head of steam in the second half were awarded a penalty stroke which New Zealand challenged with a video referral. Jang Jong-hyun stepped up to take the stroke but blasted his shot against the cross bar. Korea continued their momentum and hit the post minutes later and finally equalised in the 64th minute through Kim Seong-kyu. New Zealand won two penalty corners in quick succession with 3 minutes to play and Phil Burrows scored from the second to win the game 2-1 in dramatic fashion.
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Korea finally broke the tense deadlock in the 30th minute through a fantastic flick finish from Darae Kim. The goal was the highlight of a hard fought half and Korea went into the break 1-0 up.
Korea continued on the front foot at the beginning of the second half and created a couple of good chances. Kayla Whitelock had New Zealand's second shot on target in the 45th minute which was comfortably saved by the Korean keeper. The Black Sticks had to wait 10 minutes for their next real chance which came from a penalty corner which Anita Punt fired wide with a drag flick. Korea then had two glorious opportunities to extend their lead but could not get capitalise on great crosses. However, the one goal advantage turned out to be enough for the Koreans to beat New Zealand and collect their first three points of the tournament.
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'Match day five of Pool A of the 2014 Rabobank Women's Hockey World Cup continued with the clash of closely ranked nations Korea and Japan.
The start of the game was balanced and produced very little scoring opportunities with only two shots on target coming from Korea after 20 minutes. Korea finally broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute through a field goal from Kim Jong-eun and the game went into the half time break at 1-0.
It only took two minutes from the restart for Japan to make the score 1-1 from their first penalty corner of the tournament with Shihori Oikawa finishing from the top of the circle. Both teams then had good chances saved as the game opened up. Korea ended the game putting a lot of pressure on the Japanese defence, but could not find a way through to win the match and keep up with Australia and the Netherlands at the top of Pool A.
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'The second Men's Pool B game of Friday saw Korea up against South Africa in the 2014 Rabobank Hockey World Cup.
Both teams came into the game having lost their first two matches of the tournament, and the first half was a cautious affair with no clear cut chances. Korea went close with a shot from Kim Seong-kyu that just went wide of the post, but neither team could break the deadlock and halftime arrived with the score 0-0.
Julian Hykes almost gave South Africa the lead in the 39th minute when he broke away but fluffed his lines when he was one-on-one with the keeper and shot wide. The two hard-working, disciplined teams did not look like scoring and when Korea did score from a penalty corner it was disallowed after the South Africans asked for a video referral. Goalkeeper Lee Myung-ho then made three excellent saves in quick succession to keep Korea in the game. Neither side were able to score and the game finished as the first 0-0 tie of the 2014 World Cup.
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'Day 9 of the Rabobank Hockey World Cup and we see, in the last Pool A game in the Women's Tournament, Netherlands take on Korea.
1st half and The Netherlands took an early lead when executer of the Penalty Corner Naomi Van As, met Maartje Paulmen's deflection off her drag-flick and touched the ball into the net. 1-0 Netherlands and they dominated most of the half creating a number of chances. It was then another Penalty Corner to Netherlands and Pauman again was on hand to draflick the shot but Sinhye Lee managed to palm the shot wide. Netherlands looked certain to getting the second goal of the game when Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel went on a run in to the do but again Sinhye Lee made another fantastic save, keeping her team in the game going into the break.
2nd half, and it was Penalty Corner for Netherlands again but this time it was Eva De Goede to strike the ball but her shot struck the arm of a Korean player and after a video referral the Referee deemed the decision a Penalty Stroke. The Netherlands made sure to take the chances and it was Maartje Paulmen would take her team 2-0 up. The Netherlands were in strong form and made it 3-0 soon after from a Penalty Corner and yet again Maartje Paulmen was on hand to dragflick the shot it.
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'10th Day of the Rabobank Hockey World Cup, and we see Germany take one Korea in the Men's Pool B final game.
1st Half and it was all Germany who took charge of the game and they went 1-0 up when Florian Fuchs made the run towards the D and his cross was met by Christopher Wesley who tapped the ball into the net. IT was 2-0 soon after when Zeller crossed the ball into the path of Benideict Furk who again touched the ball into the net. Germany, who were in full control of the game, and Martin Zwicker made it 3-0 before the break with a lovely solo run and goal, putting Germany 3-0 up.
2nd Half and although Germany still looked strong, Korea managed to grab a consolation goal when they were awarded a Penalty Corner with was dragflicked in, with help from deflection by Hyunwoo Nam. 3-1, Korea, of course, was hoping for a comeback story but it wasn't mean to be when Fuchs increased Germany's lead to 4-1, a great team goal. The next goal came when Strakowski made a brilliant run into the D, dodging the Korean defenders but was unable to get a shot away but Oliver Korn was there to tap the ball in, 5-1 German. And the German's dominance was not over when they were award a Penalty Corner at last hit of the game and they made it count when Linus Butt converted his dragflick, finishing the game 6-1 to Germany.
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Two countries famed for their sporting rivalry met in day 7, game 4 of the men's draw -- England v Australia. Stakes were even higher too with the winners of the match going a long way to booking themselves an all-important place in the next round.
A dream start for Australia saw them take the lead though in the opening 30 seconds of the half when England were caught napping and Matt Gohdes made them pay. De Young's second must have had England beginning to worry after he tapped in from Ciriello's saved penalty corner but nothing could have prepared England for what was about to follow. Dwyer tapped in a third before Govers scored a goal of the tournament candidate just on the half time whistle.
England's misery didn't stop there though as three minutes after the restart as Zalewski made it 5 for Australia. The Kookaburras superiority was made further evident as they continued to press and look for the sixth but England had their goalkeeper to thank as he kept the Aussies at bay on a couple of occasion from penalty corners. But the damage had already had already been done and Australia maintained their unbeaten record, beating their great rivals in some style.
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'The highly anticipated game between host nation Netherlands and Australia was the evening game of day seven of the 2014 Rabobank Women's Hockey World Cup.
Current Olympic champions the Netherlands started the game being pinned back by the Australian offense, and keeper Joyce Sombroek had to make an amazing save in the 9th minute to keep the Hockeyroos at bay. Neither team could force a goal before the break and the half ended 0-0.
The second half was as tense as the first and the Dutch were guilty of wasting a couple of penalty corner chances when Maartje Paumen didn't hit the target with her shots. Kelly Jonker then missed a deflection right in front of goal from a Kim Lammers pass. Almost immediately, Australia missed a golden opportunity to score through Ash Nelson. The Netherlands then raced down the other end of the pitch and Kim Lammers deflected in a pass from Jonker to make it 1-0 in the 57th minute. Naomi van As put the Oranje up 2-0 in the 65th minute after a hopeful video referral from the Australian team. The quality of the Dutch team was enough to ensure they prevailed with the win and secure a place in the semi-finals.
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'Day 9 of the Rabobank Hockey World Cup and we see, in Women's Pool A, New Zealand take on Australia, in a clash between the two neighbors.
1st half and it was all New Zealand who dominated the game creating most of the chances. Including when, Forgesson made a run on the wing, and her pass was met by Olivia Merry, whose was closed down quickly by Rachel Lynch. New Zealand were close again when Punt surged up on the wing, using here impressive pace, to work the ball in the D, and it was all set up for Krystal Forgesson to shoot at goal, but her shot went wide of the post.
2nd Half, and It liked Australia managed to gain the lead when they were awarded Free-Hit outside D and Flanagan's shot was met by Emily Hurtz and the ball went in. However New Zealand contested the decision, ruling that the ball was not on the line when the Free-Hit was taken. This was checked by the Video Referee and this was deemed No Goal. New Zealand did have a chance to grab a last chance goal, but Webster show was deflected wide of the post, and it pretty much summed up an action pack game but both teams failed to break each other down. 0-0 final result.
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