Field Hockey EHC 2011 - Belgium stays in Championship

27. August, EHC in Moenchengladbach Azerbaijan - Belgium 1:3 (0:2)

27.08.2011 - The Belgian women won their decisive game in GANT EuroHockey Championships against Azerbaijan with 1:3 (0:2). Pascal Kina’s team used counter-attacks to score their goals. Azerbaijan tried everything to score a goal, but they could not use their chances successfully. After this result, the Azerbaijani team must be relegated.

The Belgians scored their first goal in the third minute, when captain Charlotte de Vos used the confusion in the east European defense and scored the leading goal. After this, the team from Azerbaijan tried to equalize. They had a lot of chances, but in spite of this they could not score. Instead Belgian extended the lead. After a counter-attack from the left side, Barbara Nelen scored the 0:2, in the 17th minute. Afterwards the Azerbaijani had many opportunities to get one back, but they were not successful. In the second half, the Azerbaijanis tried to attack the Belgian goal.

However, the good Belgian defense didn‘t allow them a lot of chances. In the 63rd. minute, Jill Boon ended all Azerbaijani hopes of staying in Championship. After an illegal kick inside the Azerbaijani circle the Belgian team got a penalty. Boon converted the chance and scored the 0:3 from seven meters. In the last minute of the game, Hyesook Shukurzade scored the consolation goal after a short corner. Therefore, Belgium and Ireland will stay in Championship. Azerbaijan and Italy will be relegated.

Goals:

0:1 Charlotte de Vos (3.)

0:2 Barbara Nelen (17.)

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0:3 Jill Boon (63.)

1:3 Hyesook Shukurzade (70.)

short corners:

AZE 4 (1 Tor) / BEL - (-)

green cards:

AZE - Yoon Seon Kim (26.) / Soyoon Lee (56.) / Emine Muzaffarova (69.) BEL - Lieselotte Lindt (27.) / Laura Patriarche (54.) / Louise Cavenaile (56.)

Umpires

Meister / Mulder

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=18&version=EN

Ireland claims three points after strong performance

August 25th, GANT EHC in Mönchengladbach, Women: Azerbaijan – Ireland 1:3 (0:1)

25.08.2011 - Ireland started strong into the match and earned the first penalty corner after only two minutes of play and kept the pressure high. Azerbaijan barely crossed the middle line in the first 15 minutes of the match. Ireland was the dominant team, but had trouble penetrating the circle against a strong defence. Symmons and Jacob had the chance to score, but could not get the ball over the line.

Azerbaijan’s first circle penetration came as late as the 25th minute, but did not pose bring any danger to the Irish goal. The 32nd minute brought relief to the Irish fans: Michelle Harvey scored after a penalty corner. Ireland dominated also the second half right from the beginning and had more chances in the circle after the 50th minute. Lisa Jacob prepared a fine goal by Clarke and Symmons scored after incredible passing by her team mates with a lower back hand.

Azerbaijan scored after a PC two minutes before the final whistle – too late to endanger a well-deserved Irish vitory. Ireland‘s Coach Gene Muller was “delighted“ having won three important points and was happy with this team’s performance: “we have kept the concentration high during the whole match. “

Goals:

0:1 Michelle Harvey (32., PC)

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0:2 Emma Clarke (58.)

0:3 Nicola Symmons (63.)

1:3 Yoon Seon KIim (68., KE)

Penalty Corners:

AZE 3 (1 Goal) / IRL 6 (1 Goal)

Green Cards:

Mi Seon Aliyeva (14.), Yuan Gurbanova (20.) / Sinead McCarthy (27.)

Umpires:

Victoria Del Olmo / Valentina Tomasi

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=14&version=EN

Spanish ladies reach semi-finals as leader of the pool

23. August, GANT EHC 2011, Mönchengladbach: Azerbaijan – Spain 1:2 (0:0)

23.08.2011 - Spanish ladies have completed the came preliminary round of pool A. Mainly due to better use of corners they through with a narrow 2-1 victory over Azerbaijan, and thus, will play in the semi finals. At the beginning, the fans watched a very balanced game, but there were no real opportunities, apart from penalty corners. Until the break were still no score.

The second half the game was a little bit faster. Pilar Sanchez was the one who put the Spaniards with a short corner. But the ladies of Azerbaijan did not give up and generated good opportunities which paid off with a goal from Mi Seon Aliyeva. It stayed exciting with Anabel Flores scoring a short corner four minutes from time. Spain made sure of this narrow lead to the finish and come with a lot of confidence now into the semi-final against the German team.

Goals:

0:1 Pilar Sanchez (PC, 39.)

1:1 Mi Seon Aliyeva (42.)

1:2 Anabel Flores (PC, 66.)

penalty corners:

AZE 3 (-) / ESP 5 (2 goals)

Umpires:

Ashton-Julie / Tomasi

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=11&version=EN

After 0:8-shock - Azerbaijan win 5:3

21. August, EM in Mönchengladbach, Women: Azerbaijan– Italy 5:3 (3:1)

20.08.2011 - One day after the 0:8 loss against the Netherlands, Azerbaijan won its match against Italy 5:3. The goals of the favorite were scored by Zhang Suleymanova (23. minute/7-meter), Boram Kim (29.), Myungsoon Mammadova (35.), Hawe Lee (37.) and Mi Seon Aliyeva (42.). Italian player Alessia Padaloni scored one goal by a seven meter (30.) and another one after a good combination in the 49th minute.

The last goal of the match was scored by Macarena Ronsisvalli after a short corner near the end of the match. Especially after the break, the favorites played powerfully against Italy. The Italian defense seemed to be disappointed by fast combinations of their opponents. Three Azerbaijani goals in seven minutes were the result. After the victory, the East European team has got hopes of reaching the Semi-Final next Thursday were raised.

Goals:

1:0 Zhang Suleymanova (7m, 23.)

2:0 Boram King (29.)

2:1 Alessia Padaloni (7m, 30.)

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3:1 Myungsoon Mammadova (KE, 35.)

4:1 Hawe Lee (37.)

5:1 Mi Seon Aliyeva (42.)

5:2 Alessia Padaloni (49.)

5:3 Macarena Ronsisvalli (KE, 67.)

penalty corners:

AZE 3 (1 Tor) / ITA 5 (1)

green cards:

Kim Boram (7.), Mi Seon Aliyeva (32.) / Francesca Faustini (21.)

yellow card:

Zhang Suleymanova (48.) / -

Umpires:

Meister / Duncan

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=5&version=EN

The Netherlands ladies clear the first hurdle easily

20th August, EHC (W) in Mönchengladbach: The Netherlands – Azerbaijan 8:0 (5:0)

20.08.2011 - The title favourites from the Netherlands started their opening game against Azerbai-jan completely professionally. After a very onesided game, the score was 8:0 (5:0). The outsiders had almost nothing to offer and were only seldom able to make their way to the front of the opposing goal. For their part, Kim Lammers and Maartje Paumen each scored three times for the Oranje team.

The women from the Netherlands steered the run of play from the first minute and were not at any time really under pressure, which meant that the first penalty corner was not long in coming. Corner specialist Maartje Paumen landed her first goal with a scoop shot into the upper right corner. Willemijn Bos and Kim Lammers had done the same by the 21st minute.

A spectacular pass combination led to a field goal a minute later, again thanks to Lammers (22). And the Netherlands launched attack after attack, earning themselves further penalty corners, seven in the first half alone. Maartje Paumen took advantage of one of them to raise the half time score to 5:0. The same scenario presented itself after the change of ends: Ellen Hoog joined the list of goal scorers in the 49th minute – with a beautiful backhand shot.

Azerbaijan was forced into deep defense and hardly ever endangered the opponents’ goal. The team’s one and only penalty corner did not occur until the 61st minute. In the meantime, Paumen (52.) and Lammers (58.) had each added her third goal from a penalty corner, raising the score to 8:0. There was then not much action until the final whistle, leaving the Netherlands to celebrate their first tournament win in the opening match.

“We’ve done a good job for the first game”, stated Oranje coach Max Caldas. “We were in good form today, fresh, and didn’t ease up until the end, and that was perhaps because of the warm weather”.

Goals:

1:0 Maartje Paumen (PC, 4.)

2:0 Willemijn Bos (PC, 19.)

3:0 Kim Lammers (PC, 21.)

4:0 Kim Lammers (22.)

5:0 Maartje Paumen (PC, 31.)

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6:0 Ellen Hoog (49.)

7:0 Maartje Paumen (PC, 52.)

8:0 Kim Lammers (PC, 58.)

Penalty Corners:

NED 9 (5 goals) / AZE 1 (0 goals)

Umpires:

Soledad Iparraguirre / Valentina Tomasi

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp?lokal=DHB&auswahl=0&spiel=2&version=EN

The Dutch women have grabbed the European title in Amsterdam, beating rivals Germany in a thrilling final, 3-2. Germany surprisingly took the lead by Maike Stickel in the 11th minute, giving the Dutch crowd a scare. Holland took over by goals from Lidewij Welten and Marilyn Agliotti but couldn’t hold the lead till the half-time whistle. Nina Hasselmann tapped in the 2-2 from a German penalty corner. In the second half Germany and the Netherlands showed they are Europe’s two best teams, playing top-level hockey. Six minutes before time Marilyn Agliotti decided the final, crowning the hosts European Champion.

Netherlands 3 v 2 Germany HT 2-2 | 2009-08-29 15:30
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Bronze Match

Spain 1 v 2 England HT 0-1 | 2009-08-29 13:00
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Classification

Azerbaijan 3 v 1 Scotland HT 1-0 | 2009-08-29 10:30
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Russia 1 v 1 Ireland HT 1-1 | 2009-08-29 08:30
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Final Placings

Netherlands
Germany
England
Spain
Azerbaijan
Ireland
Russia
Scotland

http://www.ne14hockey.co.uk/news/Netherlands/Netherlands-Queens-of-Europe-again/1155/

Netherlands Queens of Europe again

Euro Championship Results Day 2

Germany 4 v 4 England HT 1-1 | 2009-08-24 17:30
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England's Rob Moore might have thought he'd scored the winning goal on his 100th England appearance against the World's number one side today but Germany responded to secure a 4-4 draw in what was a thrilling hockey spectacle at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Despite letting slip a two goal lead in the dying moments of the game the draw keeps England top of the Pool A table going into their final pool match against Belgium on Wednesday.

Ashley Jackson gave England the perfect start against the reigning World and Olympic Champions when he smashed an effort low to the German goalkeeper's right hand side just four minutes in although England would lose him to injury later in the half.

Throughout the half both teams played exciting, fast paced hockey and it was Germany who scored next through the clinical Christopher Zeller three minutes before half time.

If that setback was disappointing to England what happened one minute into the second half was twice as disappointing when they went behind to a Mortiz Fuerste penalty stroke. A move into the England circle had found a German player in front of goal but as he made a challenge Beeston defender Ali Wilson was adjudged to have fouled his opponent and Fuerste stepped up to fire home the resultant penalty.

Captain Barry Middleton, who scored twice against Austria on Sunday, netted another brace against Germany in some style, scoring twice in two minutes to turn the game again. After scoring from open play in the 40th minute, he was then quickest to react to the rebounding ball at a 42 minute penalty corner, knocking home to make it 3-2 to England.

The game was still being played at an exhilarating pace and Rob Moore (pictured right), playing in his 100th international match for England, got his fairytale moment as he scored to put England 4-2 up.

After going off injured in the first half Ashley Jackson returned in the second period but he could do nothing about Zeller's goal with 12 minutes remaining, which put Germany right back in contention.

Into the final ten minutes and England were desperate to hold on for the victory. They were dealt a blow with just three minutes remaining when Moore was shown a yellow card, forcing him to watch what remained of the match from the sidelines and a minute later Christopher Wesley equalised for Germany; 4-4 the final score after a breath-taking game.

After the match, Manager Peter Nicholson was philosophical about the result, despite losing the two goals late on. "It was a great match - a superb advert for hockey. We're obviously a bit disappointed not to see the game out but it was actually still a good result for us, especially with Belgium only scoring three against Austria earlier."

The point won keeps England top of Pool A, ahead of Germany on goal difference and a point ahead of their opponents on Wednesday Belgium. For their part, Austria remain at the foot of the group after their 3-0 defeat at the hands of Belgium. England play Belgium at 13:30 local time (12:30BST) on Wednesday.

Report courtesy of England Hockey

Belgium 3 v 0 Austria HT 1-0 | 2009-08-24 15:30
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Poland 2 v 3 France HT 1-1 | 2009-08-24 13:30
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Netherlands 0 v 3 Spain HT 0-1 | 2009-08-24 19:30
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Netherlands 10 v 0 Azerbaijan (Womens) and Netherlands 9 v 0 Poland (Mens) - Euro Championship Results

Netherlands took full advantage of home soil yesterday in the men's and women's EuroHockey championships. The men put 9 past Poland while the ladies went one better and slotted 10 into the Azerbaijan goal.

Women's results

Netherlands 10 v 0 Azerbaijan HT 4-0 | 2009-08-22 13:30
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Men's Results

Netherlands 9 v 0 Poland HT 2-0 | 2009-08-22 15:30
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