Field Hockey EHC 2011 - Ireland beats Italy 4:1 and prevents relegation

August 27th, GANT EHC in Moenchengladbach, Italy - Ireland 1:4 (0:3)

27.08.2011 - The Irish women won 4:1 (3:0) against Italy. Because Azerbaijan lost its match against Belgium, Ireland prevented relegation. Three great attacks in the first half were enough to win the match.

Italy started well prepared and had the first chances. After a few minutes Ireland took control and the team of headcoach Gene Muller played three really strong minutes. Emma Clarke exploited the first chance of the Irish team in the 17th minute. Nicola Symmons and Aine Connery increased the Irish lead to 3:0 (19th/20th). In the second half Italy got stronger and Alessia Padalino scored after 43 minutes with a backhand shot.

Ireland didn`t become nervous and controlled the match. The last goal of the day was successfully scored by Shirley McCay two minutes before the end. After the final whistle the Irish women had to wait until the end of the Azerbaijan match, then they celebrated staying in the A-Division.

Goals:

0:1 Emma Clarke (17.)

0:2 Nicola Symmons (19.)

0:3 Aine Connery (20.)

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1:3 Alessia Padalino (43.)

1:4 Shirley Mc Cay (68.)

Penalty Corners:

ITA – / IRL 5 (1 goal)

Green cards:

Matilde Canavosio (35.); Chiara Padalino (53.) / Emma Smyth (44.)

Yellow cards:

Agata Wybieralaska (63.) / -

Umpires:

Eskina / Sanders

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=17&version=EN

Belgium beats Italy and now needs only one point for the 5th place

25th August, EHC, Mönchengladbach; Women: Italy - Belgium 0:4 (0:2)

25.08.2011 - In the first relegation match of the GANT EuroHockey Championships, the team from Belgium won 0:4 (0:2) against Italy. The Belgian women didn’t do much, but enough to control the outplayed Italians.

In the second minute Anouk Reas scored the 0:1 with an accurate hit in the left corner of the goal. Gaelle Valcke converted a short corner and extended the lead. Until the break nothing of note happened. Belgium retained the lead and the Italian team couldn‘t create any chances to score a goal. After the break, the game came to a lower level.

Neither team had real opportunities to score a goal. Just before the end, the Belgian women used their potential to score two more goals. Jil Boon (56. minute) and Hélène Delmee (69.) flicked the ball into the goal. Therefore, Belgium won 0:4 and has a good chance to remain in the championship class. Italy needs a good victory against Ireland to avoid relegation on Saturday.

Goals:

0:1 Anouk Raes (1.)

0:2 Gaelle Valcke (SC, 7.)

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0:3 Jil Boon (56.)

0:4 Hélène Delmee (69.)

penalty corners:

ITA 1 (0 Tore) / BEL 5 (1)

Umpires:

Sanders / Metchette

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=13&version=EN

Italy struggles bravely against the favourites

23rd August, EHC in Mönchengladbach, Women: Netherlands - Italy 5:1 (2:1)

23.08.2011 - In the last game of the women's preliminary round at the GANT Euro Hockey Championships 2011, title favorite Netherlands secured the second place in group A by a clear 5:1 (2:1) victory against promoted Italy and now meets England in the semi final, who finished first at pool B.

In a very one-sided game the team of coach Max Caldas could try out some things for the upcoming play-offs and a little bit of frustration overcoming from the surprising 0:1 defeat to Spain. After Maartje Paumen and Naomi van As had scored for the dutch team, it was Evelina Tiralonga who cut down the score to 1:2 just before the halftime whistle.

But the defending champion directly put big pressure on the Italian defense after the break and therefore created a huge number of scoring chances. Two of them were used by Kim Lammers with a backhand shot and again Paumen with a short corner. The final score resulted from a great shot by Sabine Mol, who had received a nice 40 meters pass from Willemijn Bos.

Goals:

1:0 Maartje Paumen (KE, 20.)

2:0 Naomi van As (23.)

2:1 Evelina Titalonga (KE, 35.)

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3:1 Kim Lammers (47.)

4:1 Maartje Paumen (KE, 56.)

5:1 Sabine Mol (68.)

Penalty Corners:

NED 5 (2 Tore) / ITA 2 (1 Tor)

Umpires:

Duncan / Del Olmo

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp&auswahl=0&spiel=12&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

Spain women win the opening game at the Euro Hockey Championship 2011

20th August, European Championships (W) in Mönchengladbach: Spain – Italy 4:0 (2:0)

The Spanish women opened the Gant EuroHockey Championships 2011 in the Warsteiner HockeyPark in Mönchengladbach with a commanding victory 4:0 (2:0) against Italy. Although the quality of play was somewhat less than impressive, the Spanish players cleverly took advantage of their opponents’ technical mistakes and deserved to win.

Both teams were particularly nervous as the game started. The flow of play was hindered by missed passes and technical mistakes by both teams. The first Spanish goal was the result of a major mistake by the Italian goalkeeper Roberta Lilliu, who stepped over a backward pass from her team colleague. The Spanish player Berta Bonastre had only to push the ball into the goal.

The leading team then had more chances, but it wasn’t until the 29th minute that Barbara Malda managed to raise the score to 2:0 after a crafty combination over the right side. The Italian players failed to put pressure on the Spaniards. Their only goal chance worth mentioning was a seven-metre attempt in the 17th minute, when Maria Lopez de Equilaz in the Spanish goal saved the shot from Francesca Faustini.

Neither of the teams was convincing in the second half. Spain protected their lead and the Italians were not able to score a goal. After the final whistle the Spanish trainer Alejo Noblom explained their weak performance in the game: “It was a difficult game because the first match is always the hardest.” The 3:0 resulted from a standard situation. Silvia Munoz took advantage of a penalty corner to score her first goal in Mönchengladbach.

Just one minute later Barbara Malda completed the scoring in the opening game. In spite of the weak performance of his players, the Italian trainer Giovanni Admo Rossi was optimistic about the future. “We’ll take each game as it comes, and at the end we’ll see what the group results are”, he said explaining his strategy for the next days.

Goals:

1:0 Berta Bonastre (4.)

2:0 Barbara Malda (30.)

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3:0 Silvia Munoz (KE, 58.)

4:0 Barbara Malda (59.)

Penalty corners:

ESP 5 (1 Tor) / ITA 2 (-)

Green cards:

Marta Prat (63.) / Alessia Padalino (45.)

Umpires:

Ashton-Lucy / Meister

Original Article: http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/EM/2011/Ergebnisdienst.asp?lokal=DHB&auswahl=0&spiel=1&version=EN

Pakistan win 2010 Qualifier Final

Russia 2 v 0 Italy HT 2-0 | 2009-11-08 11:05

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Poland 5 v 4 France HT 1-3 | 2009-11-08 13:35
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Pakistan 3 v 1 Japan HT 2-1 | 2009-11-08 16:05
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The FIH World Cup Qualifier in Lille, France, ended with the qualification of Pakistan for the Hero Honda FIH World Cup 2010 after a hard fought Final against Japan (3-1). Poland edged host France for 3rd place (5-4) and Russia finished 5th in front of Italy (2-0).

Japan edge out France to make Qualifier Final

Pakistan 2 v 3 Poland HT 1-0 | 2009-11-07 10:30
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Russia 2 v 2 Italy HT 0-2 | 2009-11-07 12:30
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France 2 v 3 Japan HT 1-2 | 2009-11-07 15:00
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Poland pulled off a shock win in the first game of the day in Lille's 2010 World Cup qualifier tournamrent. However this meant france and japan knew exactly what was required in the day's third game and japan edged the game 3-2 to make the final against preiously unbeaten pakistan.

Tomorrows games are

Russia v Italy 2009-11-08 11:05
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Poland v France 2009-11-08 13:35
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Pakistan v Japan 2009-11-08 16:05
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2010 Qualifier Pakistan smash Japan for Six

Today's results leave 3 sides contesting for the second spot in the final. Pakistan smashed 6 past nearest rivals Japan giving France and Poland hopes of a final spot. Poland however must meet unbeaten Pakistan leaving France and Japan to play each other in the last game of the day on Saturday. Both contenders will at least know what is required and form suggests that Japan will just need a draw to secure a rerun of today's game.

Poland 4 v 1 Italy HT 1-0 | 2009-11-05 11:30
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Japan 1 v 6 Pakistan HT 0-2 | 2009-11-05 13:30
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Russia 3 v 4 France HT 1-2 | 2009-11-05 15:30
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Day 3 Men's 2010 World Cup Qualifier

Pakistan and Japan took a further step towards the final of this event with a 3rd win in a row. They are now 5 points clear of france and Poland and look set to meet in the final even with 2 games to go.

Italy 0 v 3 Japan HT 0-1 | 2009-11-03 11:30
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Poland 2 v 1 Russia HT 2-0 | 2009-11-03 13:30
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France 2 v 4 Pakistan HT 1-2 | 2009-11-03 15:30
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