An outstanding performance from the young team earned the Belgian men’s team their first point of the season after a 4-3 victory over Argentina in Santiago del Estero. On the women’s side, Leonas defeated Belgium with two goals in the second half to secure their third win of the mini-tournament.
On the penultimate day of the women’s mini-tournament held in Rourkula, hosts India secured a 1-0 victory over the Hockeyroos. Earlier in the day, the United States put up a big effort against China, but could not prevent China from winning 2-0.
(Women) USA 0 – 2 China
Mr. Zhao Ye celebrated his 100th birthday.th It was a fierce battle in which China defeated the brave United States 2-0. The game was almost evenly matched, with China having a slight advantage in the first half while America struggled with their high press. In the 8th minute, Zixia Ou put China ahead with a drag flick, and in the 19th minute, Jiaqi Zhong turned away from his marker and scored a great field goal.th. The United States had chances, but could not find the back of the net, and China entered halftime with a 2-0 lead.
Despite playing with 10 men for most of the third quarter, the Americans took the lead in the second half. Meanwhile, Sanne Karls completely unraveled China’s defense, then called for a good save from Li Xinfan, almost grabbing the American goal. The Americans went on a rampage in the final 20 minutes, constantly surrounding the Chinese side in the final five minutes, but were unable to find the back of the net and regretted their missed chances. With this, China’s FIH Hockey Pro League success in India ends with five wins from eight games, and they will next face Argentina in Belgium on May 29th.
The players of this match went to Mieisou with great joy. A participant from China said: “I’m very happy that we had a good performance today. It’s very good here because a lot of fans come here to support us and it’s a great stadium.”
(Women) Australia 0 – 1 India
The hosts, India, faced Australia for the first time on Indian soil and won a historic 1-0, much to the delight of their fans. The game was an end-to-end spectacle, with both teams playing very direct hockey and a ferocious pace throughout. The defense was tested repeatedly but Australian goalkeeper Zoe Newman and India’s Savita were up to the task in a goalless first half. The Hockeyroos missed perhaps their biggest chance of the first half, taking a penalty corner against four Indian defenders in their 20th game.th Minutes.
The Indians ran an effective press and used their pace advantage at intermission to dominate an intense second half.They took the lead in 34 games.th Just then, Katariya Vandana dived in for a deflection from a penalty corner change, sending the already screaming crowd into a frenzy. India’s attack continued to look dangerous, but with just one goal cushion, the match was set for a tense end. While struggling to stay in the match, the Hockeyroos refused to concede and sent the home fans into a corner with a flurry of chances and a video introduction in the closing minutes. India managed to prevent it all and win a well-deserved historic victory.
India’s Navneet Kaur wins Most Valuable Player Award “We’re all very happy. We’ve been working really hard and that’s what we wanted from this game. We wanted to put pressure on them and score a goal.”
(Men) Argentina 3 – 4 Belgium
Belgium’s young team put in a resilient performance to defeat the Argentine giants with a scoreline of 4-3. It was a competitive first half as the Belgian team, filled mostly with debutantes, went up 2-0 and grabbed most of the chances in the first half. The opener was called for a penalty stroke after Toms Krolls’ flick hit Facundo Zarate on the Argentine goal line. Tommy Willems filled in from the spot to give Belgium the lead and momentum. The Red Lions bloodied again in the second quarter, this time with Romain Dubecott making a deft turn to close in on goal and give Belgium a 2-0 lead. Belgium’s Guillaume Herran was sent to the sin bin for a 10-minute yellow card, which was awarded to Argentina, but Thomas Domaine flicked home a penalty corner to cut Belgium’s lead to 2-1 just before the end of the second quarter. Ta.
Belgium had regained their full strength and continued to look for ways to create chances. A baseline attack through Herrin booked a pass to Thibault Stockburgs. Belgium celebrated a 3-1 lead when Nicola della Torre unlucky to score an own goal past his own keeper. The team’s strong build-up saw the Red Lions score shockingly at the start of the fourth inning as Willems fed Thibault Stockburgs, with Thibault Stockburgs scoring on a stunning reversal of Nehuen Hernando. He scored Belgium’s fourth goal. Argentina quickly found a response, with Maico Casella’s one-time shot curling past Simon Vandenbroucke to halve Belgium’s lead once again. Domene scored his second goal of the game with two minutes left in the game, flicking in a penalty corner and rippling the net. Belgium managed to survive a frantic final moment to seal a big victory for their young team.
Player of the Match honors went to Belgium’s Tobias Beekens After the big win, he said: It has only been two months since we started training together, but the young players have achieved a lot and were very ambitious to be selected for the team. I worked really hard today and showed my lessons. ”
[Women]Argentina 2-0 Belgium
A scoreless first half pleased the young Belgian team, as Argentina were generating a lot of attack but lacked quality inside the circle. In the second quarter, Maria Granat spotted a charging Serena Di Santo at the other end of the pitch and all she had to do was beat her with Elena Sotogiu’s pads, allowing Di Santo to float the ball towards goal. , the ball hit the crossbar directly. Leonas continued to have chances, but continued to struggle in terms of quality.
Argentina had two chances for Granat to go just over the bar before Agustina Gorzelany came to the rescue and converted a penalty stroke to make up for the 1-0 lead. Belgium earned a penalty corner early in the fourth quarter, but it was not settled. Argentina showed a nifty penalty corner routine that set Gorzelany free with a flick from close range, and Sottogiu made a world-class stick save. A few seconds after the save, a bit of confusion created space for Sofia Toccarino to take a shot and double Argentina’s lead. Remarkably, Belgium held Leonas to just two goals out of Argentina’s 23 shots, giving them over 60% possession.
Player of the Match Maria Granat He held a master class as the Argentina representative and spoke about the team’s performance as follows: “I think this game was very difficult for us in the beginning, but we played with passion and in the second half we played really, really well, so I’m very happy with these three games,” Point said.
top scorer’s armband
To celebrate talented goalscorers throughout the season, FIH has introduced the Top Scorer Armband. It is worn as a visual mark for the fans and by the leading goalscorers in the men’s and women’s competitions this season. So that the players can wear them with pride at every game.
Current leading scorer:
Women – Ibi Jansen (NED) (12 goals)
Men – Zip Jansen (NED) (7 goals)
To check the current standings of the FIH Hockey Pro League: click here.
FIH Pro League – February 17, 2024
Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, Lurkula (IND)
Result: Game 27 (win)
America 0 – 2 China
Best Player: Meiron Zou (CHN)
Referees: Aleisha Newman (AUS), Christy Robertson (AUS), David Tomlinson (NZL Reserve), Junko Agatsuma (JPN Video)
Result: Game 28 (win)
Australia 0 – 1 India
Player of the match: Navneet Kaur (IND)
Referees: David Tomlinson (NZL), Junko Agatsuma (Japan), Aleisha Newman (AUS-Reserve), Martin Madden (SCO-Video)
Santiago del Estero, Argentina (ARG)
Result: Game 20 (M)
Argentina 3 – 4 Belgium
Best Player: Tobias Vikens (BEL)
Referees: Sean Rapaport (RSA), Benjamin Peters (USA), Irene Plesenki (ARG Reserve), Tyler Klenk (CAN Video)
Result: Game 26 (win)
Argentina 2 – 0 Belgium
Best Player: Maria Granat (ARG)
Referees: Maggie Giddens (USA), Victoria Pazos (PAR), Irene Plesenki (ARG Reserve), Tyler Klenk (CAN Video)