Nice Britain’s males ended their FIH Hockey Professional League marketing campaign with a shootout loss to Germany in Amsterdam on Friday, however the level they earned for the draw noticed them transferring above Argentina to safe third spot within the standings.
In the meantime, after struggling their first defeat of the season to the Purple Panthers 4 days in the past, the Netherlands girls turned the tables on Belgium, surviving a detailed remaining quarter to safe a 2-1 win.
(Males’s) Germany 3 – 3 Nice Britain (SO: 4 – 2)
Germany got here from behind twice in an enthralling 3-3 draw with Nice Britain, then grabbing an additional level for his or her 4-2 win within the shootout. Sam Ward had a pointy shot within the second minute however was denied by a diving Jean-Paul Danneberg within the German aim. A minute later it was Niklas Wellen who fired the Germans forward with a sensational first-time reverse shot. Phil Roper equalised for GB with some cheeky aerial expertise within the fifteenth minute, and Ward then edged GB in entrance together with his Twenty first-minute penalty stroke. Wellen levelled for Germany with a scorching penalty nook strike, which meant it was evenly poised at half time.
The Germans received their defensive angles barely unsuitable early within the second half and Liam Sanford punished them for it, threading an impressive ball by way of the centre channel to a diving Ward for the deflection into the online. GB appeared to have the higher hand because the match progressed, and Danneberg needed to make two essential saves to maintain Germany in contact earlier than Gonzalo Peillat snatched the draw from a penalty nook with three minutes remaining. Germany then held their nerve to take care of an unbeaten document from their 4 shootouts within the event.
An clearly pissed off Niklas Wellen of Germany obtained the participant of the match award and mirrored: “I feel we didn’t play a very good sport immediately, however we fought arduous and even on a nasty day we’re in a position to attract the sport and win the shootout which is unquestionably a constructive we are able to take out of immediately.”
(Girls’s) Netherlands 2 – 1 Belgium
The Netherlands returned to profitable methods with a 2-1 victory over Belgium in entrance of a vocal house crowd. The Dutch clearly meant enterprise after their shock defeat to the identical opposition earlier within the week and it took simply six minutes for Yibbi Jansen to fireplace them forward from a penalty nook. They went on to dominate possession and territory all through the primary half, threatening the Purple Panthers’ circle incessantly and giving Elodi Picard loads of work to do within the Belgian aim. Jansen slammed in a second from a recycled penalty nook and it appeared like an enormous rating is perhaps on the playing cards.
The Dutch continued to assault by way of the third quarter, however Belgium began getting extra ball because the match progressed. Stephanie Vanden Borre pulled one again from a penalty nook within the 41st minute, and with the Belgians rising in confidence, the match was set for an exhilarating end. Belgium took full management within the fourth quarter and the Dutch abruptly discovered themselves below sustained intervals of stress, not often getting out of their very own half. There was drama within the remaining minute when Belgium appeared to have earned a penalty nook, however the Netherlands efficiently overturned the choice with their evaluation after which ran the clock all the way down to safe the win.
The participant of the match was awarded to Xan de Waard of the Netherlands who stated: “We performed very properly the primary half, and the second half we needed to be extra environment friendly and I feel we created rather a lot. However they got here again from out of nowhere so I feel we performed a bit scared the final quarter. I feel general we might be proud of our efficiency.”
Prime Scorer Armband
To have a good time the proficient goal-scorers all through the season the FIH has launched the Prime Scorer Armband, which is being worn by the main goal-scorers within the males’s and girls’s competitions within the present season, as a visible mark for the followers, and for the gamers to put on proudly, match after match.
Present Prime Scorers:
Girls – Yibbi Jansen (NED) (19 objectives)
Males –Jip Janssen (NED) (15 objectives)
To see the present standings within the FIH Hockey Professional League, click on right here.
FIH Hockey Professional League – 28 June 2024
Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen (NED)
MEN
End result: Match 71 (M)
Germany 3 – 3 Nice Britain (SO: 4 – 2)
Participant of the match: Niklas Wellen
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED), Wanri Venter (RSA), Ayden Shrives (RSA-video)
WOMEN
End result: Match 70 (W)
Netherlands 2 – 1 Belgium
Participant of the match: Xan de Waard (NED)
Umpires: Sandra Adell (ESP), Hannah Harrison (ENG), Rachel Williams (ENG-video)