One other set of compelling video games despatched the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 racing into their second day of motion. Fantastically unpredictable all through, massive names such because the German ladies have been held to a 1-1 draw in opposition to Japan, regardless of beating Chile on the primary day. In the meantime, the Chileans bounced again to fireplace a convincing six targets previous Czechia. India ladies kicked off their level scoring for the match with a vital win over New Zealand and the Belgian males smashed seven previous Japan, matching Spain ladies’s goalscoring feat from the primary day’s play. With some sizable upsets and a few attention-grabbing wins, the second day of Qualifiers thickened the plot in every of the swimming pools, providing each group that performed a rising sense of what they have to do to attract nearer to Paris.
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Ranchi
Beginning off the day in Ranchi, Chile got here roaring again from yesterday’s defeat with an enormous 6-0 win over Czechia. 5 second half targets gave them their first factors of the qualifiers, factors which left Czechia on the backside of Pool A. The following recreation noticed Japan survive a barrage of fourteen German penalty corners to safe a 1-1 draw and keep their unbeaten file over the past two days. A draw places each groups on stage factors on the high of the pool.
In Pool B, the USA prolonged their sturdy begin to the qualifiers, doing sufficient to safe a 2-0 victory in opposition to Italy. They doubled their factors tally and now sit three factors clear on the high of the pool. Decrease within the desk, India registered their first factors of their residence match, beating New Zealand 3-1. With all 4 targets coming within the first quarter, the scoring settled to place the hosts on stage factors with the Blacksticks after two video games.Â
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Valencia (Girls’s)
In Spain, Malaysia’s dangerous first day continued into the second as Canada fired three previous them with out conceding. Sara McManus’ two penalty nook targets and Participant of the Match efficiency cemented a convincing 3-0 win. That pushed Canada simply above Nice Britain in Pool B, as Spain scored the sport’s solely purpose of their remaining quarter in opposition to the Brits. A 1-0 win was sufficient to push the hosts three factors clear on the high of the pool, while the British have been left in third, agonising over factors missed.
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Valencia (Males’s)
Korea started the day strongly within the males’s competitors, securing a 2-2 draw in opposition to hosts Spain. Two first quarter discipline targets for the Spanish have been cancelled out by two Korean penalty corners later within the recreation, giving Korea their second draw of the match. The opposite recreation in Pool B noticed Austria beat Egypt 2-0, with Josef Winkler’s discipline purpose doubling his tally for the match to this point. The Austrian win leaves the desk in thrilling form and every group with an opportunity of qualification.
A repeat scoreline from one among yesterday’s video games kicked off Pool A, because the Belgians bashed seven previous Japan, firing their match into life. Two targets every for Tom Boon and Florent van Aubel allowed Belgium to quickly construct upon their 1-goal lead at half-time, as each scored their brace within the remaining quarter. One other convincing win got here within the remaining recreation of the day, with Eire beating Ukraine 5-1. Nevertheless, even 5 targets, together with a brace from Lee Cole, was not sufficient to ship them to the highest of the pool, as Belgium sit comfy with their +7 purpose distinction.
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FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024
Ranchi, India – 14 January
End result Match 1 (W)
Chile 6-0 CzechiaÂ
Participant of the match: Manuela Urroz (CHI)
Umpires: Katrina Turner & Rebecca Edwards
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End result Match 2 (W)
Japan 1-1 Germany
Participant of the match: Akio Tanaka (JPN)
Umpires: Amber Church & Kristy Robertson
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End result Match 3 (W)
USA 2-0 ItalyÂ
Participant of the match: Madeleine Zimmer (USA)
Umpires: Annelize Rostron & Ayanna McLean
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End result Match 4 (W)
New Zealand 1-3 India
Participant of the match: Salime Tete (IND)
Umpires: Wanri Venter & Sophie Bockelmann
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Valencia, Spain – 14 JanuaryÂ
End result Match 1 (W)
Canada 3-0 MalaysiaÂ
Participant of the match: Sara McManus (CAN)
Umpires: Ivona Makar & Rachel Williams
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End result Match 2 (W)
Spain 1-0 Nice BritainÂ
Participant of the match: Clara Perez (ESP)
Umpires: Emi Yamada & Kelly Hudson
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End result Match 3 (M)
Korea 2-2 SpainÂ
Participant of the match: Jang Jonghyun (KOR)
Umpires: David Tomlinson & Michiel Otten
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End result Match 4 (M)
Austria 2-0 EgyptÂ
Participant of the match: Mateusz Szymczyk (AUT)
Umpires: Nick Bennett & Tim Meissner
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End result Match 5 (M)
Belgium 7-0 JapanÂ
Participant of the match: Victor Wehnez (BEL)
Umpires: Zeke Newman & Rawi Anbananthan
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End result Match 6 (M)
Eire 5-1 UkraineÂ
Participant of the match: Daragh Walsh (IRL)
Umpires: Ilango Kanbathu & Ben Goentgen