Beats the 2-1
New Delhi, 13 December 2013: Second cross-over 5-8 pitted Australia and New Zealand, the two teams that played for bronze medal in the last Junior World Cup. The Oceania rivals were clearly familiar with each other and play was neutralized in midfield for the opening twenty minutes.
New Zealand drew first blood in the 20th minute by Jared Panchia on penalty-corner, but Australia responded in the next breath by Cameron Joyce, also on penalty-corner. Australia had a slight edge on the proceedings, but the teams went into the break locked at one goal apiece.
Australia took the lead in the 44th minute, after a quick run by captain Daniel Beale on the right and a perfect pass to Dylan Wotherspoon alone in front of Ben Smith in the Black Sticks goal. The Kookaburras thought that they had made the break in the 52nd minute by Tyler Cowley, but the goal was disallowed by a video-referral.
New Zealand were awarded a penalty-corner with ten minutes to go but were denied by an excellent diving save by Edward Chittleborough. The Black Sticks pulled their goal-keeper with two minutes to go but could not really create much with the numerical advantage on the field. Score stayed close until the end, but Australia had a good handle on play and booked themselves a date to play Belgium for 5th place, while New Zealand will now play Korea for 7th place.
Speaking on their win Australia Coach, Paul Gaudoin said “. It was a good win today and many learning from all our matches that we have played. We are disappointed we couldn’t make it to the finals and targeting to be at the 5th position. We are one step closer and hoping to achieve the target. It is a fantastic tournament and we are happy to be here amongst 15 other world class teams”.
Speaking on the teams New Zealand Coach Grant Edwards said “it was a tough match today and biys of both the team played a good game of hockey. The team very good in the first half but just before half time the opponents managed to score. During the second half Australia playes very well and took the game away from us”.
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