Sports Bulletin Report
Pretoria (South Africa): Day four also featured two top-of-the-table clashes between Austria and the Netherlands, with the Austrian men and Dutch women emerging victorious in the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa.
Making his scoring debut in the tournament was Austria’s Michael Körper, who flew in later than the rest of the team after helping his Harvestehuder THC side land the German Indoor Championship title over the weekend. Körper made up for lost time, scoring all four of Austria’s goals in their 4-1 victory over the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, there was joy for Kazakhstan’s men’s side as they claimed their first win of the tournament. Having notched up a four-goal lead against New Zealand, the Kazakhs managed to hit the left and then the right post within a matter of seconds in their bid for a fifth goal. It was eventually Yerkebulan Dyussebekov who slotted it in off a penalty corner to seal the 5-0 win.
Earlier in the day, the Belgian men’s side secured their place in the quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory over Namibia. In the other men’s pool, a 7-4 victory for the United States over Argentina saw the Americans finishing the day on top, also ensuring their passage through.
Aki Kaeppeler scored three of those goals, his contribution crucial against the determined Argentinians, who have made an impressive impact on their tournament debut.
The Czech Republic women booked their place in the final eight with a 4-2 victory over Ukraine, while the South African women claimed their first victory of the tournament with a 1-0 win over Australia.
Results (February 8, 2023-Men’s Event):
Namibia 1 – 4 Belgium
Player of the match: Philippe Simar (BEL)
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG), Emily Carroll (AUS)
Kazakhstan 5 – 0 New Zealand
Player of the match: Daulet Urmanov (KAZ)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Melina Illanes (ARG)
Netherlands 1 – 4 Austria
Player of the match:
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG), Sean Edwards (ENG)
USA 7 – 4 Argentina
Player of the match: Aki Kaeppeler
Umpires: Adres Ortiz (ESP), Sophie Bockelmann (GER)
Iran 4 – 4 South Africa
Player of the match: Mustapha Cassiem (RSA)
Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS), Sean Edwards (ENG)
Player of the match: Benjamin Rennie (AUS)
Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL), Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL)
Results (February 8, 2023-Women’s Event):
Republic 4 – 2 Ukraine
Player of the match: Barbora Cechakova (CZE)
Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA), Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Belgium 2 – 1 Namibia
Player of the match: Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS), Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Kazakhstan 4 – 4 Canada
Player of the match: Samantha McCrory
Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP), Emily Carroll (AUS)
Austria 1 – 5 Netherlands
Player of the match: Donja Zwinkels
Umpires: Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL), Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
USA 9 – 0 New Zealand
Player of the match: Sydney Mandato (USA)
Umpires: Celine Martin-Schmets (BEL), Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
South Africa 1 – 0 Australia
Player of the match: Tegan Fourie (RSA)
Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER), Melina Illanes (ARG)
