Sports Bulletin Report
Pretoria (South Africa): Austria and the Netherlands were the only teams to maintain their perfect records on day three at the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa in both the men’s and women’s tournaments, so ensuring safe passage through to the quarterfinals.
As a mark of respect for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, a moment of silence preceded the beginning of the day’s matches.
After being pushed all the way by hosts South Africa a day earlier, the Dutch women were back to their goal-blitzing best, putting eight past Australia for a third straight victory. The Dutch have conceded just one goal in three matches at the tournament so far.
Results (Day-7):
Result: Match 13 – men
Australia 4 – 6 Iran
Player of the match: Behdad Beiranvand (IRI)
Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG), Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Result: Match 13 – women
USA 2 – 2 South Africa
Player of the match: Jess O’Connor (RSA)
Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL), Rachel Williams (ENG)
Result: Match 14 – men
South Africa 2 – 5 USA
Player of the match: Jonathan Klages (USA)
Umpires: Andres Ortiz (ESP), Emily Carroll (AUS)
Result: Match 14 – women
Australia 0 – 8 Netherlands
Player of the match: Donja Zwinkels (NED)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA), Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Result: Match 15 – men
Argentina 3 – 3 Czech Republic
Player of the match: Lukas Plochy (CZE)
Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG), Adam Barry (AUS)
Result: Match 15 – women
New Zealand 2 – 4 Austria
Player of the match: Miriam Gerö (AUT)
Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL), Lyndal Robertson (RSA)
Result: Match 16 – men
Kazakhstan 2 – 6 Namibia
Player of the match: David Strauss (NAM)
Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG), Andres Ortiz (ESP)
Result: Match 16 – women
Canada 3 – 2 Czech Republic
Player of the match: Samantha McCrory (CAN)
Umpires: Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA), Ornpimol Kittiteerasopon (THA)
Result: Match 17 – men
Belgium 1 – 5 Austria
Player of the match: Fabian Unterkircher (AUT)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA), Lukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)
Result: Match 17 – women
Namibia 1 – 2 Ukraine
Player of the match: Oksana Ponomarenko
Umpires: Emily Carroll (AUS), Melina Illanes (ARG)
Result: Match 18 – men
New Zealand 0 – 12 Netherlands
Player of the match: Boris Burkhardt (NED)
Umpires: Adam Barry (AUS), Melina Illanes (ARG)
Result: Match 18 – women
Kazakhstan 2 – 5 Belgium
Player of the match: Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Umpires: Lyndal Robertson (RSA), Narongtuch Subboonsong (THA)
