BHUBANESWAR: Defending champions Australia entered the semi-finals of the Hockey World League Final after beating Spain 4-1 on Wednesday in front of a packed stadium. Blake Govers (50', 50'), Aaron Kleinschmidt (48') and Jeremy Hayward (28') scored for the arena no. 2 whilst Marc Garcia was the lone goal-scorer for Spain.
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It was Australia in every single place Spain in the first half of after they dictated the tempo. They attacked extra, strung together good passes and made extra circle penetrations. The younger Lachlan Sharp got them ahead after pushing one in the second one half of but Spain contested for a bad and the TV umpire on evaluation fulfilled their want following an obstruction by way of an Australian player.
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Australia would have needed the goal stood because soon Spanish captain Miguel Delas slapped the free hit within the circle. Australian Jeremy Edwards deflected that ball to Garcia who had enough space and time to guide that during and took his staff to 1-Zero lead.
Australia then converted a penalty corner by means of drag-flicker Jeremy Haywards who slung his shot low and to the suitable of Quico Cortes and Australia drew parity two mins ahead of the half-time hooter.
The teams had been on even footing and it persevered with Australia playing with 10 men after Daniel Beale was proven yellow card however the protecting champions held on in the 3rd quarter. It was the fourth quarter that made the entire distinction between the 2 aspects with the Kookaburras changing 3 penalty corners in fast succession to take a three-goal lead.
Kleinschmidt scored with a reverse faucet on rebound after Cortes had stopped the flick with his left hand as Australia took the lead at 2-1. Then, two extra conversions inside a minute by way of Blake Govers made it 4-1 and Spain had fallen again by way of relatively a margin. While Australia shifted a equipment in the final 15 mins, Spain went a step again. Worse, their maximum skilled campaigner Sergi Enrique got a yellow card past due in the fourth quarter making it a virtually inconceivable process for Spain to claw their way back into the contest.
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It was Australia in every single place Spain in the first half of after they dictated the tempo. They attacked extra, strung together good passes and made extra circle penetrations. The younger Lachlan Sharp got them ahead after pushing one in the second one half of but Spain contested for a bad and the TV umpire on evaluation fulfilled their want following an obstruction by way of an Australian player.
READ ALSO: Knew sport against Spain would be a grind: Matt Dawson
Australia would have needed the goal stood because soon Spanish captain Miguel Delas slapped the free hit within the circle. Australian Jeremy Edwards deflected that ball to Garcia who had enough space and time to guide that during and took his staff to 1-Zero lead.
Australia then converted a penalty corner by means of drag-flicker Jeremy Haywards who slung his shot low and to the suitable of Quico Cortes and Australia drew parity two mins ahead of the half-time hooter.
The teams had been on even footing and it persevered with Australia playing with 10 men after Daniel Beale was proven yellow card however the protecting champions held on in the 3rd quarter. It was the fourth quarter that made the entire distinction between the 2 aspects with the Kookaburras changing 3 penalty corners in fast succession to take a three-goal lead.
Kleinschmidt scored with a reverse faucet on rebound after Cortes had stopped the flick with his left hand as Australia took the lead at 2-1. Then, two extra conversions inside a minute by way of Blake Govers made it 4-1 and Spain had fallen again by way of relatively a margin. While Australia shifted a equipment in the final 15 mins, Spain went a step again. Worse, their maximum skilled campaigner Sergi Enrique got a yellow card past due in the fourth quarter making it a virtually inconceivable process for Spain to claw their way back into the contest.
HWL Final: Australia spank Spain 4-1 to enter semis
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