12.
17:24
Penalty corner for Germany!
After a whistle, Aniwaka Haumaha plays the ball away, which is punished with a penalty corner. The Germans don’t play these well. Should the drama about the numerous corners taken be continued today?
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17:21
New Zealand hardly develops, is intercepted in the build-up play and rarely comes out of their own half. Only now do you make it into the German shooting circle for the first time. Tyler Lench doesn’t finish there.
9.
17:19
Michel to the post! Nike Lorenz plays well into the circle of shots from the right and passes in front of the goal. Lena Micheel holds the bat in there and directs the plastic ball to the left post from a very short distance.
7.
17:17
Germany continues to set the tone and has determined what is happening quite clearly so far. Now the DHB selection is making it back into the circle. Selin Oruz fires into the short corner from a position that is not optimal. Brooke Roberts saves with a foot save.
5.
17:15
Then it becomes dangerous. New Zealand goalkeeper Brooke Roberts does not clear enough with her foot. The ball lands on Pauline Heinz, who doesn’t quite voluntarily hang up for Charlotte Stapenhorst. Their shot whizzes just past the goal to the left.
4.
17:14
So the Germans are on their way again. However, the necessary determination is still missing. But the women of Valentin Altenburg proceed patiently, lurking for gaps.
3.
17:13
The Commonwealth Games winner is not yet constructive. Only now did Darren Smith’s girls make it through a long shot, but they can’t hold their own there in the long run.
2.
17:12
Right at the beginning, the Danas take the ball and spend a lot of time in the opposing half. Then you even make it into the firing circle for the first time. There, Nike Lorenz gets the game equipment on his foot. Free kick for New Zealand!
17:07
Shortly before the start of the game we look at the referee team. Wanri Venter from South Africa and Laurine Delforge from Belgium were in charge of directing the game.
17:04
As usual, today’s game does not start on time. Only now do both teams enter the field and line up for the official part with the national anthems.
16:57
In the Wagener Hockey Stadium, the athletes have to cope with summery conditions. With loose clouds, the thermometer shows 26 degrees. Rainfall is not expected during the course of the game. By the way, today’s two quarter-finals are the last games of this World Cup, which will be played near Amsterdam. The rest of the tournament up to the final will take place at the co-hosts in Terrassa, Spain.
4:50 p.m
Globally, the New Zealanders are not that big, at best they came fourth at World Championships and Olympic Games, most recently places 11 (WM 2018) and 8 (Olympics 2021). After all, they once took 3rd place in the Champions Trophy (2011). New Zealand is also the reigning winner of the Commonwealth Games (2018) and the Oceania Cup (2019).
16:41
At the last World Cup four years ago, Germany was also in the quarter-finals, but lost 1-0 to Spain. In the end it was 5th place. The last medal was in 1998 (bronze), the two title wins are much longer ago (1976, 1981). But there was Olympic precious metal (2004 gold and 2016 bronze) during the dry spell at the World Cup. They finished sixth in the last few games. In contrast, the Germans are considered medal guarantors on a continental level, are double European champions (2007, 2013) and currently runners-up (2021).
16:32
On the other hand, a 3-1 draw against co-hosts Netherlands cost the Germans victory in their group. The successes against Chile (4:1) and Ireland (3:0) ensured an unproblematic progression, but the Danas had to play second in the crossover comparisons. A narrow 1-0 win against South Africa earned Valentin Altenburg’s team a place in the last eight.
16:23
For the DHB selection, this means a demanding task, after all, the New Zealanders marched through the preliminary round without defeat. Surprisingly, points were dropped at the start against China in a 2-2 win, but this was followed by victories against England (3-1) and India (4-3). Thus, coach Darren Smith’s team remained undefeated, took first place in Group B and went straight into the quarter-finals.
16:13
Welcome to the Women’s Field Hockey World Championship! Two of the quarter-finals are on the agenda in Amstelveen today. The German team will be there and meet New Zealand at 5:00 p.m.