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AUS V IRL ( QF 1 ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Antwerp 2015
AUS
Match Review AUS - IRL 4-1
Reigning world champions Australia were given a real test by Ireland’s Green Machine before eventually running out winners in the quarter-final phase of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final in Antwerp.
Goals from Matt Gohdes, Jamie Dwyer, Simon Orchard and a sixth of the tournament for 18-year-old Blake Govers moved the Kookaburras to within one victory of guaranteeing a place in both the end-of-year showpiece Hockey World League Final and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Australia now face a semi-final match against either Great Britain or Pakistan, who face each other later today.
The early stages of a match played in roasting-hot conditions were closely contested, with Ireland’s Green Machine largely containing their illustrious opponents until midway through the second quarter when Matt Gohdes smashed home a penalty corner rebound after his cousin Jamie Dwyer brought a decent save from brilliant Irish goalkeeper Davey Harte.
Alan Sothern came within inches of levelling the scores in the third period before Jamie Dwyer started and finished a slick Aussie move with a clever deflection to double the advantage. Ireland showed incredible spirit throughout and came close again through Eugene Magee, but fourth quarter goals from Simon Orchard and Blake Govers put the Australians out of sight before Shane O’Donoghue grabbed a consolation.
“We are very happy to beat Ireland as we knew they wouldn’t be easy, they drew against GB only lost in the last seconds to Belgium,” said Kookaburras’ talisman Jamie Dwyer after the game. “They are a tough team, mentally and physically. Even though it was 35 or 36 degrees out there in the middle of the pitch, which was probably an advantage for us, we knew that they were going to give it a go and not die wondering, typical of the Irish spirit.”
Regarding the possibility of competing in his fourth Olympic Games, Dwyer said: “It would be pretty awesome thats for sure, but there's a long way to go. At 36 years of age, it's not getting any easier but I’m feeling pretty good, running around okay and injury free at the moment as well as scoring a few goals, which is always nice.”
Goals
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 22 | 16 | GOHDES Matt | PC | 1 - 0 |
| AUS | 45 | 1 | DWYER Jamie | FG | 2 - 0 |
| AUS | 55 | 3 | ORCHARD Simon | FG | 3 - 0 |
| AUS | 55 | 13 | GOVERS Blake | PC | 4 - 0 |
| IRL | 57 | 16 | O'DONOGHUE Shane | PC | 4 - 1 |
Cards
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 24 | 20 | SWANN Matthew | G |
| AUS | 27 | 11 | OCKENDEN Eddie | Y |
| AUS | 50 | 19 | DEAVIN Timothy | G |
| IRL | 54 | 4 | BELL Jonathan | Y |
| AUS | 58 | 12 | WHETTON Jacob | Y |
AUS
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
|
1 | DWYER Jamie | 1 | |||
|
X
|
3 | ORCHARD Simon | 1 | |||
|
X
|
5 | CIRIELLO Chris | ||||
|
X
|
9 | KNOWLES Mark | ||||
|
6
|
11 | OCKENDEN Eddie | 1 | |||
|
X
|
12 | WHETTON Jacob | 1 | |||
|
7
|
13 | GOVERS Blake | 1 | |||
|
4
|
16 | GOHDES Matt | 1 | |||
|
X
|
17 | ZALEWSKI Aran | ||||
|
X
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18 | WHITE Tristan | ||||
|
X
|
19 | DEAVIN Timothy | 1 | |||
|
4
|
20 | SWANN Matthew | 1 | |||
|
4
|
23 | BEALE Daniel | ||||
|
15
|
24 | LOVELL Tyler | ||||
|
X
|
27 | GOVERS Kieran | ||||
|
4
|
28 | BROWN Kiel | ||||
|
X
|
30 | CHARTER Andrew | ||||
|
X
|
31 | KAVANAGH Fergus | ||||
| Team Manager | GAUDOIN Paul | |||||
| Head Coach | REID Graham | |||||
| Stand-In Manager | APPLEBY Brendyn | |||||
| Assistant Coach | EGLINGTON Nathan | |||||
| Physiotherapist | HAWES Ellen | |||||
| Medical Doctor | CLAYDON Gary | |||||
IRL
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
|
1 | HARTE David | ||||
|
X
|
3 | JACKSON John | ||||
|
X
|
4 | BELL Jonathan | 1 | |||
|
X
|
6 | GORMLEY Ronan | ||||
|
X
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7 | WATT Michael | ||||
|
X
|
8 | CARGO Chris | ||||
|
6
|
10 | SOTHERN Alan | ||||
|
6
|
11 | DOWDS Stephen | ||||
|
6
|
12 | MAGEE Eugene | ||||
|
X
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13 | CARUTH Peter | ||||
|
8
|
15 | SHIMMINS Kirk | ||||
|
X
|
16 | O'DONOGHUE Shane | 1 | |||
|
9
|
19 | CARLISLE Drew | ||||
|
X
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20 | DARLING Michael | ||||
|
Bench
|
23 | FITZGERALD David | ||||
|
X
|
24 | GOOD Kyle | ||||
|
X
|
26 | GLEGHORNE Paul | ||||
|
Bench
|
27 | HARTE Conor | ||||
| Team Manager | BARRY Stephen | |||||
| Head Coach | FULTON Craig | |||||
| Assistant Coach | CAREN Jonathan | |||||
| Stand-In Manager | JACKSON Peter | |||||
| Physiotherapist | HASLAM Stephen | |||||
| Medical Doctor | JACKSON Jennifer | |||||
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
| Role | Official |
|---|---|
| Umpire 1 | PRASAD Raghu |
| Umpire 2 | KOH Eric Kim Lai |
| Reserve Umpire | STAGNO Nathan |
| Video Umpire | van BUNGE Coen |
| Judge 1 | McKAY Iain |
| Judge 2 | RAMPONE Guendalina |
| Technical Officer | DECKENBROCK Christian |
- Match 22
- Date Wed, 1 Jul 2015
- Time 13:00
- Pool/Class QF 1
- Venue KHC Dragons
