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AUS V ITA ( QF 2 ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Antwerp 2015

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Match Review AUS - ITA 2-0

Posted June 30, 2015

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Australia have taken one step closer to securing places in the Hockey World League Final and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by defeating Italy in the quarter-finals of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Final in Antwerp.

The result puts the Hockeyroos into the final four, where they will face the winner of this evening’s quarter-final meeting between the Netherlands and India.

The Aussies dominated possession and circle penetrations but were guilty of wasting numerous chances in front of goal. However, their penalty corner aces were firing on all cylinders, with Jodie Kenny and Anna Flanagan both finding the goal with powerful drag-flick efforts.

Kenny’s strike was her tenth goal of the competition, with Flanagan doing her confidence the world of good with a sensational effort that sailed a fraction under the cross-bar to bag her first goal of the event.

Although the Australians dominated, Italy made life tough for the world number 2 and could easily have registered goals of their own were it not for two brilliant saves from Rachel Lynch.

“It was difficult and we are happy to come away with a win but they made it very hard for us in the circle” said goal-scorer Anna Flanagan. “We were getting in there a lot but they really made it tough for us. We try to take it one game at a time, but we know what is at stake here. We are here to win it but we are going to need to be a bit more clinical in the circle if we are going to win the next game.”

Italy shot-stopper Martina Chirico, who had a phenomenal game in goal, said: “I am very happy that I played so good, but we lost so now we have to think about what’s next. We are learning from every match and training session and we are growing up fast. Tomorrow we rest and then we have another target.”

Goals

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Action	Score
AUS	21	7	KENNY Jodie	PC	1 - 0
AUS	40	9	FLANAGAN Anna	PC	2 - 0

Cards

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Type
ITA	25	15	SOCINO Maria	G
ITA	27	14	PACELLA Elisabetta	G
AUS	36	13	BONE Edwina	G
AUS	40	8	NELSON Ashleigh	G
ITA	40	2	TRAVERSO Celina	Y

AUS

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
X	2	NANSCAWEN Georgia
3	3	PERIS Brooke
X	4	EASTHAM Casey
Bench	5	WELLS Ashlee
X	6	DWYER Kirstin
X	7	KENNY Jodie	1
3	8	NELSON Ashleigh		1
X	9	FLANAGAN Anna	1
X	11	McMAHON Karri
X	12	BLYTH Madonna
5	13	BONE Edwina		1
5	18	CLAXTON Jane
X	19	PARKER Georgie
X	20	SLATTERY Kathryn
X	24	WILLIAMS Mariah
6	26	SMITH Emily
X	27	LYNCH Rachael
4	29	ATTARD Teneal
		Assistant Coach	VICTORY Craig
		Head Coach	COMMENS Adam
		Stand-In Manager	STARRE Kate
		Physiotherapist	COOKE Jennifer
		Medical Doctor	RECHICHI Claire (Dr)
		Medical Doctor	CLAYDON Gary
		Team Manager	DAVIES Stephen

ITA

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green	Yellow
X	2	TRAVERSO Celina			1
X	5	AGUIRRE Constanza
42	6	NOGUEIRA Florencia
X	7	BRACONI Valentina
X	8	RONSISVALLI Macarena
45	9	GARRAFFO Maria
X	10	MIRABELLA Dalila
X	12	CHIRICO Martina
X	14	PACELLA Elisabetta		1
X	15	SOCINO Maria		1
58	16	LECCHINI Martina
X	17	TIDDI Chiara
11	18	LOVAGNINI Aldana
14	19	di MAURO Eleonora
Bench	21	WYBIERALSKA Agata
Bench	22	DONATI Maria
X	25	RUGGIERI Giuliana
X	32	CASALE Marcela
		Team Manager	ROSSI Gianni
		Head Coach	FERRARA Fernando
		Stand-In Manager	BRIOTTI Gianluca
		Assistant Coach	LANZANO Massimo
		Medical Doctor	BONANNO Santo
		Physiotherapist	GIULIAN Davide

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role	Official
Umpire 1	DELFORGE Laurine
Umpire 2	KANG Hyun Young
Reserve Umpire	ADENOT Claire
Video Umpire	CHURCH Amber
Judge 1	SHARMA Anjali
Judge 2	McKAY Iain
Technical Officer	DECKENBROCK Christian