NZL V JPN ( Pool A ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Buenos Aires 2015

NZL

2 - 1

JPN

Match Review NZL - JPN 2-1

The Black Sticks grabbed their second win at the Argentina Hockey World League Semi-Final in Buenos Aires. Steve Edwards and Simon Child scored the goals in an entertaining afternoon match that was played in beautiful condition. As Korea are not playing today, New Zealand will remain top of pool A. The Samurais suffered their second defeat in Buenos Aires after losing the opening match 4-2 to Korea.

The Black Sticks met Japan in a test series at the end of last year with the Kiwis remaining unbeaten in all four matches. The last time both teams met at an FIH tournament was at the Pahang Hockey Champions Challenge 1 in Kuantan when New Zealand won 6-1.

In today’s encounter, it took the world’s number 7 team just three minutes to get on the scoreboard. Steve Edwards (4’) scored after a brilliant interchange between Blair Tarrant and Arun Panchia. Team captain Simon Child (15’) doubled the lead from a penalty corner. Japan pulled one back through Kenji Kitazato (59’) who scored his second goal in this competition.

Thoughts on the match:

Ryan Archibald (NZL):
“We played a good first half and dominated the first part of the game. Although we are not completely satisfied, we are happy to have the points.”

Kenji Kitazato (JPN):
“We are disappointed that we lost again. Today, we scored too late while New Zealand had scored too early.”

Goals

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Action	Score
NZL	4	31	EDWARDS Steve	FG	1 - 0
NZL	15	6	CHILD Simon	PC	2 - 0
JPN	59	8	KITAZATO Kenji	FG	2 - 1

NZL

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals
X	4	HAIG Nick
X	5	HAYWARD Andy
X	6	CHILD Simon	1
7	9	HILTON Blair
X	10	ARCHIBALD Ryan
Bench	15	ENERSEN George
6	17	WOODS Nic
X	18	BURROWS Phil
X	20	MANCHESTER Devon
8	21	RUSSELL Kane
X	22	TARRANT Blair
X	24	PANCHIA Arun
X	25	McALEESE Shea
6	27	JENNESS Stephen
10	28	ROWSELL Dwayne
6	29	INGLIS Hugo
X	30	MUIR George
X	31	EDWARDS Steve	1
		Team Manager	LESLIE Chris
		Head Coach	BATCH Colin
		Stand-In Manager	WOOLFORD Paul
		Assistant Coach	COLLINS Bryce
		Medical Doctor	McLAREN James (Dr)
		Physiotherapist	LEE Peter
		Video Technician	LALA Hemant
		Physical Trainer	LOGAN Scott
		Psychologist	THOMPSON Campbell

JPN

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals
X	1	TAKASE Katsuya
X	3	KAYUKAWA Koji
X	5	SHIOKAWA Naoto
X	6	MITANI Genki
X	7	ONO Tomonori
X	8	KITAZATO Kenji	1
4	9	FUJIMOTO Ippei
X	11	KAWAKAMI Kei
X	14	NAGASAWA Katsuyoshi
X	15	YAMASHITA Manabu
8	18	ZENDANA Hirotaka
X	19	TANAKA Kenta
X	23	SAKAMOTO Hiroki
5	25	WAKURI Hirotaka
4	26	MURATA Kazuma
5	28	HOSHI Suguru
Bench	31	SHIMMOTO Suguru
3	32	TACHIBANA Toshiro
		Head Coach	KANG Keonwook
		Stand-In Manager	FUJIHARA Nobuyuki
		Physiotherapist	SEKIYA Kosuke
		Team Manager	TERAMOTO Yuji

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role	Official
Umpire 1	MEJZLIK Jakub
Umpire 2	BALE Bruce
Reserve Umpire	RASOOL Haider
Video Umpire	GRIME Murray
Judge 1	BURT Josh
Judge 2	STEWART Tony
Technical Officer	ALEMAN Luis