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GBR V AUS ( Pool A ) Olympic Games London 2012
GBR
Match Review GBR - AUS 3-3
Goals
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 7 | 10 | FORD Russell | FG | 0 - 1 |
| AUS | 11 | 10 | FORD Russell | FG | 0 - 2 |
| AUS | 41 | 9 | KNOWLES Mark | FG | 0 - 3 |
| GBR | 47 | 12 | CLARKE Jonty | FG | 1 - 3 |
| GBR | 54 | 18 | MIDDLETON Barry | PC | 2 - 3 |
| GBR | 66 | 20 | TINDALL James | FG | 3 - 3 |
Cards
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | 10 | 12 | CLARKE Jonty | G |
| AUS | 31 | 20 | SWANN Matthew | G |
| AUS | 44 | 27 | GOVERS Kieran | G |
| GBR | 44 | 10 | DALY Matt | G |
| GBR | 58 | 24 | LEWERS Iain | G |
| AUS | 65 | 9 | KNOWLES Mark | G |
GBR
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
|
4 | KIRKHAM Glenn | ||||
|
X
|
7 | JACKSON Ashley | ||||
|
X
|
9 | MARTIN Harry | ||||
|
Bench
|
10 | DALY Matt | 1 | |||
|
Bench
|
12 | CLARKE Jonty | 1 | 1 | ||
|
Bench
|
13 | MOORE Rob | ||||
|
X
|
14 | HAWES Ben | ||||
|
Bench
|
17 | WILSON Ali | ||||
|
X
|
18 | MIDDLETON Barry | 1 | |||
|
X
|
20 | TINDALL James | 1 | |||
|
X
|
23 | MACKAY Iain | ||||
|
X
|
24 | LEWERS Iain | 1 | |||
|
X
|
25 | FAIR James | ||||
|
Bench
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26 | CATLIN Nick | ||||
|
X
|
27 | FOX Dan | ||||
|
X
|
29 | SMITH Richard |
AUS
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
X
|
1 | DWYER Jamie | ||||
|
X
|
2 | DE YOUNG Liam | ||||
|
X
|
3 | ORCHARD Simon | ||||
|
X
|
4 | TURNER Glenn | ||||
|
X
|
5 | CIRIELLO Chris | ||||
|
Bench
|
8 | BUTTURINI Matthew | ||||
|
X
|
9 | KNOWLES Mark | 1 | 1 | ||
|
Bench
|
10 | FORD Russell | 2 | |||
|
X
|
11 | OCKENDEN Eddie | ||||
|
X
|
15 | CARROLL Joel | ||||
|
X
|
16 | GOHDES Matt | ||||
|
Bench
|
19 | DEAVIN Timothy | ||||
|
Bench
|
20 | SWANN Matthew | 1 | |||
|
X
|
22 | BURGERS Nathan | ||||
|
Bench
|
27 | GOVERS Kieran | 1 | |||
|
X
|
31 | KAVANAGH Fergus |
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
| Role | Official |
|---|---|
| Umpire 1 | BLASCH Christian |
| Umpire 2 | WRIGHT John |
| Reserve Umpire | IGGO Nigel |
| Judge 1 | BRACA Guido |
| Judge 2 | KOSHIKO Ryuichi |
| Technical Officer | McCRACKEN Jason |
Great Britain v. Australia 3-3 (first half: 0-2)
Group A is still wide open after Great Britain staged the best comeback of this Olympic hockey tournament to date, scoring three goals in a 19-minute span to recover from a three-goal deficit and draw current World Champion Australia, 3-3. James Tindall’s goal with 4:30 left in regulation capped the improbable comeback and threw the Group A standings back into chaos.
Australia and Great Britain now lead the hotly contested group with eight points, while Pakistan sits on seven points and Spain has four, but still has two games to play. It means the two semi-final spots all come down to Tuesday’s preliminary round finale when Australia takes on Pakistan and Great Britain faces Spain.
Australia took the early advantage thanks to two goals from Russell Ford coming three minutes apart. Ford struck eight minutes in, shooting the ball in off Great Britain goalkeeper James Fair. He followed up with Jonty Clarke sitting for a green card getting his stick on a ball bouncing through the D for the 2-0 lead.
The home supporters stuck with the team, letting up a hearty roar each time the ball crossed into the Aussie zone, but the defending World Champion had an answer to all of Great Britain’s chances.
Mark Knowles delivered a major blow to GB's hopes five minutes into the second half with his goal from the slot to up the Australian lead to three goals.
But just when it looked like Great Britain was down and out, they sparked to life when Jonty Clarke fed Christopher Ciriello from an odd angle to get GB on the board. Six minutes later things got interesting when the gap was closed to one after Barry Middleton deflected in a penalty corner to make it a 3-2 affair.
The goal brought the stadium and the Great Britain team back to life as they applied steady pressure in the Australian zone. Australia turned it’s game plan into survival mode, buckling down and playing defense, but when Knowles was whistled for a green card, Great Britain took full advantage and a streaking Tindall put in the equalizer sending the crowd and team into a frenzy.
Australia asked for a video referral on the goal, but it was clearly denied and the teams played out the last four minutes and closed the game in the 3-3 draw.
Australia entered the tournament looking invincible with an extremely strong start and every recent title under the sun, but the preliminary round action has chipped away at the armor and now they find themselves in an unusual tight spot for the last game of the group.
(Eric Bailey)
- Match 23
- Date Sun, 5 Aug 2012
- Time 19:00
- Pool/Class Pool A
- Venue
