Chile beat Uruguay 1-0 to reach Copa semis

SANTIAGO: Hosts Chile sent nine-man Uruguay crashing out of the Copa America on Wednesday, winning a stormy quarter-final 1-0 to edge closer to their dream of a first South American crown.

  

An 81st-minute strike from Juventus defender Mauricio Isla settled a pulsating encounter at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional as holders Uruguay saw striker Edinson Cavani and defender Jorge Fucile sent off. Fucile’s dismissal for a second yellow card in the closing minutes triggered a mass confrontation involving players and officials from both sides, with even Uruguay’s veteran coach Oscar Tabarez coming onto the pitch.

Brazilian referee Sandro Meira Ricci had already incurred the wrath of Uruguay’s players after his decision to show a second yellow card to Cavani in the 61st minute. Cavani, booked in the first half for a foul on Arturo Vidal, saw red after flicking a hand into the face of Chile defender Gonzalo Jara.

Jara reacted theatrically but Ricci showed no hesitation in brandishing yellow and capping a miserable week for Paris Saint-Germain star Cavani, whose father was arrested on Monday night for his involvement in a fatal car crash.

Uruguay reacted to Cavani’s dismissal doggedly and appeared to be on their way to taking the game to a penalty shoot-out with a superb defensive performance. But as the match entered the final 10 minutes, Chile pounced on Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera’s failure to clear a cross.

Playmaker Jorge Valdivia slipped a pass to Isla, who drilled in a low finish to spark wild celebrations for the hosts. It got worse for Uruguay a few minutes from time when Fucile clattered into Chile star Alexis Sanchez. Uruguay protested that Fucile had played the ball but there was no denying that his trailing leg followed through on the Arsenal star. Play was interrupted for several minutes as Uruguay’s players and officials protested but Ricci remained unmoved and the red card stood.

Chile will now play the winner of Thursday’s quarter-final between Bolivia and Peru in the last four.

HWL2015 Antwerp (W): Punt rains on Blyth’s big day

Day 5: Another breaking day of activity at FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals highlighted extraordinary group exhibitions, milestone singular accomplishments and world class objectives as the race for the HWL Final and Rio 2016 Olympic Games tickets proceeded in Antwerp. 

In Pool A, Korea at last kick-began their race to the HWL Finals with their first win of the opposition, while Italy kept on improving their notoriety with a well deserved and greatly profitable attract against Japan on account of a twofold strike from Valentina Braconi. 

In the interim in Pool B, New Zealand's Black Sticks developed successful against Australia's Hockeyroos in a feisty Oceania derby that saw the separate group chiefs both break records for their nation. It was additionally a decent day for Belgium, who excited the home fans with another win. 

Broadened points of interest of the day's matches can be found underneath. 

Pool A 

Korea 11-0 France 

Korea's mission for a ticket to the end of year masterpiece Hockey World League Final grabbed energy on Thursday graciousness of a major win over Pool An adversaries France. 

Kim Jongeun, Park Mihyun, Oh Sunsoon and Han Hye Lyoung every single scored twofold, with Cheon Eunbi, Baek Eeseul and Kim Bomi additionally on target. It was a fourth progressive thrashing for the valiant French young ladies, who thoughtfully ventured into rivalry at late notice set up of Azerbaijan yet are currently sure to highlight in the 9-10 Classification match. 

Apolline Rogeau, the skipper of France, depicted the opposition as a learning background for her side, accepting that the opportunity to play here will greatly advantage them in front of their up and coming EuroHockey Championship II competition in Prague, Czech Republic. 

"Today we made a decent attempt yet we were truly drained, despite the fact that we have indicated battling soul and it has been pleasant to play in this competition as it is such a major occasion." 

Japan 2-2 Italy 

16th positioned Italy's splendid begin to the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals proceeded on Thursday (25 June) when they accomplished a second progressive draw against apparently prevalent restriction, tying 2-2 with 10th positioned Japan. 

The Italians added another point to the four earned from a win against France and draw with Korea and stay unbeaten following three matches, presently sitting second in Pool A with one match remaining. Japan's Cherry Blossoms lead twice in the match through objectives from Akane Shibata and Akiko Kato, however were pegged back on both events by objectives from Italy's number 7 Valentina Braconi. 

"We are content with the majority of the outcomes and we realize that the draw today implies that we are still fit for battling for either second or third place in the Pool", said Italy chief Chiara Tiddi. 

Pool B 

Poland 0-2 Belgium 

Belgium's Red Panthers guaranteed their second win of the opposition with a 2-0 triumph over Pool B rivals Poland, making their place in the cross-over quarter-finals a sureness simultaneously. 

Not surprisingly, the fans ran to Antwerp's KHC Dragons venue to watch the home group in real life, and they were offered bounty to cheer about on account of strikes from Emilie Sinia and Manon Simons. 

Talking about the vitality given to her players from the vociferous, energy powered group, Belgium skipper Liselotte van Lindt said: "We are truly glad in light of the fact that it was not simple to win this diversion, and the group were astounding. They made a considerable measure of commotion and it was truly awesome for us." 

The thrashing for Poland implies that New Zealand, Australia, Belgium and Poland are all affirmed for the quarter-finals, with the up and coming last round of matches nailing down the positions inside of the pool. 

Australia 0-2 New Zealand 

New Zealand's Black Sticks took the riches in an exemplary Oceania derby match, with the world number 4 overcoming 2nd positioned Australia in the last match of the day in Antwerp because of objectives from Anita Punt and Ella Gunson. The outcome puts New Zealand onto nine focuses at the highest point of Pool A, three focuses clear of their Australian rivals. 

Dark Sticks chief Punt's objective - which came not long after half time from a trademark punishment corner drag-flick - was her 78th senior global objective, making her New Zealand ladies' top worldwide scorer ever. 

Notwithstanding thrashing, it was likewise a pivotal day for Hockeyroos chief Madonna Blyth, who played her 304th senior universal match to surpass the Australian ladies' national record of 303 already held by Nikki Hudson. 

"We turned out with a really clear vision about what we needed to do today yet we didn't do it extremely well", said Madonna Blyth after the match. "Credit to New Zealand however, they played at that pace that we all know they can, and we know we have a ton to enhance heading forward into the "quarters" and our next pool match". 

New Zealand's new record-breaking record scorer Anita Punt said: "It was a truly intense fight however to set out away with the win is great with the young ladies. We simply needed to continue battling and it was extraordinary to get the two objectives."

Injured Wahab out of SL Test series

Pakistan quick bowler Wahab Riaz has been discounted of the rest of the Test arrangement in Sri Lanka, after he endured a hairline break on the knuckle of his playing hand on the first day of the second Test in Colombo. With both Wahab and the harmed Haris Sohail being withdrawn from the squad, the PCB has drafted in batsman Babar Azam and left-arm seamer Rahat Ali as replacements*. 

Azam, 20, made his global introduction amid the noteworthy arrangement against Zimbabwe a month ago, scoring 54 in the third ODI. Rahat last played for Pakistan in April before a hamstring damage discounted him of the two-match Test arrangement against Bangladesh. 

Wahab is relied upon to be out of the diversion for no less than two weeks and as indicated by a PCB discharge, will return home after the finish of the progressing Colombo Test. The discharge included that Azam and Rahat "will leave on Sunday early morning to Sri Lanka" and join the group. 

"We had sent him (Wahab) for a X-beam the previous evening and the outcome demonstrates a hairline break," Pakistan group chief Naveed Akram Cheema told ESPNcricinfo. "We are not certain in the event that he recuperates in front of the ODI arrangement however he is at any rate out for two weeks. That implies he can't be the piece of the Test arrangement." 

Wahab was struck on the gloves by a conveyance from Sri Lanka quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera while batting on the first day. Wahab bowled nine overs amid Sri Lanka's innings in the keep going session on Thursday yet he was seen battling with his finish and grasping his left hand between conveyances other than getting help from the physiotherapist at the limit. 

He stayed in the field for two hours and bowled three spells before going off. "Regardless of the blow on his bowling hand, he was all the while willing to turn out and dish numerous overs," Pakistan mentor Waqar Younis said. "Caps off to him as he attempted to make his absolute best." 

His damage is a noteworthy setback to Pakistan, who were released for 138 on the opening day at P Sara Oval. Pakistan, who are driving in the arrangement after a win in the Galle Test, had picked to bat yet imploded in the second session, losing eight wickets for 64 runs. With Mohammad Hafeez reported for a suspect activity after the first Test, Wahab's harm puts extensive weight on pacer Junaid Khan and the twist pair of Zulfiqar Babar and legspinner Yasir Shah. 

The last Test of the arrangement will be played in Pallekele between July 3 and 7.

Bowlers benefit from ODI rule changes

In a move to give bowlers a touch of breathing room in 50-overs cricket, the ICC board has chosen to get rid of getting defenders in the initial ten overs, dispose of the batting Powerplay, and permit five defenders outside the 30-yard hover in the last ten overs of an ODI innings. The other prominent change that will occur from July 5 will see free hits recompensed for every one of no balls in ODI and T20 internationals, not exactly when bowlers violate. 

These progressions to the having were influence of the suggestions made this May by the ICC's cricket panel headed by the previous India skipper Anil Kumble. David Richardson, the ICC CEO, said the adjustments were made to make the "diversion easier" for the fan and were affirmed by the ICC's CEO board of trustees and further confirmed by the ICC Board at the yearly gathering in Barbados this week. 

"What we attempted to do is make the diversion less complex for the fan and in the meantime attempt and in any event hook back a tiny bit of equalization for the bowlers particularly in the last ten overs of the innings," Richardson said amid a media meeting on Friday. "So to that end we have disposed of the prerequisite to have necessary close catchers in the initial ten overs." 

Disclosing the move to evacuate the batting Powerplay, Richardson said bowlers were getting a "stowing away to nothing" with batting groups going out of control amid the last fifteen overs, exploiting the sweeping crevices in the outfield. "We have disposed of the batting Powerplay where you were just permitted three defenders outside the circle. It was regularly taken between the 36th and 40th overs. So you had those 15 overs where it was crap hit the fan and particularly if a batsman was situated on a decent batting wicket we were on a stowing away to nothing." 

From October 2012 the ICC adjusted the handling confinements to guarantee that close to four defenders could be outside the circle at any phase of an ODI; already five was the most extreme. Despite the fact that the change was executed without precedent for a World Cup facilitated recently by Australia and New Zealand, groups have firmly condemned the move. 

Unexpectedly in March Richardson had told ESPNCricinfo that he upheld the handling limitations as they made the cricket and group strategies more forceful. "By and by I'd like to see that we stick to the present handling limitations on the grounds that I truly accept that has lead to a significantly more assaulting methodology, from the captaincy, handling and batting viewpoints." 

Asked by veteran West Indies analyst Tony Cozier whether the ICC considered the huge sums that groups were scoring routinely negative to ODI cricket, Richardson oppose this idea. 

"Not so much, Tony," he said. "There is an extraordinary gratefulness for the assaulting way of the play. The level of abilities that batsmen have grown over the course of the years are to a great extent because of T20 cricket and only a general assaulting way to deal with the ODI diversion is really welcome. The backhanded effect of that is the main way the handling group can survive is [by being] additionally assaulting themselves. So you see a push to get wickets particularly right off the bat in the innings. So the general assaulting methodology is surely not something we need to dispose of. 

"Whether it is 300 or 400, as I said, towards the end of an innings specifically on the off chance that you have only four defenders out, there is constantly two spots you just can't guard. In any case, by permitting five defenders there is stand out spot. So in the event that you have two spots which are undefendable, you need to change the field and afterward the batsman knows precisely where you are going to bowl. Since you can't bowl anyplace else as you would be killed. (So by) diminishing undefended territory to one it makes it a tiny bit simpler for the bowler."

USA and China finally set to write new 99 chapter

It has taken 16 years however at last USA and China PR will meet again on the FIFA Women's World Cup™ stage. The 1999 Final remains a development minute for ladies' football, with two all around coordinated groups doing fight before a 90,185 group; a figure which remains a world record for a ladies' football match. USA triumphed by the slimmest edge that day – 5-4 on punishments following 120 scoreless minutes – and now Ottawa will have the two countries on Friday with a compartment in the last-four at Canada 2015 the rich prize anticipating the victor. 

The sun-filled recollections of that notorious July evening in Pasadena's hot Californian sun still summon warm reactions all through both the United States furthermore the globe's most populated country. Furthermore, the stream on influences of the match still resound almost two decades later, with a few young people of that period now lead entertainers in the most recent part of this storied contention, with every indicating the '99 match as their most prominent football motivation. 

USA fullback Ali Krieger was a susceptible youthful adolescent at the season of the USA 1999 Final experiencing childhood in a football heartland in northern Virginia. "I was watching at home and all my fellow team members were observing as well," Krieger told FIFA.com. "I thought it was a blessing from heaven simply observing all the young ladies play. It is something I will always remember. I recollect needing to be in their shoes, be on that field and have that experience. I needed that fantasy for myself." 

Also, Krieger – however now 31 and playing in her second Women's World Cup – says it is still strange to be experienced the fantasy. "Each time I put on my pullover I feel so glad, thus thankful for that minute. We have all worked so hard and it is extremely compensating. 

"I cherished Mia Hamm, and I truly admired Julie Foudy also, who is one of my tutors. That group truly motivated the youthful players that gave the way to us and helped make what we have now. So we need to do this [achieve accomplishment at Canada 2015] for ourselves, and our loved ones, yet we additionally need to do it for them." 

Likewise the recollections are also solid and reverberating among the Chinese players with both goalkeeper Fei Wang and forward Shanshan Wang telling FIFA.com prior in their competition of the motivation they drew from the match toward the end of the most recent century. "I think we are getting closer to them [China's 1999 side]," Fei Wang said. "We play with the feet all the more now and we are increasing additional power inside of us." 

Anticipating USA are a youthful China side who are demonstrating the sort of physical and mental versatility for which the Class of 1999 were prestigious. The Steel Roses have surrendered only three times in their four matches, and one of those was a harm time punishment. USA's crusade to end their 16-year Women's World Cup dry spell is further undermined by the nonattendance of midfield foundations Lauren Holiday and Megan Rapinoe because of suspension. 

"They are speedy, they are brilliant, and specialized," Krieger says of China. "They are extremely savvy in their vision and the way they play. We have to complete our chances, yet we additionally need to play snappy, and one-two touch amusement. We need to play the best groups on the planet. That is the reason we are here. It is worn out however you need to beat the best to be 

Sri Lanka strong after Kaushal five-for

Offspinner Tharindu Kaushal and pacer Dhammika Prasad cut out Pakistan's batting request, rocking the bowling alley the guests out for 138 on the first day of the second Test at P Sara Oval. Pakistan's batting implosion occurred in the second session of the day - a downpour influenced one with an intrusion of 55 minutes - as they drooped from 70 for 2, losing their last eight wickets for 68 runs. 

Sri Lanka's top request blunted Pakistan's assault and they went to stumps at 70 for 1, trailing by 68 keeps running with Kumar Sangakkara and Kaushal Silva to take strike tomorrow. 

Sri Lanka had ended up in a comparable position in the Galle Test, when Pakistan's top request had fizzled. In that amusement, Sarfraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq's resistance had grabbed the diversion far from Sri Lanka, however on a pitch known for its record of creating results, Sri Lanka's assault fixed their hold on Pakistan, all without the assistance of Rangana Herath, who did not bowl an over in the day. 

At the focal point of Sri Lanka's exertion was Kaushal, who was picked for the second Test set up of the harmed Dilruwan Perera. He was given one and only over before lunch, however he possessed the second session with a spell of nine overs, yielding 35 keeps running for five wickets. He hurled up the ball, extricated sharp turn furthermore made utilization of the ricochet on offer from the track. 

Kaushal, playing his first Test at home, misdirected both Mohammad Hafeez and Asad Shadiq with turn. The 31st over, severed down the middle by a downpour break, saw Kaushal catching Shafiq plumb in front before Misbah-ul-Haq was run-out by a mile an aftereffect of poor calling between the Pakistan chief and Sarfraz. 

Sarfraz bumped and nurdled in his push to restore Pakistan's innings with the lower request yet tumbled to a flighted conveyance from Kaushal, going for the drive yet just dealing with an inside edge that ballooned off his cushion to Angelo Mathews at slip. Pakistan's innings endured just four overs after that and Sangakkara's jumping exertion at long-on to release Yasir Shah, after he had keep running from mid-on, fittingly topped off Kaushal's five-for. 

In the event that the second session had a place with Kaushal, it was the quicks Prasad and Dushmantha Chameera, making his introduction, who set up the initially, reacting to the test of needing to bowl first. 

Prasad hit right on time with Ahmed Shehzad's wicket, bowing his back to concentrate all the help he could discover from the pitch, yet pretty much as noteworthy was Chameera, who harried Pakistan's batsmen with velocities of 145kph in his first spell, and even came to the 150kph imprint in the second session. 

There was swing on offer, as well, and Chameera's pace and precision perplexed Azhar Ali and Hafeez amid their 46-run second wicket association. The pair discovered themselves squared up and regularly late on pulls and cautious shots, other than needing to uncover precise, swinging yorkers from the youthful pacer. 

Generally as the pair had seen off the hardest time of play, Prasad returned in the 16th over and hit with his first ball, with umpire Paul Reifell upsetting the on-field umpire's choice and pronouncing Azhar out gotten behind. 

Hafeez's innings had held the vast majority of the first session together, and he hit some satisfying shots amid his stay - the straight commute off Chameera to raise Pakistan's 50 was one of them. An organization in the middle of him and Younis could have taken Pakistan to an altogether different circumstance, however the last battled in his 100th Test appearance, surviving two lbw yells from Mathews on 0. In the first over after lunch, he took a stab at dropping his wrists to what gave off an impression of being a short conveyance off Prasad. The ball didn't sit up as much as he expected and he just wound up heaving it to Dinesh Chandimal behind the stumps, setting off the implosion. 

Chameera likewise got among the wickets towards the end of Pakistan's innings, when Zulfiqar Babar slashed a snappy conveyance on to his stumps. 

Prior to the amusement, Mathews had called for better shot choice from his batsmen and the way of Dimuth Karunaratne's rejection would have come as a failure. The opener had worked for a begin however pursued at a full, wide conveyance off Junaid Khan on 28. Silva survived a nearby survey in the 19th over, when Pakistan went up in bid for a catch at slip. Replays indicated there was no contact in the middle of bat and ball, yet later proposed the batsman was struck in line and there was a possibility of a lbw, which seemed to stay unexplored. Silva completed unbeaten on 21, with Sangakkara on 18.

Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC president

Previous Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas was affirmed as ICC president on the third day of the ICC yearly meeting in Barbados. Abbas, who had been decided for the post by the PCB, said thanks to the ICC for tolerating his assignment. 

"I am grateful to every one of you for the backing and certainty put in me by affirming my designation," Abbas said. "I am likewise appreciative to the PCB for proposing my office as the ICC president. I guarantee all of you that I will stand shoulder to shoulder with all the ICC Members as we keep on endeavoring to motivate more individuals to begin to look all starry eyed at the amusement we esteem." 

N Srinivasan, the ICC executive, portrayed Abbas as a "commendable envoy" of the diversion. 

"Zaheer's remarkable profession as a beautiful right-given batsman is reflected in his astounding record with 108 top notch hundreds and more than 7,500 global runs," Srinivasan said. "Zaheer is unmistakably a famous cricketer who constantly played the amusement with aptitude, style and in the genuine soul. He is a commendable represetative of our extraordinary amusement." 

The ICC board additionally affirmed the confirmation of the Serbia Cricket Federation as the 58th Affiliate Member. The Affiliate Memberships of Morocco and Turkey were suspended, while Brunei was uprooted as an Affiliate.

Adverse venue awaits shaky hosts

Match facts

June 25-29, 2015
Start time 1000 local (0430 GMT)

Big Picture 

On the off chance that there is a home venue Sri Lanka would lean toward not to make a beeline for after a misfortune, it would be the P Sara Oval in Colombo. There is commonly additional skip at first glance, and a little help for seamers. On each of the last three events Sri Lanka have played here, they have lost. The main distinction is that in those arrangement, they had landed with a 1-0 lead, secured in Galle.

Sri Lanka's Galle tormentor Yasir Shah may not be a danger until later in the match, yet the possibility of Wahab Riaz heaving balls at caps on the most dependable result contribute South Asia is exciting for everything except the has' batsmen. Suranga Lakmal may create crease and convey here for Sri Lanka as well, yet the assortment of Pakistan's assault gives them an edge. In relief, Sri Lanka have the best batsman at P Sara: Kumar Sangakkara has 821 keeps running here, at a normal of 54.73.

For so long Pakistan had outgunned Sri Lanka just in the rocking the bowling alley, yet at present, the batting requests appear to be even. Pakistan are broadly weak - perhaps less so in the previous year - however since Mahela Jayawardene's retirement, Sri Lanka have been delicate as well. Sarfraz Ahmed's great frame in the lower-center request will have Pakistan in great spirits, while Angelo Mathews' plunge from the crests he scaled in 2014 may concern Sri Lanka. In Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka have two exceptional players of pace who have hurt Pakistan in mix some time recently. Their test will be to rediscover that limit notwithstanding the heap frustrations of 2015 as such.

Beside perhaps playing an additional seamer set up of Zulfiqar Babar if the pitch requires a pace-overwhelming assault, Pakistan are basically looking for business as usual. Now and again it has appeared to be tremendous they could deliver two comparative exhibitions on the jog. Under their triumphant est Test chief anyway, they are evading consistency.

Structure guide 

(last five matches, latest first)

Sri Lanka: LLLWW 

Pakistan: WWDLD 

In the spotlight 

Dimuth Karunaratne, who washes his bat like a cutlass in the first innings, has developed a little store of second-innings scores to propose he is a more considerable batsman than his record so far recommends. Combined with Kaushal Silva's grim safeguard, Karunaratne is relied upon to keep the scoreboard moving. Yet his best innings at the top level have come when he is endeavoring to spare a Test. His mentors will probably have noticed this. Possibly he will keep on exchanging a little pizazz for a couple of more runs.

Junaid Khan was the main feeble connection Pakistan had in Galle. He may have played some great overs in patches yet general looked inadequate. Since his restoration from harm after the World Cup, he has diminished his pace and attempted to produce crease development. He could possibly be dropped for the second Test however is unquestionably under enormous weight to contribute. "Regardless we have trust in him. We will check whether there is any need of a change however it will primarily be in light of a strategic move," Misbah-ul-Haq said.

Groups news 

Dhammika Prasad endured a hit to his right thumb in preparing, which places him in uncertainty for the match. Lakmal seems to have sufficiently recuperated from a crotch strain, be that as it may. Dilruwan Perera, who required nine lines subsequent to tearing the webbing of his left hand, won't be considered for this match, which exhibits an open door for either spinner Tharindu Kaushal or seamer Dushmantha Chameera, contingent upon how pace-overwhelming the assault should be. Kithuruwan Vithanage's hang on the No. 7 spot is likewise insecure.

Sri Lanka (plausible) 1 Kaushal Silva, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Lahiru Thirimanne, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 6 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 7 Kusal Perera, 8 Dhammika Prasad/Nuwan Pradeep, 9 Tharindu Kaushal, 10 Rangana Herath, 11 Suranga Lakmal

The main awful news for Pakistan is that center request batsman Haris Sohail will continue back to Lahore subsequent to having harmed his patella tendon amid a handling bore in Galle. Whatever is left of the squad looked fit.

Pakistan (plausible) 1 Mohammad Hafeez, 2 Ahmed Shahzad, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt.), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Yasir Shah, 10 Zulfiqar Babar, 11 Junaid Khan/Imran Khan

Pitch and conditions 

A day out from the Test, the pitch seemed to have a bit of live grass, which proposes the seamers will appreciate it of course. There is downpour conjecture for most evenings, however the previous few Colombo days have been splendid and sunny.

Details and trivia 

The P Sara Oval is the most solid result venue in South Asia in the course of recent years. Each of the last eight Tests at the venue prompted results, and stand out of the previous 12 matches has finished in a draw

Mohammad Hafeez needs 80 to achieve 3000 vocation runs

This is undoubtedly Kumar Sangakkara's last Test against his most loved main eight rival. He midpoints 77.75 against Pakistan

HWL2015 Antwerp (W): Paumen bags brace in 200th international

Day 3: Double Olympic Gold medallist Maartje Paumen observed Olympic Day with two objectives in her 200th global match, as her Netherlands group made it three wins from three in the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals in Antwerp. The Dutch are immovably in control of Pool A, while New Zealand likewise kept up their triumphant courses in the Olympic capability competition by fueling to triumph against Pool B adversaries India. More data about the matches can be found underneath.

Pool B 

New Zealand 5-0 India 

New Zealand's Black Sticks asserted their second win in two matches by overcoming India's Eves 5-0 in the main ladies' Pool B match to be played on Day 3 of the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals. The outcome moved New Zealand onto six focuses, giving them a lot of certainty in front of their Oceania derby standoff with Pool B rivals Australia on Thursday (25 June).

As in their first diversion, the Black Sticks were in overpowering structure, with Gemma Flynn giving her side the lead with a brassy overhead crush in the first period before Olivia Merry multiplied the lead in the second. Flynn got her second objective of the amusement and 6th of the opposition soon after the break before Kirsten Pearce sacked a speedy fire twofold.

"It was another great execution by the young ladies and great to get another three focuses", said New Zealand chief Anita Punt after the amusement. "We have Australia next so will be fun, however we have been doing whatever it takes not to consider that one up until this point as we expected to concentrate on the prior matches."

After two matches, India stay without either a point or an objective in the opposition, in spite of the fact that it was a breakthrough day for Shushila Pukhrambam, who played her 100th match for the Eves.

Pool A 

Japan 0-4 Netherlands 

Maartje Paumen praised her 200th global appearance with two objectives as the Netherlands made it three wins from three matches. The prevailing World, Olympic and Hockey World League champions moved onto nine focuses and look chances on top choices to complete top of Pool A. The Dutch pioneer and punishment corner star opened the scoring in the 13th moment with Naomi van As including a second in front of half time. Two objectives came in the final quarter, with Paumen snatching her prior second Xan de Waard finished the scoring five minutes from full-time.

"We are fulfilled in this way, yet obviously we can in any case enhance our diversion", said Van As. "It was a major change from our match against Korea where we had two quarters which were a smidgen messy however today we were a great deal more restrained. They were hard to achievement yet were demonstrated tolerance."

Netherlands chief Maartje Paumen was charmed with the triumph in her turning point match. "For me it was a truly extraordinary day, obviously. Prior to the amusement I got a great deal of messages saying admirably done on coming to 200 and I likewise invested some energy considering what we have accomplished amid the most recent eleven years. It truly was a unique minute for me."

It was additionally historic point day for Japan's Myumi Ono, who like Paumen was likewise commending her 200th senior worldwide match.

More data about the opposition including feature clasps, symbolism and authority competition data can be found on the occasion site. #HWL2015 #RoadToRio