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GBR V BEL ( Pool A ) Hockey World League Final Raipur 2015 (M)
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Match Review GBR - BEL 3-3
Great Britain produced a battling performance to hold Belgium to a 3-3 draw, a result good enough to seal a first place finish in Pool A at the Hero Hockey World League Final 2015 in Raipur.
The Brits lead on three occasions in a pulsating match, with Phil Roper, Alastair Brogdon and Alan Forsyth goals each cancelled out by strikes from Red Lions stars Thomas Briels, Tanguy Cosyns and Tom Boon.
Belgium threw absolutely everything at their opponents in the final stages, and even replaced goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch with an outfield player in a bid to get the goal which would have put them top of the standings. However, excellent defending ensured that GB claimed the point that they needed to win the Pool, with Australia taking second place ahead of third ranked Belgium and Canada in fourth.
The result brought the Pool phase of the competition to an end and confirmed the match-ups for the Quarter Finals.
On Wednesday 2nd December, Pool B winners Netherlands will take on Pool A’s fourth placed team Canada at 18:30 (Indian Standard Time), with Pool A’s second placed side Australia facing Germany, who finished third in Pool B, at 20:45.
On Thursday 3rd December at 18:30, Pool A winners Great Britain face host nation India, who finished fourth in Pool B, while Pool B’s second placed team Argentina going head to head with Pool A’s third ranked team Belgium at 20:45.
“We know that we came to this tournament with a few players missing, but we’ve got such strength in depth that we knew we could string three good performances together, and we’ve done that tonight”, said Great Britain goalscorer Phil Roper, reflecting on a hugely successful Pool phase before turning his attention to the quarter-final showdown with the host nation. “Playing India in India is something I’ve never experienced before, and it is something to relish.”
Belgium’s Tom Boon said: “We played a good game today, and maybe we deserved a little bit better. But on the other hand it means that we will play Argentina on Thursday, instead of India in front of their home crowd, which will not be easy.”
Hero Man of the Match: Simon Gougnard (BEL)
Goals
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | 7 | 15 | ROPER Phil | FG | 1 - 0 |
| BEL | 13 | 17 | BRIELS Thomas | FG | 1 - 1 |
| GBR | 28 | 11 | BROGDON Alastair | FG | 2 - 1 |
| BEL | 38 | 32 | COSYNS Tanguy | FG | 2 - 2 |
| GBR | 40 | 10 | FORSYTH Alan | FG | 3 - 2 |
| BEL | 42 | 27 | BOON Tom | PS | 3 - 3 |
Cards
| Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | 44 | 17 | BRIELS Thomas | G |
| GBR | 46 | 26 | CATLIN Nick | G |
GBR
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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X
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2 | BAILEY James | ||||
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X
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4 | WILLARS Ollie | ||||
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X
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6 | WEIR Henry | ||||
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X
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8 | MANTELL Simon | ||||
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X
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9 | MARTIN Harry | ||||
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5
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10 | FORSYTH Alan | 1 | |||
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X
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11 | BROGDON Alastair | 1 | |||
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X
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12 | HOARE Michael | ||||
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X
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13 | WARD Sam | ||||
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4
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15 | ROPER Phil | 1 | |||
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6
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20 | SHINGLES Dan | ||||
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5
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21 | WHITEMAN Tim | ||||
|
X
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22 | CONDON David | ||||
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X
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26 | CATLIN Nick | 1 | |||
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X
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27 | FOX Dan | ||||
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5
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28 | GRASSICK Chris | ||||
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3
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31 | SLOAN Ian | ||||
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31
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32 | GIBSON Harry | ||||
| Team Manager | BLEBY Jon | |||||
| Head Coach | CRUTCHLEY Bobby | |||||
| Stand-In Manager | CRAMPTON Simon | |||||
| Assistant Coach | RALPH David | |||||
| Medical Doctor | ROSSITER Mike | |||||
| Physiotherapist | SAWKINGS Julia | |||||
BEL
| Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bench
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3 | GUCASSOFF Jeremy | ||||
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X
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4 | van DOREN Arthur | ||||
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X
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7 | DOHMEN John-John | ||||
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X
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8 | van AUBEL Florent | ||||
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6
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9 | DOCKIER Sébastien | ||||
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5
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10 | CHARLIER Cédric | ||||
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X
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12 | BOCCARD Gauthier | ||||
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3
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14 | de PAEUW Alexandre | ||||
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X
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15 | STOCKBROEKX Emmanuel | ||||
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6
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16 | HENDRICKX Alexander | ||||
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X
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17 | BRIELS Thomas | 1 | 1 | ||
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X
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19 | DENAYER Felix | ||||
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X
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21 | VANASCH Vincent | ||||
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X
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22 | GOUGNARD Simon | ||||
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X
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25 | LUYPAERT Loïck | ||||
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X
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27 | BOON Tom | 1 | |||
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3
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28 | TRUYENS Jérôme | ||||
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5
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32 | COSYNS Tanguy | 1 | |||
| Team Manager | PIRENNE Eric | |||||
| Head Coach | McLEOD Shane | |||||
| Stand-In Manager | GOLDBERG Philippe | |||||
| Medical Doctor | van DONINCK Yves | |||||
| Physiotherapist | MERTENS Tom | |||||
| Assistant Coach | van den HEUVEL Michel | |||||
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
| Role | Official |
|---|---|
| Umpire 1 | KEARNS Adam |
| Umpire 2 | HUNDLEY Grant |
| Reserve Umpire | SINGH SANGHA Gurinder |
| Video Umpire | SHRIVES Ayden |
| Judge 1 | OTI-MENSAH Frank |
| Judge 2 | de SALES Claudius |
| Technical Officer | KANYANGARARA Aaron |
- Match 12
- Date Tue, 1 Dec 2015
- Time 20:30
- Pool/Class Pool A
- Venue
