GBR V IRL ( Pool B ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Antwerp 2015


Match Review GBR - IRL 2-2
The first match of Day 3 at the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals in Antwerp saw world number 14 Ireland fight back from a two goal deficit to claim a deserved draw against higher-ranked Great Britain.
Fifth ranked GB burst out of the blocks and quickly established a 2-0 lead thanks to team captain Barry Middleton and a sensational diving deflection from Chris Griffiths before Ireland’s John Jackson rattled the frame of George Pinner’s goal with a fierce penalty corner effort.
It proved to be a warning of things to come, as the Green Machine began an impressive fightback when Kyle Good and John Jackson netted goals either side of half time to restore parity.
Ireland - winners of the Hockey World League Round 2 competition in San Diego - were arguably the better team for the remainder of the game, and could easily have won it were it not for a crucial Pinner save, guiding a goal-bound effort onto the post before the danger was cleared.It was enough to ensure that the spoils were shared.
“There is no team in this tournament that we are not coming out to try and get the full win out of, and it is a good start for us”, said Ireland’s number 10 Alan Sothern after the match.“GB are a top class side so it's great to get some points on the board ahead of back to back games against Asian opposition, which will be an entirely different challenge.”
Great Britain goalkeeper George Pinner said: “It was pretty frustrating really, as we played well early on but drifted away from the game plan. Ireland are a better team than their ranking shows. We let them get back into the game, and full credit to them as they played well and took advantage.”
Goals
Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Action | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GBR | 5 | 18 | MIDDLETON Barry | FG | 1 - 0 |
GBR | 8 | 25 | GRIFFITHS Chris | FG | 2 - 0 |
IRL | 19 | 24 | GOOD Kyle | FG | 2 - 1 |
IRL | 36 | 3 | JACKSON John | FG | 2 - 2 |
Cards
Team | Minute | Shirt # | Player | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
GBR | 16 | 26 | CATLIN Nick | G |
GBR | 22 | 12 | HOARE Michael | G |
IRL | 22 | 7 | WATT Michael | G |
IRL | 28 | 3 | JACKSON John | Y |
GBR | 40 | 30 | AMES David | G |
IRL | 56 | 12 | MAGEE Eugene | Y |
GBR | 59 | 16 | DIXON Adam | Y |
GBR
Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X
|
1 | PINNER George | ||||
Bench
|
2 | BAILEY James | ||||
5
|
6 | WEIR Henry | ||||
X
|
7 | JACKSON Ashley | ||||
5
|
9 | MARTIN Harry | ||||
X
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11 | BROGDON Alastair | ||||
X
|
12 | HOARE Michael | 1 | |||
8
|
13 | WARD Sam | ||||
5
|
14 | GLEGHORNE Mark | ||||
X
|
16 | DIXON Adam | 1 | |||
X
|
18 | MIDDLETON Barry | 1 | |||
7
|
21 | WHITEMAN Tim | ||||
X
|
22 | CONDON David | ||||
X
|
24 | LEWERS Iain | ||||
3
|
25 | GRIFFITHS Chris | 1 | |||
X
|
26 | CATLIN Nick | 1 | |||
X
|
27 | FOX Dan | ||||
X
|
30 | AMES David | 1 | |||
Team Manager | HALLIDAY Andy | |||||
Head Coach | CRUTCHLEY Bobby | |||||
Stand-In Manager | RALPH David | |||||
Assistant Coach | BLEBY Jon | |||||
Physiotherapist | SAWKINGS Julia | |||||
Medical Doctor | WILKES Graeme |
IRL
Minute | Shirt # | Name | Goals | Green | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X
|
1 | HARTE David | ||||
X
|
3 | JACKSON John | 1 | 1 | ||
8
|
4 | BELL Jonathan | ||||
X
|
6 | GORMLEY Ronan | ||||
X
|
7 | WATT Michael | 1 | |||
X
|
8 | CARGO Chris | ||||
5
|
10 | SOTHERN Alan | ||||
5
|
11 | DOWDS Stephen | ||||
X
|
12 | MAGEE Eugene | 1 | |||
5
|
13 | CARUTH Peter | ||||
5
|
15 | SHIMMINS Kirk | ||||
X
|
16 | O'DONOGHUE Shane | ||||
8
|
19 | CARLISLE Drew | ||||
X
|
20 | DARLING Michael | ||||
Bench
|
23 | FITZGERALD David | ||||
X
|
24 | GOOD Kyle | 1 | |||
X
|
26 | GLEGHORNE Paul | ||||
X
|
27 | HARTE Conor | ||||
Team Manager | BARRY Stephen | |||||
Head Coach | FULTON Craig | |||||
Assistant Coach | CAREN Jonathan | |||||
Stand-In Manager | JACKSON Peter | |||||
Physiotherapist | HASLAM Stephen | |||||
Medical Doctor | JACKSON Jennifer |
DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified
Match Officials
Role | Official |
---|---|
Umpire 1 | WRIGHT John |
Umpire 2 | VAN EERT Roel |
Reserve Umpire | PRASAD Raghu |
Video Umpire | SIMMONDS Gary |
Judge 1 | WARRIS Rogier |
Judge 2 | SHARMA Anjali |
Technical Officer | DECKENBROCK Christian |
- Match 06
- Date Tue, 23 Jun 2015
- Time 12:00
- Pool/Class Pool B
- Venue KHC Dragons