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BEL V NZL ( Pool B ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Antwerp 2015

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New Zealand sealed a first place finish in Pool B courtesy of a 2-0 win over Belgium’s Red Panthers on a sun-drenched day at the FINTRO Hockey World League Semi-Finals in Belgium.

Anita Punt and Gemma Flynn scored the goals for a Black Sticks team that finished the pool phase with a 100 per cent win record and a defence that has yet to concede a goal here in Antwerp.

As the winners of Pool B, New Zealand will face the fourth placed team from Pool A in the cross-over quarter-final, with Japan being their opponent on 30th June. Belgium were third in Pool B at the time of writing, and appear to be on track for a quarter-final showdown with Korea, who finished second in Pool A.

“Full credit to Belgium, they came out firing so it was nice to get the second goal”, said Black Sticks striker Gemma Flynn, who has now scored seven times in four matches at the HWL Semi-Finals. “We had a few chances but it was pretty even throughout the game. We pride ourselves on our defence so it is really good to walk away from these pool games having kept a clean sheet.”

Looking ahead to the Black Sticks’ quarter-final match-up with Japan, Flynn said: “It will be a good challenge, so now our focus switches to preparing for that game.”

Belgium goalkeeper Aisling D’Hooghe, who reached a century of senior international appearances for the Red Panthers, said: “I am very happy to reach 100 caps but a victory would have been better. Today was a good opportunity to have a good game before the quarter-finals, and we wanted to make it as hard as possible for New Zealand.”

Goals

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Action	Score
NZL	12	32	PUNT Anita	PC	0 - 1
NZL	33	22	FLYNN Gemma	FG	0 - 2

Cards

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Type
BEL	29	7	VANDERMEIREN Judith	G
BEL	59	22	VANDEN BORRE Stephanie	G

BEL

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
X	2	De SCHEEMAEKERE Anne-Sophie
8	3	CAVENAILE Louise
X	4	FOBE Aline
X	5	De GROOF Stephanie
X	6	RAES Anouk
X	7	VANDERMEIREN Judith		1
7	8	PUVREZ Emma
X	9	van LINDT Lieselotte
Bench	10	SIMONS Megane
X	13	GERNIERS Alix
X	14	SINIA Emilie
5	16	VERSAVEL Louise
X	19	NELEN Barbara
X	21	D'HOOGHE Aisling
7	22	VANDEN BORRE Stephanie		1
6	24	SIMONS Manon
6	26	WAGEMANS Caroline
X	27	BOON Jill
		Team Manager	BOSTEELS Julie
		Head Coach	KINA Pascal
		Stand-In Manager	SCHOUPPE Ellen
		Assistant Coach	GOLDBERG John
		Medical Doctor	van CUTSEM Mika
		Physiotherapist	GAEREMYNCK Dorothee

NZL

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals
X	4	MERRY Olivia
X	6	WEBSTER Petrea
5	7	ROBERTS Ani
X	8	RUTHERFORD Sally
X	9	NEAL Brooke
34	10	GIBSON Amelia
3	12	GUNSON Ella
X	13	CHARLTON Samantha
X	15	KING Julia
X	16	THOMPSON Liz
3	17	COCKS Sophie
X	18	PEARCE Kirsten
31	22	FLYNN Gemma	1
X	24	KEDDELL Rose
3	26	HAYWARD Pippa
3	27	GRANT Jordan
X	31	MICHELSEN Stacey
X	32	PUNT Anita	1
		Team Manager	BALME Debbie
		Head Coach	HAGER Mark
		Assistant Coach	DANCER Sean
		Physiotherapist	MEYER Jessica
		Stand-In Manager	MENEZES Jude

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role	Official
Umpire 1	TRIVIC Melissa
Umpire 2	WILSON Sarah
Reserve Umpire	PRESENQUI Irene
Video Umpire	METCHETTE Carol
Judge 1	WARRIS Rogier
Judge 2	SHARMA Anjali
Technical Officer	RAMPONE Guendalina