Paris, France – Day 2: With the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium bathed in sunshine, the ladies’s crew of Belgium, Germany, Australia and Spain all secured victories of their first matches on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024. Within the males’s competitors, Germany suffered defeat by the hands of Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands emerged triumphant, and South Africa and Nice Britain performed out a pulsating draw.
Extra info on at the moment’s matches may be discovered beneath.
Ladies’s Pool A
Belgium began their Olympic marketing campaign with a tough fought 2-1 victory over China because of an outstanding, roofed end from Charlotte Engelbert with 5 minutes remaining. “There have been good issues and unhealthy issues”, stated Belgium’s Emma Puvrez on the event of her 200th worldwide look. “China is an excellent crew to play towards, they’re very technical in addition to bodily so it was a troublesome begin for us.”
Germany additionally started their quest for gold positively as objectives from Charlotte Stapenhorst and Nike Lorenz secured a 2-0 win over Japan. “We created a great deal of probabilities however they defended rather well”, stated Stapenhorst. “I feel we’re simply glad that we received this event began.”
Germany and Belgium moved degree on factors with Day 1 winners the Netherlands, with the Oranje’s superior aim distinction maintaining them high of the standings.
Ladies’s Pool B
Australia and Spain stored tempo with Day 1 winners Argentina by snatching slender wins towards South Africa and Nice Britain respectively.
The Hockeyroos fought again from a aim right down to beat the African continental champions, with Stephanie Kershaw and Tatum Stewart heading in the right direction to offer the three-time Olympic gold medallists a 2-1 win. “It was very robust”, stated Australia’s Kaitlyn Nobbs. “They got here out with a whole lot of vitality and we tried to match it. However I feel we constructed rather well into the sport and finally received the outcomes.”
Rio 2016 gold and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Nice Britain suffered defeat of their competitors opener, with Barcelona 1992 gold medallists Spain incomes a 2-1 triumph courtesy of early objectives from Laura Barrios and Lola Reira.”[Great Britain] compete very properly in these sorts of tournaments”, stated Spain’s Reira. “This match was vital as a result of it was the primary one, but additionally as a result of we confronted them. They’ve a whole lot of expertise and it offers them power.”
Males’s Pool A
Spain recorded essentially the most eye-catching results of the day with an outstanding 2-0 victory over Germany, with objectives from Jose Maria Basterra and Pepe Cunill kickstarting the Crimson Sticks’ Olympic problem. The end result left Spain sitting fourth within the desk, degree on factors with Germany who’re third resulting from their superior aim distinction.
The competition was additionally noteworthy for being the primary Olympic hockey match to characteristic blended gender on-field umpiring groups, with Irene Presenqui (ARG) and Sean Rapaport (RSA) calling the competition. Extra particulars about this story may be discovered right here.
Nice Britain ended the day second in Pool A after a late penalty nook deflection from Rupert Shipperley snatched a 2-2 draw towards South Africa. Regardless of being dissatisfied on lacking out on all three factors, South Africa’s Dayaan Cassiem felt happy with his crew’s efficiency. “Our vitality was significantly better at the moment, I feel we actually got here out firing”, stated Cassiem. “I’m actually happy with the boys.
Males’s Pool B
Within the day’s solely Pool B match, reigning Olympic champions Belgium overcame a monumental problem from New Zealand’s Black Sticks to emerge 2-1 winners because of objectives from Alexander Hendrickx and Florent van Aubel. The end result places Belgium clear on the high of the pool, though they’ve performed a recreation greater than nearest rivals India and Australia, who’re each in motion on Monday (29 July).
Notable figures in attendance on Day 2 included Spanish royals Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia in addition to Bollywood actor Amol Palekar, Spanish Nationwide Olympic Committee President Alejandro Blanco Bravo and Chris Jenkins, the President of the Commonwealth Video games.
The Paris 2024 Olympic hockey motion continues at Yves-du-Manoir on Monday 29 July with one other eight matches, with six girls’s and two males’s matches going down.
Each males’s matches are from Pool B and might be performed on Pitch 1, with Eire going head-to-head with Australia on Pitch 1 at 10:00 (CEST), with India dealing with Argentina at 12:45.
All 12 of the ladies’s groups might be in motion on Day 3. In Pool A, Japan face China (Pitch 1, 10:30) and European giants Germany and the Netherlands meet (Pitch 1, 19:45) earlier than hosts France tackle Belgium (Pitch 2, 20:15). In Pool A, Spain play USA (Pitch 2, 13:15), Nice Britain meet Australia (Pitch 1, 17:00) and South Africa do battle with Argentina (Pitch 1, 19:45).
28 July 2024 – Day 2
Outcomes
Ladies’s Pool A
Germany 2-0 Japan
Ladies’s Pool B
Australia 2-1 South Africa
Nice Britain 1-2 Spain
Males’s Pool A
Germany 0-2 Spain
Netherlands 4-0 France
South Africa 2-2 Nice Britain
Males’s Pool B
