After their solid win against Poland on Saturday, today New Zealand managed to put aside India. Gemma Flynn opened the score for the Black Sticks and put the ball in the net once more, which brings her on a total of 6 goals. Kirsten Pearce also scored twice. New Zealand now has 6 points after two games.
The confrontation between the number 10 and the number 24 of the world was the last game of the second day. Yuri Nagai made the opening goal for the women of Japan. Just 5 minutes later Shihori stroke and also Akane Shibata and Hazuki Nagai netted. In the 43th minute Oikawa fullfilled her hattrick and with this big win Japan takes over the second place in group A. The game ended with a positive point for France, they scored their first goal of the tournament in minute 58.
Belgium captain John-John Dohmen opened the score for Belgium after 19 minutes. The captain of Great Britain did not let his team down either. A few minutes after the first goal Barry Middleton managed to bring a penaltycorner to a succesfull end. In the beginning of the second half Alastair Brogdon scored the second British goal. Belgium however kept battling with the support of the public. In the 48th minute Belgium were assigned a penalty corner. Sébastien Dockier was well placed to put the ball into the net. As a result the numbers 4 and 5 in the world shared the points in their first game.
In their first game of the tournament the Irish managed to score two goals against neighbour Great Britain. Great Britain started off with scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes. Captain Barry Middleton and Chris Griffiths accounted for the goals. Ireland, number 14 in the world, was not impressed and after 19 minutes Kyle Good netted the ball. The Green Machine kept pushing and after 36 minutes John Jackson scored the equalizer for the Irish.
Australia obtained a convincing victory against the French team in their opening game. The Kookaburras made an impressing number of 10 goals. The brothers Kieran and Blake Govers each put two balls into the net. Australia now has three points and joins Pakistan and India as leader in group A.
Korea, the 9th country in the world, played a very strong game against the world champions. Eva De Goede scored the first goal for the Dutch. Korea however did not let down and managed to score only four minutes later via Seunga Park. The game kept in balance with chances on both sides. In the 47th minute Maria Verschoor decided the game by finishing off an excellent team move. The Netherlands take the lead in group A with six points out of two games.
