Belgian Women defeat Italy 4-0 in EuroHockey Nations Championship in Germany
The Belgian outfit defeated their Italian counterparts 4-0 in the first match of Pool C in the GANT EuroHockey Nations Championship (women), played at the Warsteiner Hockey Park in Monchengladbach, Germany on Thursday, August 25.
The Belgians dominated their opponents for most of the time in the entire match as they played wonderful throughout the entire course of action. The team was clinical in their attack as well as in their defence. They played beautifully in both the halves
by making a double strike in each of the two whereas their opponents, the Italians remained goalless during the entire time. Although the Italians also played well and created some beautiful chances but they failed to make any impact on the scoreboard.
The Belgians started the first half with a scintillating pace as they controlled the ball very well from the starting whistle till the end and they took the early lead just few seconds into the first thirty five minutes when Anouk Raes opened the Belgian
account in the 1st minute by scoring a brilliant field goal. The Belgians looked aggressive and attacking in their approach and they came across another scoring chance when they were awarded a penalty corner in the 7th minute to which
Lieselotte Van Lindt made no mistake and doubled the Belgian lead in the start of the first half. The Italians also had their chances but they were not as brilliant in their approach that they could tackle the Belgian defence line. The first half ended at
2-0 to Belgium.
The second part of the game also tells the same story like the first half as the Belgians continued their dominance with the same pace and scored two more goals to further strengthen their victory. However, the Belgian athletes had to wait more as compared
to first half where they got a goal in the opening seconds of the game. The Belgians had to put a great effort to tick the scoreboard in the second half because the Italians looked improved in their defence as compared to the first thirty five minutes.
The Belgians scored their third goal of the match after a long wait of almost twenty minutes in the second half when Jill Boon made an impressive strike in the 56th minute and tripled the Belgian lead. The Belgian athletes once again looked active
in the dying moments of the match when Helene Delmee scored their final goal of the match in the 69th minute. The match concluded at 4-0 to Belgium.
The Belgian Women’s team completely dominated the Italians with their aggressive style of play. They managed to keep the Italians scoreless throughout the entire match.
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