FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 Pool B: New Zealand- China plays out a thrilling draw

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 The first match of Pool B saw New Zealand women and China play out a thrilling draw played at Wagner Stadium, Amstelveen on Saturday.

It was a decent start for both teams in the first quarter with possession. After some time there attacking attack play but the defense looked solid enough as it did not yield any results. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 0-0.

The second quarter saw aggressive moves by both teams in the initial stages but did not yield any results. Tynan scored from a field goal in the 24th minute to give New Zealand a 1-0 lead. China tried to make a strong comeback, but New Zealand's defense remained solid enough. At the end of the second quarter, New Zealand women led 1-0.

China made a strong start to the third quarter as Zhang Ying converted from a penalty corner in the 33rd minute to level scores at 1-1. After the equalizer, China put enough pressure on the New Zealand defense with lots of positive moves. Gu Bingfeng converted from a penalty corner in the 43rd minute to give China a 2-1 lead. At the end of the third quarter, China took a surprise 2-1 lead.

New Zealand started the final quarter on a positive move with a lovely field goal by captain Olivia in the 48th minute to level scores at 2-2. After the equalizer, China kept the pressure on the New Zealand defense but lacked the final touches. Both teams earned penalty corners but did not yield any results. It was ended to end hockey between the number 8th ranked New Zealand team and 13th ranked Chinese team.

One of the Chinese players got hurt and went off the field. Despite lots of efforts by both teams, the match ended in a 2-2 draw. India will play their opening in this Pool against England tomorrow.



 






New Zealand women and China women play a 2-2 draw in the opening match of Pool B 

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