NAMIBIA’S girls completed twelfth on the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria after shedding 4-3 to New Zealand on Friday morning.
After a good goalless first half, New Zealand streaked right into a 4-1 lead and regardless of an incredible comeback by Namibia they may not shut the hole as New Zealand held on for a tough fought victory.
In a tactical first half there have been few probabilities on both aspect though Namibia did win two brief corners which they didn’t convert.
New Zealand, nonetheless, broke the impasse with two objectives inside a minute initially of the third quarter, with Philippa Norman scoring from a brief nook, whereas Kirsten Pearce made it 2-0, attacking instantly from the restart and flicking the ball excessive into the web.
Namibia got here again strongly, successful a brief nook on the finish of the third quarter, with Jivanka Kruger changing, to cut back the hole to 2-1.
New Zealand instantly went on the offensive within the fourth quarter with Pearce scoring a advantageous objective on the flip, after which finishing her hat-trick from a fast counter-attack to place New Zealand 4-1 up.
Namibia instantly struck again via an Azaylee Philander discipline objective, and when Kruger scored her second objective from a brief nook, they had been simply 4-3 down.
Namibia gained a number of extra brief corners within the closing levels however couldn’t convert as New Zealand held on for a slender victory.
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