{"id":79384,"date":"2023-02-11T04:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T04:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/02\/11\/namibia-finish-12th-after-4-3-defeat-to-nz-the-namibian\/"},"modified":"2023-02-11T04:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T04:26:54","slug":"namibia-finish-12th-after-4-3-defeat-to-nz-the-namibian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2023\/02\/11\/namibia-finish-12th-after-4-3-defeat-to-nz-the-namibian\/","title":{"rendered":"Namibia finish 12th after 4-3 defeat to NZ – The Namibian"},"content":{"rendered":"
NAMIBIA’S girls completed twelfth on the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria after shedding 4-3 to New Zealand on Friday morning.<\/b><\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n