![]() ![]() But much like the first semi-final, a moment of brilliance broke the deadlock. Korea and South Africa met in the second semi-finals which proved to be another cagey affair with neither team able to produce a goal in the first half. Semifinal 2: Korea vs South Africa 1-1 (2-3 shootout) And while Malaysia searched for a way back into the game in the final quarter, it was Ireland through Duncan again, who created a wonderful 3-on-1 opportunity and scored the goal that sealed Malaysia’s fate.Ĭaptain Sean Murray was awarded the player of the match for yet another outstanding controlled performance in the midfield, shielding the watertight Irish defense. Two minutes later, yet another Irish attack from the left saw the ball pass around beautifully, allowing Jeremy Duncan to pass the ball into an empty goal. In a tense and fairly even game, the momentum swung from one team to another, but neither team could find a breakthrough until the 41st minute, when a brilliant piece of control by Benjamin Walker in the Malaysian circle allowed him to swivel and smash a shot to give Ireland the lead. Two moments of pure magic from Ireland in the third quarter broke a stalemate leading them to a win and a spot in the final. AZFDHAFEm9- International Hockey Federation December 3, 2022 What a game of hockey we just witnessed at Potchefstroom, where the South African keepers save the day for the hosts! It is Ireland vs South Africa for the maiden FIH Hockey Nations Cup title! #FIHNationsCup The first placed team in the FIH Hockey Nations Cup will replace the bottom placed team in the FIH Hockey Pro League in the subsequent year. The eight teams are split into two pools of four teams each, with the top two teams in each pool proceeding to the semi-finals and beyond. The FIH Hockey Nations Cup features the best eight teams (by world rankings) that are not a part of the FIH Hockey Pro League, in both men’s and women’s competitions. Pakistan and Canada will now play in the 7th place playoff tomorrow, while France and Japan will play for 5th. South Africa made a keeper change for the shoot-out and Anton van Loggerenberg justified the change saving three attempts, including a game winning save against Jonghyun Jang’s penalty stroke from Korea’s 5th attempt, securing the win for South Africa.Įarlier in the day France put in an offensive masterclass to trounce Canada 7-1, with Blaise Rogeau scoring the first hat-trick of the event and captain Victor Charlet scoring twice, while Japan got the better of Pakistan in a closely fought encounter. Neither team could find a winner and the teams headed for the first shoot-out of the event. In the second semi-finals, it was Tevin Kok, who has been South Africa’s best attacking outlet so far, who scored first for the hosts, but Korea leveled from their third penalty corner, with Jonghyun Jang scoring his 6th goal of the tournament. The deadlock was broken for Ireland by Benjamin Walker and Jeremy Duncan then utilized the space behind the Malaysian defense to score twice to continue Ireland’s perfect tournament, making it 4 wins in 4 games. High quality hockey in both semi-finals were settled with moments on Saturday of brilliance as Ireland and hosts South Africa booked their spots in the first ever final of the FIH Hockey Men’s Nations Cup.īoth semi-finals were extremely tactical with the teams going into the half at 0-0.
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