Germany, living up to its reputation, won the FIH Women’s Olympic Qualifier by defeating America 2-0 at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Friday. By reaching the finals, he had already secured his place in the Paris Olympics. Germany scored both its goals in the first half. For his part, these goals were scored by Jett Fleischfutz (3rd minute) and Sonja Zimmerman (20th minute). In this way Germany achieved the top position in the eight-team tournament.
Germany, Japan and America in Olympics
Apart from Germany, runner-up America and third-placed Japan qualified for the Paris Olympics. Earlier, Japan defeated India 1-0 in the third and fourth place matches. Germany, the fifth ranked team in the world, was considered a strong contender in the final and it performed as per its reputation. The German team earned 12 penalty corners in the match, out of which it was successful in scoring a goal. The American team, which has won all its matches so far, has not been able to score a single penalty corner. Germany took the lead in the third minute with the help of Fleischhutz’s field goal. He maintained constant pressure on America and got four penalty corners in the first quarter itself, but he could not convert any of them into goals.
clash between germany and japan
Zimmerman doubled Germany’s lead by converting a penalty corner in the 20th minute. Two minutes later, Germany got two more penalty corners but could not score on them. He won his tenth penalty corner in the 26th minute. The American team gained some momentum in the third and fourth quarters but failed to penetrate Germany’s strong defense.
Japan broke India’s dream
The Indian women’s hockey team missed qualifying for the Paris Olympics after losing 0-1 to Japan in the third place match in the qualifiers. Kana Urata scored a penalty corner goal in the sixth minute for Japan, which proved to be decisive. Japan put pressure on the Indian defense by playing aggressively from the beginning. In this sequence, she got her first chance to score a goal in the very second minute, but Indian captain Savita promptly moved the ball away.
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Indian players attacked inside the circle but could not reach near the Japanese goal. Japan again got a penalty corner but the Indian defense did not allow the goal to be scored. Two minutes later, India missed another penalty corner on which Urata scored by taking the ball between Savita’s legs. Japanese players kept the Indian defense under constant pressure. India had a golden opportunity to score in the 12th minute when Monica delivered a brilliant cross from the right flank but Lalremsiami’s shot went over the bar. India did not use both the flanks and attacked mostly from the right flank.