Women's Junior Worlds Day 1
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WORLD JUNIOR WOMENS IN PRAGUE , CZECH REPUBLIC
GROUP A - DAY 1
AUSTRALIA 35 def FRANCE 1
AUSTRALIA 35
YVETTE HIGGINS 6
KATE HOOPER 5
REBECCA RIPPON 4
MELISSA BEDWELL 3
KELLY HEUCHAN 3
LAUREN MANDELL 3
JODIE BIRCH 3
REBECCA SHEPPHERD 2
BELINDA BROOKS 2
MELISSA RIPPON 2
JOANNE FOX 2
FRANCE 1
DELPHINE LAMOTHE 1
1Q 9-0 9-0 AUSTRALIA
2Q 9-1 18-1 AUSTRALIA
3Q 10-0 28-1 AUSTRALIA
4Q 7-0 35-1 AUSTRALIA
FOUL COUNT
AUSTRALIA 6 + 1 PENALTY
FRANCE 15 + 1 PENALTY
EXTRA MAN CONVERSION
AUSTRALIA 15 FROM 15 1 FROM 1 PENALTY
FRANCE 0 FROM 6 0 FROM 1 PENALTY
SAVES
JEMMA BRONLOW 2 (AUST)
EMMA KNOX 1 (AUST)
DIANE BERTE 4 (FRANCE)
STEPHANIE QUIEZ 1(FRANCE)
AUSTRALIA BROKE A WORLD RECORD FOR THE BIGGEST WINNING SCORE IN A
JUNIOR WOMENS MATCH WHILST FRANCE WAS INTRODUCED TO INTERNATIONAL
JUNIOR WATER POLO. THE 35-1 WIN SURPASSED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET BY
THE DUTCH IN QUEBEC 24-1. TO THE FRENCH CREDIT THEY HLED THEIR
DETERMINATION TO THE FINAL WHISTLE. THE CROWD ERUPTED INTO A FRENZY
WHEN THEY SCORED THEIR FIRST GOAL SHOT BY DELPHINE LAMOTHE.
USA 12 def HUNGARY 10
USA 12
BRENDA VILLA 4
CORALIE SIMMONS 3
CATHERINE VON SCHWARZ 2
ROBIN BEAUREGARD 1
ELLEN ESTES 1
MELANIE VON HARTITZSCH 1
HUNGARY 10
ANIKO PELLE 4
ERZSEBET VALKAY 3
AGNES PRIMASZ 2
RITA DRAVUCZ 1
1Q 3-1 3-1 HUNGARY
2Q 2-5 5-6 USA
3Q 3-4 8-9 USA
4Q 2-3 10-12 USA
FOUL COUNT
HUNGARY 7 + 2 PENALTIES
USA 6
EXTRA MAN CONVERSION
HUNGARY 3 FROM 6
USA 4 FROM 7 2 FROM 2 PENALTIES
GOAL SAVES
HEATHER CRARY 10 (USA)
MARTA PAPAI 6 (USA)
USA POWERED HOME TO AN EASY 12-10 WIN OVER HUNGARY IN THE FIRST GAME
OF THE WOMEN'S JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PRAGUE , CZECH REPUBLIC.
THANKS TO THE TALENTS OF BRENDA VILLA AND CORALIE SIMMONS WHO HAVE
JUST COME FROM THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IN NANCY , FRANCE WHERE THE TWO
SHOWED GREAT PERFORMANCES FOR THE SENIOR TEAM AND LOOK TO BE SET FOR
A GREAT JUNIOR WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
ITALY 9 def BRAZIL 8
ITALY 9
DARIA STARACE 3
LETIZIA CASTELLANI 3
LINDA IMPARATO 2
TANIA DI MARIO 1
BRAZIL 8
CHRISTINO BEER 3
ANIELA MARTINS 2
MARIANA RORIZ 1
DANUSA GUALDANI DA SILVA 1
CAMILLA BACCARIN 1
1Q 1-2 1-2 ITALY
2Q 1-3 2-5 ITALY
3Q 4-3 5-8 ITALY
4Q 3-1 8-9 ITALY
FOUL COUNT
ITALY 10
BRAZIL 8
EXTRA MAN CONVERSION
ITALY 4 FROM 8
BRAZIL 4 FROM 10
GOAL SAVES
CAROLINA FREDERICO 9 (BRAZIL)
ELEONARA GAY 6 (ITALY)
THE ITALIANS GOT OFF TO AN EARLY START THANKS TO LETIZIA CASTELLANI
WHO SCORED 3 FROM 3 IN EXTRA MAN TO GIVE THE ITALIANS A 3 GOAL HEAD
START. THE BRAZILIANS FOUGHT BACK BUT THE ITALIAN DEFENCE HELD FIRM.
CHRISTINO BEER FROM BRAZIL INSPIRED A LATE RALLY , BUT WITH ONLY 15
SECONDS TO GO IT WAS TOO LATE AND ITALY POSTED THEIR FIRST WIN 9-8.
DAY 1 - POOL B
GREECE 10 def CANADA 6
GREECE 10
MARIA KANNELOPOULOU 4
ANDIE MELIDONI 3
MARIA MASTORI 1
MARIA DASKOPOULOU 1
FRINI ANDRIANAKI 1
CANADA 6
SANDRA LIZE 2
ANDREA DEWAR 2
CHRISTI BARDECKI 1
MARGARET NELSON 1
1Q 1-3 1-3 GREECE
2Q 1-0 2-3 GREECE
3Q 2-4 4-7 GREECE
4Q 2-3 6-10 GREECE
FOUL COUNT
GREECE 4
CANADA 6
EXTRA MAN CONVERSIONS
GREECE 2 FROM 6
CANADA 2 FROM 4
GOAL SAVES
CHRISTIANA KAROUSOU 9 (GREECE)
LILA FRASER 10 (CANADA)
GREECE NOTCHED UP AN IMPRESSIVE WIN 10-6 OVER CANADA BUT LIKE THEIR
SENIOR TEAM HAVE HAD A HARD TIME CONVERTING EXTRA MAN ATTACK.
CANADIAN GOALKEEPER LILA FRASER GOT HER HAND TO MOST OF THE EXTRA MAN
SHOTS BUT WAS UNLUCKY WITH OTHERS. AS IN OTHER GAMES THE GIRLS WHO
REPRESENTED THEIR COUNTRIES IN THE SENIOR WORLD CUP THE PREVIOUS WEEK
, HAVE OUTSHONE THE REST OF THE TEAM. MARIA KANNELO POULOU OF GREECE
AND SANDRA LIZE WERE THE BEST PERFORMERS OF THE DAY!
GERMANY 9 def CZECH REPUBLIC 4
GERMANY 9
KATRIN DIEROLF 3
NINA WENGST 2
TANJA BONENBERGER 1
NICOLE LOHMANN 1
MICHAELA HOLLANDER 1
DANIELLA EWERT 1
CZECH REPUBLIC
PAVLA MARKOVA 4
1Q 4-0 4-0 GERMANY
2Q 2-0 6-0 GERMANY
3Q 1-4 7-4 GERMANY
4Q 2-0 9-4 GERMANY
FOUL COUNT
GERMANY 10
CZECH REPUBLIC 8
EXTRA MAN CONVERSION
GERMANY 3 FROM 8
CZECH RPUBLIC 4 FROM 10
GOAL SAVES:
SIMONE BUDDE 11 (GERMANY)
MONIKA HRCAKOVA 7 (CZECH)
PAVLA MARKOVA GAVE THE CZECH TEAM A LITTLE BOOST IN THE THIRD QUARTER
WITH HER SPOT ON OUTSIDE SHOOTING TO CUT A SIX GOAL DEFICIT TO THREE.
BUT THAT WAS THE LAST OF THE GOAL SPREE BY THE CZECHS AS THE GERMAN
DEFENCE CLAMPED DOWN THANKS TO GOALKEEPER SIMONE BUDDE.
REGARDS
DAVID TSIREKAS
BIG...@SYDNEY.NET
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC