Ireland entered three squads into The Indoor World Cup for Masters age groups held in the David Ross Sports Village on the campus of Nottingham University last Easter weekend. The teams representing Ireland were Men’s Over 40’s and Women’s Over 35’s and Over 45’s. We begin our review by looking at the Over 35 women’s squad and seeing how they got on.
IRELAND OVER 40’s MEN – BRONZE WINNERS
GAME 1: IRELAND 1 GERMANY 9
Tobias Wuttke scored in the 4th minute to put Germany 1-0 up and grabbed his second of the match in the 12th minute for 2-0 Mirco Fuchs completed a hat-trick of penalty corners in the 22nd, 26th and 28th minutes to leave the Germans 5-0 ahead. Last Holland made it 6-0 in the 32nd minute. Tobias Wuttke completed his hat-trick a minute later for 7-0. Rami Eid-Sabbagh made it 8-0 for Germany in the 35th minute and Lars Holland got his second of the match in the 39th minute.
GAME 2: IRELAND 4 SCOTLAND 3
Ireland went into this second pool match pointless and a goal difference of -8. Chris Neville scored from a penalty corner in the 17th minute to put Ireland 1-0 up. Jon Baxter added a second in the 19th minute. Rob Brown got Scotland off the mark in the 20th minute. 2-1 to Ireland. Brendan Parsons made it 3-1 on 30 minutes. Scotland’s Sam Goldie from a penalty corner in 32nd minute made it 3-2. Mariano Pitre made it 4-2 for Ireland in the 37th minute. Graham Dunlop got a last-minute consolation goal for Scotland to leave the final score 4-3 for Ireland. First three points of the pool and a -7 goal difference.
GAME 3: IRELAND 17 GHANA SoM 0
Gareth Myburgh started proceedings from open play in the 3rd minute, 1-0. Rob Abbott converted penalty corner 4th minute 2-0. Brendan Parsons penalty corner 10th minute 3-0. Gareth Myburgh second of the game 11th minute 4-0. Chris Neville penalty corner 13th minute 5-0. Kenny Carroll penalty corner 14th minute 6-0. Brendan Parsons got his second of the game in the 19th minute 7-0. Gareth Myburgh completes his hat-trick 20th minute 8-0 at half-time. Rob Abbott got his second of the game in the 21st minute for 9-0. Rowland Rixon converted a penalty corner in the 22nd minute for 10-0. Chris Neville got his second of the game in the 25th minute for 11-0. Kenny Carroll got his second of the game in the 26th minute for 12-0. Brendan Parsons completed his hat-trick in the 26th minute to make it 13-0. Kenny Carrolls 31st minute Penalty Stroke made it 14-0. Both Rob Abbott and Chris Neville completed their hat-tricks in the 32nd minute to make it 16-0. Rowland Rixon got his second penalty corner of the match to complete the scoring for 17-0.in one match Ireland’s goal difference improves from -7 to plus 10. This could be vital at the end of the round robin phase.
GAME 4: IRELAND 1 ENGLAND 2
Ireland took on the hosts England in their final game of the pool stages of the tournament. Gareth Andrews from a penalty corner gave England a 1-0 lead. It was a tight closely fought encounter. The second goal of the game didn’t happen till a minute before the end when Ben Allberry converted a penalty corner to increase England’s lead to 2-0. Rob Abbott got a consolation goal for Ireland in the final minute. Despite losing Ireland had done enough to secure a semi-final spot. And it was another game with England.
SEMI-FINAL: IRELAND 3 ENGLAND 7
Ben Alberry converted a penalty stroke on the 3rd minute for England and Rob Abbott scored from open play for Ireland 1-1. Paul Cooper gave England a 2-1 lead on 6 minutes. Andrew O’Sullivan made it 3-1 for England on 10 minutes. Rob Abbott got his second of the game in the 11th minute to make it 3-2. Mariano Pitre equalised for Ireland in the 14th minute to make it 3-3. In the second half England went into over drive David Smith made it 4-3 in the 24th minute. David Appleton added a fifth in the 26th minute to make it 5-3. Ben Alberry got his second of the game on 37 minutes for 6-3 and a penalty corner in stoppage time to complete his hat-trick secured a 7-3 win for the hosts. By losing the game Ireland qualified for the bronze medal game against Scotland.
BRONZE MEDAL GAME: IRELAND 7 SCOTLAND 5
Allan Govick scored from open play in the 3rd minute to give Scotland a 1-0 lead. Ireland equalised through a Rob Abbott penalty corner in the 5th minute, 1-1. Brendan Parsons made it 2-1 less than 60 seconds later for Ireland. Allan Govick’s second of the match for Scotland equalised to make it 2-2 after only 6 minutes play. Mariano Pitre restored Ireland’s lead with a goal a minute later 3-2. Allan Govick completed his hat-trick, converting a penalty corner on 15 minutes to make it 3-3. Chris Neville made it 4-3 to Ireland on 20 minutes. Graham Dunlop equalised for Scotland in the 22nd minute 4-4. Kenny Carroll restored Ireland’s lead with a converted penalty corner in the 24th minute to make it 5-4. Rob Abbott got his second penalty corner of the match to increase their lead to 6-4 in the 32nd minute. Kenny Carroll got his second penalty corner of the match to complete Ireland’s tally and increase the lead to 7-4. Magnus Ferriers last minute goal from open play was a late consolation goal for Scotland it finished Ireland 7 Scotland 5 and our men’s Over 40s bring home bronze.
IRELAND SQUAD:- SHANE DAVEY (GK); ROWLAND RIXON (C); GARETH MYBURGH; MARIANO PITRE; BRENDAN PARSONS; KENNY CARROLL; ROB ABBOTT; CHRIS NEVILLE; JON BAXTER; BRUCE THOMPSON; ARJEN VAN AS
MANAGER: HUGH HAMILTON
IRELAND OVER 45’s WOMEN – CLINCH FIFTH
GAME 1: IRELAND 2 CANADA 0
Ireland got their Pool stages off to a positive start against Canada. A scoreless first quarter was followed by two equally closely fought quarters . Ireland finally cut loose in the final quarter. Valerie Cappell converted a penalty corner in the 36th minute to give the Girls in Green a lead. She got her second of the game in the final minute to seal a 2-0 win.
GAME 2: IRELAND 1 GERMANY 6
Ireland got off to the best possible start against Germany in game 2. Daragh Burke scoring from open play in the 3rd minute, but it was all downhill from there. Irene Balek’s penalty corner in the 4th minute drew Germany level at 1-1. Anna Hautzel converted a penalty stroke in the 8th minute to give them the lead. Irene Balek got her second of the game, in the 17th minute from another penalty corner to increase the lead to 3-1. Tina Hof made it 4-1 in the 23rd minute. Sabine Ambrecht converted a penalty corner in the 28th minute to make it 5-1 to the Germans. Irene Balek completed her hat-trick with another penalty corner in the 35th minute to seal a 6-1 win.
GAME 3: IRELAND 2 USA 5
Kimberly Susko opened the scoring for the USA in 9th minute. Valerie Cappell equalised for Ireland in the 16th minute to make it 1-1. Meredith Kirkpatrick opened her account in the 18th minute when she converted a penalty corner to make it 2-1 USA. She increased the lead when she converted her second penalty corner of the match to make it 3-1 in the 22nd minute. American captain Tina Mattera scored a penalty stroke in the 29th minute to make it 4-1 and Margaret Kelly made it 5-1 in the 34th minute. Fiona Walshe’s converted penalty corner in the final minute proved to be a consolation goal. Final score Ireland 2 USA 5.
CLASSIFICATION MATCH
IRELAND 5 GHANA 0
Barbara Johnson opened the scoring in the 2nd minute for 1-0. Marie Buttle increased Ireland’s lead in the 10th minute 2-0. Irish captain Aoife McCarthy led by example , converting a penalty in the 15th minute to make it 3-0. She got her second goal of the match when converting a penalty corner in the 39th minute to put Ireland 4-0 up. Marie Buttle scored a penalty corner in the final to make the final score Ireland 5 Ghana 0.
5TH/6TH PLACE FINAL
IRELAND 3 AUSTRALIA 3 (IRELAND WON 3-0 IN SHOOT-OUT)
Ireland got off to a promising start when Valerie Cappell scored from open play on the 5th minute. 1-0 to the girls in green. Marie Buttle scored from a penalty stroke a minute later to make it 2-0. Jennifer Watson got Australia off the mark converting a penalty corner in the 14th minute to make it 2-1. Barbara Johnson scored from open play, to restore Ireland’s lead to two goals in the 21st minute to make it 3-1. Marika Bazley narrowed the lead to a single goal when she converted a penalty corner for Australia on the 34th minute. And Jennifer Watson got her second of the game scoring a penalty corner in the 36th minute to secure a 3-3 draw. The match was settled by a shoot-out and Ireland came out on top 3-1 in the resultant tie breakers.
IRELAND OVER 45 WOMEN’S SQUAD:
SUSAN BYRNE (GK); FIONA WALSHE; EMMA GLANVILLE; LYNN MILLS; UNA KELLY; VALERIE CAPPELL; AOIFE MCCARTHY (C); MARIE BUTTLE; LORNA BAGNALL; BARBARA JOHNSON; DARAGH BURKE; TARA BROWNE (GK):
COACH:EMILIE RYAN-DOYLE
MANAGER:EMMA BRADSHAW
IRELAND OVER 35’s WOMEN
GAME 1: IRELAND 1 ENGLAND 8
England took the lead through Emma Thomas on 6 minutes. Ireland equalised through Katie Bennett from open play in the 10th minute. But that was as good as it got for Ireland. Catherine Mason made it 2-1 on 14 minutes Cat Cherry added a third converting a penalty corner on 20 minutes to make it 3-1. Sarah Parkinson-Mills made it 4-1 on 22 minutes. Cat Cherry got her second of the game from a penalty corner on 28 minutes for 5-1. Sue Wood made it 6-1 on 33 minutes. Emma Thomas got her second of the match in the 35th minute when she converted a penalty stroke for 7-1. Charlene Masons final minute goal made it 8-1.
GAME 2: IRELAND 3 SCOTLAND 3
Ireland took the lead through Paula Fitzpatrick in the 6th minute to go 1-0 up. Scotland equalised through a Rachel Osborne penalty corner in the 18th minute for 1-1. Scotland took the lead on 20 minutes through Alex Stuart’s penalty corner 2-1 for Scotland. Ireland captain Holly Jenkinson got an equaliser converting a 26th minute Penalty corner to make it 2-2. Liz Hassett gave the Irish a 31st minute late but Scotland equalised a minute later through Alex Stuart and it ended 3-3.
GAME 3: IRELAND 1 GERMANY 4
Sarah Wagner opened the scoring a penalty corner on 12 minutes to put Germany 1-0 ahead. She got her second goal of the game from another penalty corner on 26 minutes to put Germany 2-0. Nadine Hempel made it 3-0 for Germany a minute later and Dana Wagner’s penalty corner had Germany leading 4-0 on 32 minutes. Holly Jenkinson got a late consolation goal for Ireland a minute later and it ended Ireland 1 Germany 4. Halfway through the pool stages and only 1 draw to show for it.
GAME 4: IRELAND 5 WALES 1
Paula Fitzpatrick opened the scoring oring in the 10th minute but the 1-0 lead only lasted seconds as Wales equalised through Emma Turner for 1-1. Liz Hassett restored Ireland’s lead in the 14th minute for 2-1. Naomi Grundie scored a penalty stroke in the 19th minute for 3-1 . Liz Hassett got her second of the game in the 24th minute to put Ireland 4-1 up. Megan Diack’s final minute goal sealed a 5-1 win for Ireland.
GAME 5: IRELAND 1 NETHERLANDS 7
Ellis Van Brakel-Kneepens opened the scoring for the Dutch in the 3rd minute for 1-0. Saskia Van Dort made it 2-0 in the 10th minute and Rhoode Rasch made it 3-0 from a penalty corner in the 21st minute. Katy Bennett got a consolation in the 25th minute for Ireland to make it 3-1. Saskia Van Dort got her second goal of the game to make it 4-1 in the 28th minute. Rhoode Rasch got her second of the game for 5-1 and Saskia Van Dort completed her hat-trick for 6-1 in the 35th minute and Wilhemijn Ten Cate converted a penalty corner in the 38th minute to seal a 7-1 win for the Netherlands.
GAME 6: IRELAND 3 USA 2
Ireland completed their Pool A program with a game against the USA. Rhiannon Nolt scored at the end of the first quarter to put the Yanks 1-0 up. Audrey McCormack equalised in the 15th minute for 1-1. Emma Reid gave Ireland the lead in the 25th minute for 2-1. Holly Jenkinson converted a penalty corner to put Ireland 3-1 up in the 30th minute. Janelle Brenner converted a last minute penalty corner for the USA to leave Ireland 3-2 winners. By winning this game Ireland clinched 4th spot in the table on goal difference ahead of Scotland and a place in the bronze medal game against the Netherlands.
3/4 PLACE FINAL: IRELAND 1 NETHERLANDS 7
Joelle Hoebert made it 1-0 for the Dutch. Marieke Dijkstra scored in the 14th and 21st minute respectively to put the Dutch 3-0 up. Rhoode Rasch made it 4-0 in the 23rd minute from a penalty corner. Emma Reid got a consolation goal for Ireland in the 25th minute from a penalty corner for 4-1. Marieke Dijkstra scored her 3rd and 4th goals of the match to leave the Dutch 6-1 ahead. Joelle Hoebert got her second of the game to seal the bronze for the Dutch in a 7-1 win.
IRELAND OVER 35S WOMEN’S SQUAD:
DANI FOX (GK); JESS CARY (GK); AMY ANSLOW; KATY BENNETT; AUDREY MC CORMACK; NAOMI GRUNDIE; EMMA REID; MEGAN DIACK; CIARA DEVANE; PAULA FITZPATRICK; LIZ HASSETT; HOLLY JENKINSON (C)
