Game 61, 08:40, women, UZBEKISTAN 16 SOUTH AFRICA 9 Classification 15th-16th

Monday, 27 July 2009 08:40

Referees: Stephen KNIGHTS (NZL), Gideon REEMNET (NED)

Quarters: 4-4, 5-1, 2-2, 5-2

Extra man: UZB 7/11; 5/12

Teams:

UZBEKISTAN: Natalya MURASHKINA, Diana DADABAEVA, Anna PLYUSOVA (1), Viktoriya GORODCHANINA (2), Evgeniya IVANOVA, Eseniya PIFTOR, Natalya PLYUSOVA (1), Anna SHEGLOVA (4), Ramilyn HALIKOVA (5), Viktoriya SALIKHOVA, Olga MAYOROVA (1), Lyutsia GIBAZOVA (2), Elena DUKHANOVA. Head Coach: Boris RUSTAMOV.
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA: Hayley DUNCAN, Delaine CHRISTIAN, Megan SCHOOLING, Laura BARRETT (1), Tammy HEYDENRYCH (1), Sarah HARRIS, Christine BARRETTO, Lee-Anne KEET (2), Samantha KEET (2), Marcelle KEET (1), Nicolette POULOS (2), Naydene SMITH, Mbali MPOFU. Head Coach: Bradly ROWE.

In the battle for last place, neither team wanted the accolade. Both teams fought vigorously and none more so than the inexperienced South Africans.
They still managed to score what many coaches would regard as a winning score but Uzbekistan was smarter on the extra-man plays and appeared more balanced around the pool. For Uzbekistan the result was a repeat of 2005 in Montreal, Canada. For South Africa it was a valuable debut at this level.