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Game 66, 15:20, women, RUSSIA 9 NETHERLANDS 7 |
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Monday, 27 July 2009 15:20 |
Quarter-final 1st-8th
Referees: Mark KOGANOV (AZE), Ursula WENGEROTH (SUI)
Quarters: 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 2-3
Extra Man: RUS2/5; NED 0/8
Teams:
RUSSIA: Evgeniya PROTSENKO, Nadezda GLYZINA, Ekaterina PROKOFYEVA (1), Sofya KONOUKH, Alena VYLEGZHANINA (1), Natalia RYZHOVA-ALENICHEVA (2), Ekaterina PANTYULINA, Evgenia SOBOLEVA (2), Anna TIMOFEEVA, Olga BELYAEVA, Eugenia IVANOVA (2), Yulia GAUFLER (1), Maria KOUTUNOVSKAYA. Head Coach: Alexander KABANOV.
NETHERLANDS: Ilse VAN DER MEIJDEN, Milousha SMIT (1), Mieke CABOUT (1), Biurakn HAKHVERDIAN, Sabrina VAN DER SLOOT, Nomi STOMPHORST, Iefke VAN BELKUM (3), Noeki KLEIN, Jantien CABOUT, Nienke VERMEER (2), Rianne GUICHELAAR, Mieke VAN DER SLOOT, Anne HEINIS. Head Coach: Mauro MAUGERI.
Russia will go head to head with Canada in the semifinals following a disciplined match against the Olympic champion Dutch. Russia was fast on the counter, made a multitude of intercepts, forced the Dutch into errors and exploited the weak goalkeeper. The Netherlands showed glimpses of Beijing but the new-look team with the new coach is building for a defence of its Olympic title in three years' time. VAN BELKUM scored two of her three goals when the game was lost. Russia scored from all round the pool. This year is not to be for the Netherlands. The Russians are looking sharp and must be considered a top chance for a gold-medal-final berth. 
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