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Game 91, 16:00, women, RUSSIA 10 GREECE 9 |
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Friday, 31 July 2009 19:42 |
Bronze Medal
Referees: Ursula WENGEROTH (SUI), Steven ROTSART (USA).
Quarters: 3-2, 2-2, 2-4, 3-1
Extra man: RUS 6/11; GRE 5/14
Teams:
RUSSIA: Evgeniya PROTSENKO, Nadezda GLYZINA (1), Ekaterina PROKOFYEVA (3), Sofya KONOUKH, Alena VYLEGZHANINA, Natalia RYZHOVA-ALENICHEVA (2), Ekaterina PANTYULINA, Evgenia SOBOLEVA, Anna TIMOFEEVA, Olga BELYAEVA (1), Eugenia IVANOVA (2), Yulia GAUFLER (1), Maria KOUTUNOVSKAYA. Head Coach: Alexander KABANOV.
GREECE: Marina TSOURI, Christina TSOUKALA, Konstantina KOUTELI, Ilektra PSOUNI, Kyriaki LIOSI (1), Alkisti AVRAMIDOU, Alexandra ASIMAKI (3), Antigoni ROUMPESI (1), Angeliki GEROLYMOU (3), Triantafilla MANOLIOUDAKI, Stavroula ANTONAKOU (1), Georgia LARA, Eleni KOUNDOU. Head Coach: George MORFESIS.
Russia won the bronze through the ability to score on action while Greece needed to gain kickouts to score most of its goals on extra or at the penalty line. The difference was miniscule but telling. Russia¹s extra-man statistics are probably one of the best of the tournament, as well. Russia had the fast start at 2-0 but when ASIMAKI scored off the post on extra at 1:43, the game was 3-3 in Russia¹s favour. The second quarter was even with three of the four goals coming on extra. The only action shot came from Russia¹s GAUFLER with a rocket fired from Siberia. Greece finished the third period ahead thanks to ASIMAKI and GEROLYMOU, who were having spectacular games. So tight was the game that that GEROLYMOU¹S goals came from a penalty and extra and ASIMAKI were both off extra-man. BELYAEVA drew the game level after the restart with an excellent backhand shot from centre forward. Greek captain LIOSI gave her team the lead at 6:12 on extra, Both teams could not capitalise on extra-man plays until Russia called time at 0:16. The resulting play saw IVANOVA shoot from the deep right to convert extra man with just two seconds on the clock for the bronze medal.
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