Day Three Recap: The Netherlands win in MWC and WWC in perfect day
NewsAlastair Poehlman recaps Day Two at the IFCPF World Cup in Fayetteville, GA.
Women's World Cup
Australia 19-0 Ireland
Australia’s #8, Annmarie de Uriarte, scored off a breakaway to open the scoring. de Uriarte scored again less than a minute after her first goal, as Ireland struggled to match her.
Australia's #10, Georgia Beikoff, scored to extend the lead with a great long-rang strike, before de Uriarte scored again to complete her hat trick.
Australia's Annmarie de Uriarte scored her fourth goal of the game as her impressive game got even better, before Beikoff scored her second goal of the game.
Beikoff, scored again to complete her hat-trick, before adding her fourth goal of the game to make it 8-0.
Australia's Annmarie de Uriarte scored her fifth goal of the game, making it 9-0.
Australia's #8, Annmarie de Uriarte, scored again shortly after her fifth goal, to make it 10-0, before Eloise Northam joined in the action, becoming the first Australian player other than de Uriarte and Beikoff to score in the game.
de Uriarte scored another quick double, before Northam notched one more, then completed her hat-trick.
Nominal goalkeeper Carly Salmon scored once, twice and thrice after coming off the bench as an outfielder, completing the scoring at 19.
The Netherlands 13-2 Colombia
The Netherlands opened the scoring with a goal from Jara Brokking.
The Netherlands' Kim Thoonsen followed with a goal of her own, adding to the team's lead.
The Netherlands' Lyan Kas had a great chase toward the goal but was stopped by Colombia's
#1 Danna González.
Thoonsen scored her second goal of the game following good build-up play by Kas.
Colombia managed to score its first-ever Women’s World Cup goal with the Netherlands' Jara Brokking unable to block it, with the goal attributed to Colombia's Camila Flórez, making the score 3-1.
Kas scored for the Netherlands, extending their lead to 4-1.
Kas scored again as the Netherlands continued to dominate offensively.
Thoonsen scored her third goal of the game, completing her first-half hat-trick.
The Netherlands continued to prevent Colombia from going on the offensive, maintaining
control of the game.
Thoonsen scored her fourth goal, adding to her first-half hat-trick.
Brokking scored her second goal of the game after scoring the opening goal.
Thoonsen scored again as the Netherlands continued to dominate Colombia and its defence.
Brokking scored again, completing her hat trick and becoming the second Netherlands player to
achieve a hat-trick in the game.
Thoonsen then scored her sixth goal of the game, adding to the Netherlands' dominant offensive presence.
The Netherlands' Iris Verhaegh scored, Colombia’s Camila Flórez scored from a free-kick, in one of the moments of the tournament.
Thoonsen scored again in stoppage time, bringing her total to seven goals and securing an 13-2
victory for the Netherlands.
Men’s World Cup
England 2-0 Indonesia
England's Sam Dewhirst opened the scoring in the fifth minute, expertly lobbing Amin Rosyid from just forward of the halfway line.
Matty Robinson’s cross paved the way for England’s second, scored in the 14th minute, deflected in from a sliced Indonesian attempted clearance.
Indonesia's Yahya Hernanda had multiple deep shots that were caught by England's
goalkeeper, Giles Moore.
Indonesia's Hafthah Wicaksono received a yellow card, giving England a free kick taken by Matty Crossen, but the ball was cleared.
It was a close call for Indonesia as England's Harry Baker nearly scored in the 57th minute, as England took its second win in as many days.
Japan 2-3 Ireland
Japan's Toya Mori opened the scoring in the 14th minute, giving his team an early lead.
Japan's Tetsuya Toda took a free kick from deep, nearly scoring, but the shot was caught by Ireland's goalkeeper Ruadhan Dooley McDonough.
Japan had a breakaway opportunity through a collaborative effort between Toda and Tatsushiro Ura.
Ireland then scored a goal through Darryl Fay, levelling the score.
Japan's Ura quickly responded to Ireland's goal by scoring himself, giving Japan the lead once again.
Ireland scored again from Dillon Sheridan, firing in off the post and tying the game.
Ireland's Eric O’Flaherty scored from distance, giving Ireland the lead for the first time in the match with one of the goals of the tournament.
The Boys in Green held on to secure a potentially tournament-altering win, with joyous scenes post-match.
Spain 2-1 Australia
Spain started well, and had great scoring opportunities but struggled to convert them into goals.
Australia had a hard time transitioning and passing into their attack, allowing Spain to regain
possession of the ball.
After the hydration break, Australia began to show improvement. Giacomo Izzo made a nice rolling pass, allowing his team to transition better and move toward the Spanish net.
Australia's Kaylan Van Heer received a yellow card, giving Spain a free kick. Spain's Alejandro González took the free kick, but it ended in a goal kick.
Spain's Santiago Macía scored the opening goal early in the second half, giving Spain a 1-0 lead.
Both teams looked like they had made adjustments and improvements coming out of the first half.
Australia's defending was stellar in the second half, along with its attack, as the team continued to improve its overall play.
Australia's Daniel Campbell scored off a brilliant solo goal to equalise the score at 1-1, rolling the ball into the bottom corner.
Just as the game looked to be heading for a draw, Spain’s Daniel Ibarra scored after a ricochet, giving Spain a 2-1 lead and all three points.
Brazil 5-1 Chile
Chile showed new defensive life after the break as both teams continued to search for the opening goal.
Brazil's Gabriel Ângelo took a free kick, but it went off target.
It then scored the opening goal through João Cortês following a corner kick.
Ângelo scored on a one-on-one to give Brazil a 2–0 lead, extending their advantage in the second half.
Batista then got in on the action to make it 3–0, before Chile’s Thomas Valenzuela answered back to cut the lead to two.
Cortés then got second to reclaim their three-goal lead, making it 4–1 before Ângelo Matheus scored to extend Brazil's lead to four goals, making it 5-1 and completing the scoring.
By winning its second group game, Brazil confirmed its place in the top two of the group, regardless of the result of its final group game against Spain.
USA 6-0 Scotland
The USA opened the scoring with a goal from Georgia’s very own Jacob Crumbley to take an early lead.
The USA scored again, extending its lead to 2-0, with Jacob Kaplan tapping home from inside the box after good play from Cam DeLillo.
The USA's #5, Jonah Frank Meyer-Crothers, scored from the middle to make it 3-0.
Scotland's goalkeeper, #1 Christopher Moore, was one of the main reasons Scotland remained competitive early in the game, making key defensive stops.
The USA's Cameron DeLillo had a breakaway opportunity but fell, resulting in a goal kick for Scotland.
The USA's goalkeeper, #1 Sean Boyle, made an incredible save close to the net in the 33rd minute to keep Scotland out.
The USA's Jonah Frank Meyer-Crothers had a breakaway opportunity, but his shot was deflected by Scotland's goalkeeper Moore.
Meyer-Crothers scored again in the 43rd minute, extending the team's lead to 4-0.
The USA's #4, Wes Pincince, scored to make it a 5-0 game.
Adam Ballou became the third player in the USA CP Men’s National Team history to reach 100 caps.
The Netherlands 3-2 Canada
Canada's #5, Samuel Charron, showed great attacking ability early in the half, creating scoring opportunities for his team.
The Netherlands' #10 Bruno Hoek, took a corner kick, but it was blocked by Canada's goalkeeper Ryan Watson.
The Netherlands' #12, Sem van Helden, scored from the middle of the box, giving his team the lead.
Charron took a deep shot that was slightly touched by the Netherlands'
goalkeeper, causing the ball to narrowly miss the goal.
Watson was the standout player for the Canadian team in the first half, making strong defensive plays and the right decisions to protect the goal.
Lorenzo Calkhoven, scored to extend the team's lead to 2-0.
Shortly after his first goal, Calkhoven scored again, making it 3-0.
The Netherlands' Guido Floors played well defensively, helping the Dutch keep Canada at bay.
Canada's #12, Samuel Vollard, showed great defense throughout the second half, stopping several high-quality scoring opportunities from the Netherlands.
Canada's #7, Brendan McGeachan, scored late in the game, giving Canada hope of equalising with two more goals.
The Netherlands continued to put pressure on Canada, but Samuel Charron helped keep the
Dutch at three goals, giving Canada some hope of a comeback.
Canada's #11, Dante Del Cul, scored to make it a one-goal game, leaving Canada needing just one more goal to equalise.
Overall, even though Canada lost 3-2, its late-game offensive success showed improvement and momentum that could carry over into the team's next game.