GAME 2 versus NAMIBIA

A well organised Namibia side got the better of Ireland yesterday, with Namibia scoring early and never looking back. Ireland who were chasing from the start were up against it but were slow to start and simply made too many mistakes. The final score ended up 18-2 with Ireland's goals coming from Zac Cummins and Mel Voronkovas. Despite the heavy defeat there are lots of learning points to take into Mondays game versus New Zealand as the sides battle it out for the 3rd spot in the group and into the 13-16 playoff.

We caught up with Bryn and Coby; the 2 youngest players in the team to give their thoughts on the championships so far and finished off with a quickfire quiz, a must watch! Great to see the boys keeping it up beat despite 2 heavy defeats.

NEW ZEALAND

Placement at 2018 World Championships: 12th

Just like Ireland, New Zealand have suffered 2 defeats so far, 11-0 against Namibia and 12-4 versus Italy, making this a huge game for both teams.

Roster: 

PERT JAIDEN (NM)

 HUFFAM QUINN (NM)

BAVASTRO SYDNEY

EKLAND BRANDON

HIGHAM JONATHAN

BARAKAT LUCAS

IBBOTSON JOEB

LEE HANYOUNG

MERLO JADEN

NELSON AIDAN

TAM FRAZER

WAKSMAN DIEGO

Dennis and Mel look ahead to today's game with New Zealand.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Where: CEM Mar Bella

Face-off time: 12 noon local (11 AM Irish)

Unfortunately there looks to be no stream of the early rounds in the Junior Men competition, if this change we will of course share.

Live Stats: http://www.inlinehockey.wrg2019.com/league/18

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