【FINA Women's Water Polo World League Intercontinental Tournament】
７位決定戦
ニュージーランド １３（３，３，５，２）
日本 １０（１，５，３，１）
得点者：坂上2、風間1、曲山1、中野2、橋口1、森2、鈴木1
総評：
今大会日本チーム最終戦は７位８位決定戦となりホストニュージーランドと再戦。
予選リーグ戦の負けを取り返したく第１ピリオドからボールの展開力とスピードをポイントにニュージーゴールを狙った。
第２ピリオドようやくその歯車が合い、橋口、鈴木らがカウンターで得点し、このピリオド５得点の同点でハーフタイム。
後半攻撃のリズムは悪くない展開であったがDFで集中力を欠き、５失点し２点ビハインドで最終ピリオド。
坂上がカウンターで１点返すがホームチームに届かず８位が決定した。
(公益財団法人日本水泳連盟水球委員会・女子代表コーチ:大井恵滋)
※ポセイドンジャパン公式ＨＰより
今大会日本チーム最終戦は７位８位決定戦となりホストニュージーランドと再戦。
予選リーグ戦の負けを取り返したく第１ピリオドからボールの展開力とスピードをポイントにニュージーゴールを狙った。
第２ピリオドようやくその歯車が合い、橋口、鈴木らがカウンターで得点し、このピリオド５得点の同点でハーフタイム。
後半攻撃のリズムは悪くない展開であったがDFで集中力を欠き、５失点し２点ビハインドで最終ピリオド。
坂上がカウンターで１点返すがホームチームに届かず８位が決定した。
(公益財団法人日本水泳連盟水球委員会・女子代表コーチ:大井恵滋)
※ポセイドンジャパン公式ＨＰより
■ＤＡＹ６＜５月３日（日）＞ その他の結果
ブラジル ７（１，１，２，３）
カザフスタン ４（２，０，１，１）
ブラジル ７（１，１，２，３）
カザフスタン ４（２，０，１，１）
中国 ７（２，１，１，３）
カナダ ９（０，２，４，３）
カナダ ９（０，２，４，３）
オーストラリア １０（３，２，２，１，PT２）
ＵＳＡ １２（３，２，３，０，PT４）
ＵＳＡ １２（３，２，３，０，PT４）
■最終順位【ＦＩＮＡ発表】
Final placings:
1. United States of America
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. China
5. Brazil
6. Kazakhstan
7. New Zealand
8. Japan
Final placings:
1. United States of America
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. China
5. Brazil
6. Kazakhstan
7. New Zealand
8. Japan
■優秀選手他【ＦＩＮＡ発表】
Tournament team:
Goalkeeper: Brooke Millar (NZL)
Centre forward: Kami Craig (USA)
Field players: Rowie Webster (AUS)
Makenzie Fischer (USA)
Zihan Zhao (CHN)
Krystina Alogbo (CAN)
Nicola Zagame (AUS)
Tournament team:
Goalkeeper: Brooke Millar (NZL)
Centre forward: Kami Craig (USA)
Field players: Rowie Webster (AUS)
Makenzie Fischer (USA)
Zihan Zhao (CHN)
Krystina Alogbo (CAN)
Nicola Zagame (AUS)
Match 21: 14:30, NEW ZEALAND 13 JAPAN 10
Classification 7-8
Quarters: 3-1, 3-5, 5-3, 2-1
Referees: Boris Akberdin (KAZ), Fabio Toffoli (BRA).
Extra Man: NZL: 4/7. JPN: 1/8.
Pens: NZL: 2/2. JPN: 1/3.
Teams:
NEW ZEALAND: Brooke Millar, Nicole Lewis (1), Kelly Mason, Hannah Klein, Simone Lewis (1), Sarah Landry (1), Miranda Chase (1), Ricci Ferigo, Emma Stoneman (1), Liana Dance (4), Kirsten Hudson (2), Jasmine Myles (2), Katherine Curnow. Head Coach: Attila Biro.
JAPAN: Rikako Miura, Chiaki Sakanoue (2), Yuri Kazama, Shino Magariyama (1), Moe Nakata, Ayaka Takahashi, Yumi Nakano (2), Mitsuki Hashiguchi (2), Kana Hosoya, Tsubasa Mori (2), Midori Sugiyama, Kotari Suzuki (1), Yoko Umeda. Head Coach: Hideo Kato.
Match Report:
New Zealand collected a second win for the week and finished seventh with all the front-running against Japan. Japan drew level at 1-1, 6-6, 7-7 and 9-9, but could not take the lead. The first half was interesting from the fact that the Kiwis won the first quarter and Japan the second. Too many soft goals were scored at both ends where defence would have avoided the scoreboard working too hard. The goals came thick and fast in the third as New Zealand regained he advantage and went to the final quarter two ahead. There were some excellent goals, none better than Liana Dance’s backhand goal at centre forward after a high, lobbing pass from Jasmine Myles. Dance has just turned 17 and was a revelation at the tournament while she and Myles were always in the scoring mix during the week. Dance scored her fourth of the match and 10th goal of the week for 12-10 at 2:41. The winning move came when Nicole Lewis drew a penalty at 1:05 and Miranda Chase, who was the programme and poster cover girl for the event, converted for 13-10 at 1:05. Both teams used their No 13 goalkeepers in the first half and Japan kept Yuko Umeda in for the third quarter before bringing in Rikako Miura for the final eight minutes. New Zealand No 1 Brooke Millar, named to the Tournament Team, made an incredible number of saves during the week.
Classification 7-8
Quarters: 3-1, 3-5, 5-3, 2-1
Referees: Boris Akberdin (KAZ), Fabio Toffoli (BRA).
Extra Man: NZL: 4/7. JPN: 1/8.
Pens: NZL: 2/2. JPN: 1/3.
Teams:
NEW ZEALAND: Brooke Millar, Nicole Lewis (1), Kelly Mason, Hannah Klein, Simone Lewis (1), Sarah Landry (1), Miranda Chase (1), Ricci Ferigo, Emma Stoneman (1), Liana Dance (4), Kirsten Hudson (2), Jasmine Myles (2), Katherine Curnow. Head Coach: Attila Biro.
JAPAN: Rikako Miura, Chiaki Sakanoue (2), Yuri Kazama, Shino Magariyama (1), Moe Nakata, Ayaka Takahashi, Yumi Nakano (2), Mitsuki Hashiguchi (2), Kana Hosoya, Tsubasa Mori (2), Midori Sugiyama, Kotari Suzuki (1), Yoko Umeda. Head Coach: Hideo Kato.
Match Report:
New Zealand collected a second win for the week and finished seventh with all the front-running against Japan. Japan drew level at 1-1, 6-6, 7-7 and 9-9, but could not take the lead. The first half was interesting from the fact that the Kiwis won the first quarter and Japan the second. Too many soft goals were scored at both ends where defence would have avoided the scoreboard working too hard. The goals came thick and fast in the third as New Zealand regained he advantage and went to the final quarter two ahead. There were some excellent goals, none better than Liana Dance’s backhand goal at centre forward after a high, lobbing pass from Jasmine Myles. Dance has just turned 17 and was a revelation at the tournament while she and Myles were always in the scoring mix during the week. Dance scored her fourth of the match and 10th goal of the week for 12-10 at 2:41. The winning move came when Nicole Lewis drew a penalty at 1:05 and Miranda Chase, who was the programme and poster cover girl for the event, converted for 13-10 at 1:05. Both teams used their No 13 goalkeepers in the first half and Japan kept Yuko Umeda in for the third quarter before bringing in Rikako Miura for the final eight minutes. New Zealand No 1 Brooke Millar, named to the Tournament Team, made an incredible number of saves during the week.
Flash quotes:
Attila Biro (NZL) — Head Coach
Attila Biro (NZL) — Head Coach
“All together it’s a positive result. We’ve won twice and drawn once against Brazil and that’s great after one and a half years out of international water polo. The game was painful and tough, but I respect the team for stepping up again and again when Japan fought back.”
Liana Dance (NZL) – on playing first international tournament
“It was an honour to represent my country at a senior level. I’ve got a lot of hard work to do before playing at the World Champs. It’s been an amazing experience to play against some of the top teams in the world.”
Hideo Kato (JPN) — Head Coach
“I clearly instructed the players not to stay too close when pressing. They were more afraid of the moment and grabbed. They should have stayed loose or check the course of the opponent. The players did not follow instructions. On extra man we just kept passing without taking a very good shot.” On the tournament, he said: “We still have new players and we have to implement new tactics, different from my predecessor. We are still at the learning stage.”
“It was an honour to represent my country at a senior level. I’ve got a lot of hard work to do before playing at the World Champs. It’s been an amazing experience to play against some of the top teams in the world.”
Hideo Kato (JPN) — Head Coach
“I clearly instructed the players not to stay too close when pressing. They were more afraid of the moment and grabbed. They should have stayed loose or check the course of the opponent. The players did not follow instructions. On extra man we just kept passing without taking a very good shot.” On the tournament, he said: “We still have new players and we have to implement new tactics, different from my predecessor. We are still at the learning stage.”
Hideo Kato (JPN) — Head Coach
選手にはハードプレスの際に相手に近づき過ぎず、相手のパスコースを防御する様に明確に指示をしたが、選手が相手のドライブを恐れて相手より自陣ゴール側に位置し過ぎて、結果的に相手のドライブ時に相手を掴んでしまうプレーが多くなってしまった。
相手退水時にはパスを回すだけで、積極的にシュートを狙う姿勢に欠けていた。
我がチームは何人かの新しい選手がいるし、私の戦術は前任者と異なる為、我々はまだ発展途上である。
選手にはハードプレスの際に相手に近づき過ぎず、相手のパスコースを防御する様に明確に指示をしたが、選手が相手のドライブを恐れて相手より自陣ゴール側に位置し過ぎて、結果的に相手のドライブ時に相手を掴んでしまうプレーが多くなってしまった。
相手退水時にはパスを回すだけで、積極的にシュートを狙う姿勢に欠けていた。
我がチームは何人かの新しい選手がいるし、私の戦術は前任者と異なる為、我々はまだ発展途上である。