CZE – CHN 13:0: Czechs roll over China

In a completely one-sided game in a hot afternoon in Beroun, Team Czech Republic completely dominated the play and the score and beat Team China 13-0 to record its first win of the tournament.

Game 1   •   B   •   Sa 3.7.2010   •   18:00   •   Schedule and results
Czech Republic	13:0	China
(5:0, 8:0, 0:0)
Smardova (Mateju) – Fialova, Flachsova, Heindlova, Holesova, Knotkova, Melicherikova, Mrazova, Novakova, Pancakova, Polenska, Studentova, Stastna, Vonkova, Zelenkova.		Wuo (Gao)- Qian, Lin, Yeo, Zhang, Lio, Liang S., Ding, Mo, Liang Y.
Goals and assists: 5. Pancakova (Holesova), 11. Mrazova (Stastna), 11. Novakova (Zelenkova), 13. Mrazova (Stastna), 18. Holesova (Studentova), 21. Polenska (Studentova), 21. Mrazova (Flachsova), 24. Holesova (Melicherikova), 27. Mrazova (Stastna), 30. Mrazova (Polenska), 32. Novakova (Heindlova), 36. Mrazova (Polenska), 37. Fialova (Knotkova).
Penalties: 1:2. PP goals: 1:0. SH goals: 0:0. Referees: Kirschner, Gloor.
Official game sheet (PDF)     video

Report

Chinese team with its low numbers concentrated on defensive play and making the space in front of their own keeper as crowded as possible. For the first four minutes, good movement and a solid goalkeeping display held Czechs at bay, but the floodgates were about to open. Vera Pancakova scored the winning goal at 4:30 and three goals in 150 seconds in the middle of the first half earned Czech players a solid lead.

Team China had problems with their goalkeepers, making three substitutions during the game, but neither keeper could resist the flurry of Czech shots. Eight goals came past goal line in the second half, four of them from Katerina Mrazova – Czech player of the match scored six goals totally to help her team to a solid start. "When four players stand in front of goal in inline hockey, it is very difficult to play. There is no chance to open some space and you have to shoot," said Mrazova.

There was never any doubt about the result as Team China resigned to the attacking ambition and just tried to help its goalkeeper as much as possible. Ding Xiaolin was the only player to cross the red line several times in a game and she actually tested Czech keeper Smardova couple of times, but no more than that. The rest of Czech goals came from Novakova (2), Holesova (2), Pancakova, Polenska and Fialova.

Author: Lukáš Peroutka

Comments

Roman Heindl (Team Czech Republic coach): It was our first game of the tournament, we were nervous and not everything was easy. But the players later scored some good goals. With our opponent sitting so deep and concentrating on defence, we were just trying to find an opening. It is much more difficult to score with four players.

Jinxue Fu (Team China coach): "It was an unlucky start in championship for us in confrontation with our powers and abilities. Some girls were nervous but most of them has already experiences with tournaments, so nervosity wasn´t the reason of our defeat. We have to analyse all game, find our mistakes and make a new plan to be successful."