Spanish women’s field hockey team lost 0-2 to Australia and eliminated from World Cup Renee Taylor of Tarrasa (Barcelona) with a double win from penalty and the Spaniards being idle all night. Spain will not republish what happened at the Tarrasa Olympic Games in Barcelona’92 30 years ago and will not win a bronze medal at the last World Cup. Yes, the choice leaves with good feelings and a team that can give a lot in the future.

Australia took advantage of its first opportunity as follows: Penalty kick from Renee Taylor when it only takes two minutes. The goal sped up Spain, who took the first of two penalties to fail this first quarter, when Australia also failed another penalty shootout in the first quarter without success in the first quarter. The team imposed its rhythm and dizzying gameplay by attacking Sara Barrios, who was running into the goal in the hands of Jocelyn Bartram, with a book counter attack with the ball.

The second quarter continued as Spain carried the weight of the game in their quest for an equalizer, but without realizing it in the oceans area. Lucía Jiménez and Candela Mejías remained in the game after a few key shots. Australia were one step away from scoring the second goal when Hannah Cullum-Sanders counterattacked with her last shot.

In the third quarter, things got worse, let alone improved. The first with the lack of success, the second with 0-2 inevitably scored again by Renee Taylor To put things very uphill in 10 minutes.

The Red Sticks took their offensive operations from the flank in the fourth quarter by storm with Beatriz Pérez. In one of these moves, Spain had a new penalty corner, but the lack of definition once again revealed the hateful comparison with the Australians who made the difference.

This defeat means saying goodbye to captain Gigi Oliva at her home in Tarrasa.

Data sheet

0-Spain: Melanie Garcia; Laura Barrios, Sara Barrios, Lucía Jiménez, María López, Belén Iglesias, Candela Mejías, Xantal Giné, Beatriz Pérez, Gigi Oliva, Alejandra Torres-Quevedo (Marta Segú, Constanza Amundson, Maialen García Martina, Begolara).

2-Australia: Jocelyn Bartram; Amy Lawton, Penny Squibb, Stephanie Kershaw, Kaitlin Nobbs, Jane Claxton, Karri Somerville, Renee Taylor (1), Hannah Cullum-Sanders, Rebecca Greiner, Grace Stewart (Claire Colwill, Ambrosia Malone, Maddy Fitzpatrick, Greta Hayes, Harriet Shand , Mariah Williams).

Referees: Sarah Wilson (Scotland) and Hannah Harrison (England).

partial: 0-1, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0.

targets: 0-1, m.2: Renee Taylor (PC); 0-2, m.40: Renee Taylor (PC).

Events: Quarter-finals of the Women’s Field Hockey World Cup at Tarrasa Olympic (Barcelona).