The hockey female national team won a convincing victory over the Turkey team as part of the second round of the World Cup in the IIA Division. The match was held in New Zealand, where the world championship is underway among women's national teams.
After the failure in the starting match of the tournament, in which the Ukrainians gave way to the owners from New Zealand, our team was able to gather and show a confident game against Turkey. From the first minutes of the match, the Ukrainian national team captured the initiative, which immediately spilled in two, thrown washers in the first period. In the second period, the score remained unchanged, but in the final segment of the Ukrainian match made three more goals, allowing the Turkish team only once to answer.
The final account of the meeting is 5: 1 in favor of Ukraine.
This victory allowed the Ukrainian national team to score four points after two rounds and take second place in the group. The leader is currently a team of Australia, which has won two wins in the main time.
The next match the Ukrainian team will play against the Australians - the meeting promises to be extremely fundamental, because not only three points, but also the struggle for the first place in the group.
In addition to Ukraine, Turkey, New Zealand and Australia, the national teams of Belgium and Hong Kong also compete in the IIA division. The tournament takes place in the format of a one -tone group stage, as a result of which the winner will receive a ticket to the division, and the team that will take the last place will fly to the lower league.
For the Ukrainian women's national team, this tournament is an important part of returning to the international arena after breaks and difficulties related to war. The team demonstrates not only combat in nature, but also the ability to respond quickly to challenges, which is a sign of increasing the level of women's hockey in Ukraine.
