WCQ ONE – LILLE – DAY 5 WRAP

The round-robin phase of the FIH World Cup Qualifier in Lille, France, ended with Japan defeating France (3-2) in a hard-fought battle to reach the final on Sunday against Pakistan, who suffered a surprising defeat against a valiant Polish team (2-3). Winner takes all in Sunday’s final so stay tuned for the results and updates.

DAY FIVE (Saturday 7th Nov)

Pakistan – Poland 2:3 (1:0)

PAK  29mn  Muhammad WAQAS (FG)  1:0

PAK  42mn  Muhammad ZUBAIR (FG)  2:0

POL  45mn  Artur MIKU?A (FG)  2:1

POL  58mn  Bartosz ?YWICZKA (FG)  2:2

POL  60mn  Krzysztof KMIE? (PC)  2:3

Russia – Italy 2:2 (0:2)

ITA  11mn  Massimo LANZANO (PC)  0:1

ITA  17mn  Massimo LANZANO (PC)  0:2

RUS  48mn  Evgeny MOKROUSOV (FG)  1:2

RUS  60mn  Alexander KOROLEV (FG)  2:2

France – Japan 2:3 (1:2)

JPN 6mn Manabu HATAKEYAMA (PC) 0:1

FRA 21mn Tom GENESTET (FG) 1:1

JPN 28mn Manabu HATAKEYAMA (PC) 1:2

JPN 65mn Hiroki SAKAMOTO (FG) 1:3

FRA 67mn Frédéric SOYEZ (FG) 2:3

Round-Robin Final Standings: 1) Pakistan 12pts (22-6)  2) Japan 12pts (14-10)  3) Poland 10pts  4) France 7pts  5) Russia 1pt (6-17)  6) Italy 1pt (3-17)

Schedule for Day 6: Sunday 8 November 2009
11:05 – 5th-6th – Russia v. Italy
13:35 – 3rd-4th – Poland v. France
16:05 – 1st-2nd – Pakistan v. Japan – FINAL ** Winner of the final qualifies for the 2010 Honda FIH World Cup, March, New Delhi, India