Black Sticks lose 0-4 to Poland

The  desire of the  national female hockey team, Black Sticks, to salvage a point in their last group match against Poland ended miserably as they lost 0-4 to their Polish counterparts in the ongoing FIH World League Round Two tournament.

The tournament, being held at the Major Deeyn Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, saw the Black Sticks conceding a field goal in the sixth minute during of the first quarter of the game.

Two minutes later, the Ghanaians conceded another goal through a penalty corner which they failed to clear.

Sensing danger, the Ghanaians reorganised their defence and started countering beautifully, creating some scoring chances but failed to take advantage of their dominance.

As the game progressed, the Black Sticks gained confidence and started stringing their passes together, but it was the Polish whose tactical discipline and skills proved supreme as they added two more goals in the third and 15 minutes respectively of the fourth quarter.

By that defeat, the Black Sticks’ hope of  returning home with a semblance of dignity lies in excelling in the parings with the other teams that will take place  today till Sunday.

So far, the team have conceded 20 goals in the tournament and scored only a goal.

In their first game against India last Saturday, they  conceded 13 goals and againlost 1-3 to Thailand.