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12 August 2005 (PR13/05)
WALES HIT 7 PAST POLAND
As part of their build up to the European Nations tournament in
Rome early next month, Wales Men played two test matches against
Poland at the new facilities at Swansea. Poland, ranked 6 places
above Wales in the rankings, were on the last leg of their short
European tour which had included a draw against Holland.
In the first match, despite conceding two early first half
goals, Wales fought back through Andy Cornick and Zak Jones to
level the scores before conceding what turned out to be the
winning goal three minutes from the end.
In the second match, despite being weakened from unavailability
and injury, Wales were determined to make amends for the
previous day’s defeat. They had the best possible start when
Captain Rhys Joyce scored after 19 minutes. Further goals from
Paul Edwards (penalty corner), Oliver Cooper, Ben Rogers and
Mark Ramage (his first for Wales) left Poland trailing by 5
goals at the break. The score line improved further for Wales
when some crisp passing enabled Oliver Cooper to score his
second of the match.
Unfortunately Wales suffered a further injury when Ben Rogers
dislocated his shoulder. He should however be fit for the
European Nations.
Sensing that victory was theirs, Wales relaxed and conceded two
goals in two minutes before regaining the initiative when Oliver
Cooper completed his hat-trick after 54 minutes. A last minute
goal from Poland left Wales victors by 7-3.
Manager Andy Bevan was delighted with the players performance in
saying “ the squad bounced back from yesterday’s defeat
extremely well and to score 7 against a higher-ranked team
showed the progress that this young squad is making.”
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