Welcome to the final of the 2007 Oceania Zone Championships. Today we have seen South Africa beat China and New Zealand overcome a determined Japan.
Stay tuned for the action
Starting lineups are:
Australia:
Batt,
Smith,
Alman,
Erdam
Canada:
Chan
Lavoie
Paradis
Simard
Tip to Australia and goal
Time out to Canada while being hit to the floor by Batt
Goal Canada (1-1)
Batt runs the length of the court for a goal
Inbound to Chan, goal to Lavoie (2-2)
Australia easily score again with Chan inbounding
Good defense by Aus causes a timeout by Canada
Simard to Chan for the inbound and goal (3-3)
Chan dislodges the ball from Batt on the line and causes it to go over the base line. Ball to Australia, Canada bench think it was off Batt and are going mad
Goal to Aus answered by Canada (4-4)
Smith comes down and scores Australia’s 5th
Batt Hands foul
Canada Score (5-5)
Lavoie spins Smith and sent to bin
Aus score (7-6 Aus)
Good defense by Australia but Australia manage to score
Easy goal by Aus (8-7 Aus)
Canada forced into their 3rd timeout on the quarter as can’t get the ball in
Subs for Canada (Whitehead for Lavoie)
Missed pass by Chan to Whitehead and Australia ball from the sideline
Whitehead reach and sent to bin
Goal Australia
Long ball to Simard who holds it up for Chan to score the goal
In to Alman who offloads to Batt for a run-away goal.
Good defense by Australia causes Chan to throw a long ball to Simard again who scores (10-9 Aus)
Batt works his way down court for the goal
Whitehead works hard and gets the ball into the front court, places the ball on Paradis’s lap and he scores the goal
Easy goal by Australia (12-10 Aus)
Canada holding up the ball in the last minute
Canada score with 7sec left.
Too long as Batt gets the ball at the quarter and goes all the way to score on the buzzer (13-11 Aus, Canada ball coming back)
Sorry internet connection slow, by have been scoring goal for goal, 18-15 Australia at 4:30 to go 2nd quarter with Canada now running the 4 2s
In to Alman who offloads to Batt for a run-away goal.
Good defense by Australia causes Chan to throw a long ball to Simard again who scores (10-9 Aus)
Batt works his way down court for the goal
Whitehead works hard and gets the ball into the front court, places the ball on Paradis’s lap and he scores the goal
Easy goal by Australia (12-10 Aus)
Canada holding up the ball in the last minute
Canada score with 7sec left.
Too long as Batt gets the ball at the quarter and goes all the way to score on the buzzer (13-11 Aus, Canada ball coming back)
Sorry internet connection slow, by have been scoring goal for goal, 18-15 Australia at 4:30 to go 2nd quarter with Canada now running the 4 2s
Say hits the ball off Batt but still Australia ball and the go on to score (18-16)
2s work it up well and score at the other end.
Australia score in kind
Easy goal Canada
Off Say and over the sideline
Subs all round
Carr, Scott, Porter and Boxall for Australia
Starting lineup back for Canada.
Lavoie hands foul and binned
Goal Australia to let Lavoie back in
Goal Canada(20-19)
Canada cause an Australian timeout
Australia score
Another ball out over the sideline and ball given to Australia (hash call:???)
Australia score and so to Canada
(sorry lost connection again)
Now Australia 23-21
Australia holding it up. Bad pass as ball bounces off Chan. Carr recovers and Lavoie fouls in trying to recover.
Australia score with 2.2sec left
HALF TIME 24-21 AUSTRALIA
Australia Ball when we come back
Sorry for the delay but keep loosing the connection
Subs for both sides
Australia with their starting lineup again
Canada put in Hickling, Wilsie, Funk, Murao
Goal for goal takes us to 27-24 Australia
Hands foul Hickling and sent to the bin
Australia score and then Canada score an easy one
Australia answer quickly and Canada hold it up before scoring
Chan, Whitehead, Paradis. Simard on for Canada
Australia score followed quickly by Canada
Contact warning Canada
Batt just about drops it but re-gathers to score
Answered by Canada (31-28)
Great defense cause Australia to use their 2nd time out in the backcourt
Australia come back and score easily. Equipment for Canada as Simard falls over while trying to pick Batt.
Goal Canada and another easy one to Australia
Whitehead and Chan working hard and manage to score.
Great defense by Chan and Whitehead forces Smith to call australia’s 3rd timeout in the backcourt (33-30 Australia, 1:59 3rd qtr)
Fingertip control by Batt saves the ball and he goes all the way to score
Chan forces his way passed Alman to score and Australia answer with a long pass by Batt to Alman who scores (35-31)
Canada holding it up to score last
Canada score with 5sec left and Batt takes the ball at the half but this time fails to get through the key
Canada ball coming back 35-32 Australia, 1 timeout each
2s back for Canada
Batt, Carr, Ryan, Vitale for Australia
Canada open the scoring for the last qtr and Australia answer
15 sec backcourt violation by Canada can Carr scores (37-33 Aus)
Error at the inbound see the ball run loose over the baseline and Australia convert.
Finally Canada score (38-34)
Hands foul by Murao
Contact by Murao as he comes out of the box after Australia scores meaning that Australia get a turn over
Australia socre to take it to 40-34
Contact by Murao as he comes out of the box after Australia scores meaning that Australia get a turn over
Australia socre to take it to 40-34
Goal by Canada
Long ball to Carr for an easy goal (41-35)
Penalty goal Canada for Hands foul by Batt
Batt escape the trap to score
Australia key up and finally Canada get through
Pass from Carr to Vitale who takes it over his head to score
Australia back to the key
Canada struggling to get through
Porter and Brand on for the Australians (Vitale and Carr off)
Canada finally get through
All too easy for the Australians as Batt scores again
No key this time and Canada score easier
But then so do Australia
Again no key and Canada score 45-40
Australia score through Porter to make it 46-40 with 30sec left
Canada score with 22sec and hound Porter to no avail as Batt goes straight over Lavoie to send him to the floor while he scores (47-41)
Ball bounces off Lavoie’s chair to go out giving Australia one last chance with 2.3 seconds left.
They fail to convert and the Australians win 47-40