THE Namibian Inline Hockey team, which left for the World Championships in Hungary, played two warm-up matches at the weekend of which they won one and lost the other.
The Namibians played their first match on Saturday against a German national under-18 team. The home team scored their first goal in the first five minutes of the match, but the Namibians responded two minutes later through Arne Rodenwoldt.Rodenwoldt scored his second goal still in the first quarter to put Namibia at 2-1.The second quarter started off with Zaid Ely scoring the third goal for Namibia; a few minutes later Joerg Guether scored the fourth goal.The Germans only managed to score in the fourth quarter to bring the score to 4-2, a result that carried through until the end of the game.On Sunday, the Namibians faced stronger opposition.They faced the Bayern Open team which won the match 8-3 in the end.In this game, the physical advantage of the German team was apparent.These hosts players were more physical than their under-18 counterparts.In the first quarter, the Germans managed to score three goals against one from Namibia scored by Zaid Ely.In the second quarter, the German team scored two more goals, while the Namibian team tried their best to defend and help Erik Rodenwoldt to protect the goal.Vincent van Biljon scored the second goal which was assisted by Arne Rodenwoldt.A few minutes later, Joerg Guether scored the last goal for Namibia.The Namibian inline hockey team left the country on Friday and will compete at the World Championships which will be held in Budapest.Namibia is rated 14th in the world.The home team scored their first goal in the first five minutes of the match, but the Namibians responded two minutes later through Arne Rodenwoldt.Rodenwoldt scored his second goal still in the first quarter to put Namibia at 2-1.The second quarter started off with Zaid Ely scoring the third goal for Namibia; a few minutes later Joerg Guether scored the fourth goal.The Germans only managed to score in the fourth quarter to bring the score to 4-2, a result that carried through until the end of the game.On Sunday, the Namibians faced stronger opposition.They faced the Bayern Open team which won the match 8-3 in the end.In this game, the physical advantage of the German team was apparent.These hosts players were more physical than their under-18 counterparts.In the first quarter, the Germans managed to score three goals against one from Namibia scored by Zaid Ely.In the second quarter, the German team scored two more goals, while the Namibian team tried their best to defend and help Erik Rodenwoldt to protect the goal.Vincent van Biljon scored the second goal which was assisted by Arne Rodenwoldt.A few minutes later, Joerg Guether scored the last goal for Namibia.The Namibian inline hockey team left the country on Friday and will compete at the World Championships which will be held in Budapest.Namibia is rated 14th in the world.
