The Hockey Women Olympic Qualifiers are here which will witness 14 of the top teams battling it out for seven spots in the Tokyo Olympic Games 2019. The first day will see three matches taking place and one of those matches will be played between Australia Women and Russia Women.
The format this time is slightly different as the higher-ranked team among the two will be hosting the fixture. The first leg between Australia and Russia will be played on 25th October, whereas, the second leg will be played on 26th October.
Talking about the two teams, Australia are ranked second in the world, whereas, Russia Women are the least ranked side in the competition i.e. 19th. On cards, Australia women definitely hold the upper hand and would be the prime favorites entering this contest.
The match will be played at Perth Hockey Stadium in Western Australia on 25th October 2019
Time –12:30 PM IST
Total Played- 06
Australia Women won– 03
Russia Women won– 02
Draws- 01
Australia Women
Russia Women
Australia Women Hockey Squad
Edwina Bone, Lily Brazel, E Challker, Jane Claxton, Kalindi Commerford, M Fitzpatrick, J Kenny, Amy Lawton, R Lynch, Karri McMahon, Kaitlin Nobbs, Brooke Peris, Grace Stewart, Renee Taylor, Sophie Taylor, Ashlee Wells, Georgia Wilson.
Russia Women Hockey Squad
Carina Golovastikova, Svetlana Salamatina, Alina Halimova, C Shumilina, X Queen, Svetlana Eroshina, Zenia Svezhentseva, Natalia Milkova, Julia Cheplygina, Anastasia Kolpakova, M bardolimova, D Yushkova, M Drepenkina, V Alexandrina, B Garden, Kseniya Sanin, Varvara Makeyev, A Leonov, A Golubeva, J Skouteli, J Sartakova.
Goal-Keeper- R Lynch
Defenders- A Leonova, J Kenny (vc), E Bone, K Commerford
Mid-Fielders- A Khalimova, M Bordolimova, J Claxton
Forward- D Yushkova, B Peris, E Chalker (c)
Other Captain/Vice-Captain Picks
M Bordolimova, J Claxton, B Peris