Hockey World Cup 2018, Match 11: Spain vs France, Live Score, Commentary & Updates

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THE SPANISH MAY FEEL HARD DONE BY - THEY DID CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND WERE BRILLIANT IN THEIR OPENER AGAINST ARGENTINA AS WELL - AND LOST NARROWLY

THE RED STICKS DO NOT HAVE CAPTAIN MIGUEL DELAS WHO HAS FLOWN BACK TO SPAIN FOLLOWING AN INJURY - THEY ARE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE FRENCH IN TERMS OF GOALS SCORED THOUGH (POINTS ARE EQUAL, MATCHES WON EQUAL, GOAL DIFFERENCE IS EQUAL - AS FAR AS THE CRITERIA FOR MAKING IT THROUGH TO THE KNOCKOUTS IS CONCERNED)

WHAT DO THE STATS TELL US?

23 CIRCLE PENETRATIONS BY SPAIN - 18 FOR THE FRENCH. 13 SHOTS ON GOAL FOR THE RED STICKS (THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE)- 6 FOR FRANCE.

SEVEN PCs FOR SPAIN - NONE CONVERTED, THANKS TO THE BRILLIANCE OF THIEFFRY AND GENESTET IN THE FRENCH DEFENCE

WE HAVE WITNESSED YET ANOTHER MAGNIFICIENT CONTEST - SPAIN WERE BRILLAINT UP FRONT BUT FAILED TO BEAT THIEFFRY WHO WAS OUTSTANDING IN GOAL (JUST HOW MANY DID HE SAVE - INCLUDING DRAG-FLICKS WITH HIS STICK IN THE AIR) - FRANCE HAD A PENALTY STROKE - QUICO CORTES PULLED OFF A GREAT SAVE

FULL-TIME: SPAIN 1 - FRANCE 1

58' MASSON WEAVES HIS WAY INTO THE SPANISH CIRCLE - GONZALEZ TRIES A SUPER COUNTER - GENESTET BRILLIANT IN DEFENCE - ITS ALL HAPPENING HERE !!!!

56' The French looking to build - Span have the ball now - Charlet to the rescue - Spain keep pressing

54' The atmosphere is super charged - both sides looking for gaps - unable to find any - who will blink first???

52' The white shirts advance yet again - Spain tilt the scales in midfield - a string of turnovers as both sides in a hurry to advance

QUICO CORTES SAVES!!!!!!!!!! NO WONDER - NO WONDER HE IS ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!

FRANCE HAVE A PENALTY STROKE!!!!

50' BAUMGARTEN FEELS THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF GOAL!!!

49' France into the attack - the Spanish fall back quickly

SPAIN MISSED THE TARGET UMPTEEN NUMBER OF TIMES, THIEFFRY WAS BRILLIANT IN GOAL - BUT SPAIN FINALLY GET A WELL-DESERVED EQUALIZER!

SPAIN 1 - FRANCE 1

47' AT LAST - AT LAST, ALVARO IGLESIAS FINDS THE BACK OF THE NET - WHAT A RELIEF FOR SOYEZ!!!

47' RUIZ TAKES A WILD SWING - MISSES THE BALL

END OF Q3: SPAIN 0 - FRANCE 1

THE BALL SOMEHOW STAYS OUT OF THE NET - SPAIN HAVE ANOTHER PC

44' SPAIN HAVE A PC - WILL THEIR LUCK FINALLY CHANGE????

42' YET AGAIN, SPAIN HAVE A GOLDEN TO CHANCE TO SCORE - BELTRAN CANNOT CAPITALIZE!!!! MISSES THE BALL ALTOGETHER AND SLIPS IN THE STRIKING CIRCLE!!

ONLY THREE RUNNERS FOR SPAIN AS THE FOURTH IS PENALIZED - CHARLET'S FLICKS IS SAVED!!! THE DEFLECTION CANNOT BE PICKED UP AT THE FAR SHOT!!

41' FRANCE HAVE A PC - DANGER FOR SPAIN - CHARLET ON THE PITCH!!

38' Spain have been brilliant in attack - but the French defending has been quite outstanding

TOM GENESTET PICKS THE BALL UP AT THE GOALLINE AND DEFLECTS IS WIDE !!!!! WHAT MORE CAN SPAIN DO???

37' SPAIN HAVE A PC - YET AGAIN

35' Spain keep pushing from the left - too many white shirts in the French goal!!!

34' SPAIN HAVE BEEN DISTINCTLY UNLUCKY - GONZALEZ SKIES THE BALL AFTER THIEFFRY IS BEATEN!!

32' QUEMADA MAGICALLY ANGLES ONE IN FROM THE BACKLINE - IGLESIAS MISSES A SITTER!!

31' GONZALEZ TRIES A TOMAHAWK - FAILS TO CONTROL THE BALL

"Need more shots on goal'' says Soyez

"Still got to perform better with the ball" says Delmee even though his boys are ahead

FRANCE LEAD SPAIN AT THE KALINGA STADIUM - THE SPANISH HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY COULD TO RESTORE PARITY - ONE MAN, ARTUR THIEFFRY CONTINUES TO DENY FRED SOYEZ'S BOYS - THE FRENCH HAVE SNEAKED IN THREATENING A SECOND EVERY NOW AND THEN - THE SECOND HALF ACTION PROMISES MUCH

HALF-TIME:SPAIN 0 - FRANCE 1

29' BAUMGARTEN WEAVES HIS WAY IN TO THE SPANISH CIRCLE - FAILS TO TAKE A SHOT - OR EARN A PC!!

YES, THERE WAS - SPAIN HAVE TO WAIT - FRANCE KEEP THEIR REFERRAL

SPAIN HAVE ANOTHE PC - THE FRENCH SAY THERE WAS A BACK STICK - WAS THERE INDEED??

29' SPAIN HAVE A PC - CAN THEY SCORE???

27' FORGUES HAS YET ANOTHER CHANCE TO INCREASE THE LEAD - CANNOT FIND THE NET

25' GASPARD BAUMGARTEN SHOOTS WIDE AT THE GOALMOUTH- SPAIN ESCAPE BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH

24' A wave of attacks by the Spanish comes to nought - thanks to one man - Artur Thieffry

23' ENRIQUE SHOOTS - THIEFFRY SAVES - THE TALE CONTINUES!!!!

22' The Red Sticks looking better and better as the match progresses - can they find an equalizer soon???

21' DOUBLE DEFENDING BY THE FRENCH ON THE FAR CORNER - QUEMADA GETS A SHOT IN - THIEFFRY TO THE RESCUE YET AGAIN

20' RUIZ AND GENESTET TAKE A TUMBLE TOGETHER!!!

19' Xavi gets back on the pitch and tries a sizzling solo run - the ball is out of the backline though!

SUPER STRIKE FROM PAU QUEMADA - EQUALLY GOOD SAVE BY THIEFFRY WHO DEFLECTS THE BALL OUT WITH HIS STICK IN THE AIR!!!!

17' Ruiz starts a great move - Spain have yet another PC

16' XAVI GETS A GREEN CARD - THE FRENCH TRY AND COME AWAY THROUGH CHARLET

THE LOWEST-RANKED TEAM AT BHUBANESWAR LEAD THE SPANISH - WHO SO VERY NEARLY GAVE ARGENTINA A SCARE IN THEIR OPENER- SPAIN ARE FINDING THEIR WAY BACK THOUGH - WE ARE IN FOR A GREAT CONTEST