Mozambique's national roller hockey team, also known as the Ngonhamas, lost 4-6 to Israel on Thursday, September 19th, in a decisive match of the Challengers Championship, the World Championship Group C. This defeat, added to the previous loss against Uruguay by 5-3, eliminated Mozambique's chances of competing in the final of the competition and being promoted to the Intercontinental Cup, the second division of world hockey.<\/p>\n
The match against Israel, held on Thursday morning, showed signs of physical fatigue among the Mozambican players, who faced an Israeli team motivated by their resounding 9-0 victory against Mexico. Israel started strong, with Assaf Keren Zur opening the scoring with two goals. Still in the first half, Diego Sim\u00f5es managed to reduce the deficit to 1-2, with 4:21 minutes remaining until halftime.<\/p>\n
In the second half, the Ngonhamas managed to level the game again with another goal from Diego Sim\u00f5es, tying the match at 2-2 with 19:38 minutes remaining. However, Assaf Keren Zur was decisive once more, scoring three consecutive goals and putting Israel ahead 2-5. The situation for Mozambique became even more complicated with the expulsion of coach Bruno Pimentel, who received a red card after contesting a refereeing decision.<\/p>\n
Even without their coach, the Mozambican team didn't give up. Artur Mapinguisse reduced the deficit to 3-5 with 5:20 minutes remaining. However, Assaf Keren Zur scored again, securing the sixth goal for Israel. In the end, Diego Sim\u00f5es completed his hat-trick, closing the score at 4-6.<\/p>\n
With this defeat, Mozambique fails to qualify directly for the Challengers Championship final. The team plays again this Friday, September 20th, against New Zealand at 6:00 PM, and will play the qualifying matches on Saturday.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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