Australia scored a staggering five goals in the last four minutes. Spain held off Canada 12-9 after being 7-2 at halftime. Hungary upset world champion Netherlands in a penalty shootout 13-12 after the match was tied at eight. Greece went through with a spirited 14-11 margin over Italy.
Greece went for it from the opening whistle to make sure it made the top four. And what a match this was, too, with Eirini Ninou, who had 12 goals coming into the match, steered another five across the line.
Alexia Kammenou, the coach of the Greek team said about qualifying:
“Very important for us. It’s a long time since we qualified in the best four teams — 11 years — so thankfully we made it. We played well on the offense. From the beginning of the game, we controlled it until the end, which is very important. Now we have to focus on the semifinal.”
