The Australian women’s national under-18 team have lost to Kazakhstan 1–5 in their second game of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B Qualification tournament. Forward Marnie Pullin was named the best Australian player of the match. At the end of the preliminary round Australia remain in second place in Group A, trailing Kazakhstan by three points. The competition now moves to the playoff phase with Australia taking on South Korea in the first semifinal.
- Australia 1–5 Kazakhstan (13:00, 13 January 2019, Pabellon de Hielo)
Other games:
- Chinese Taipei 2–6 South Korea (13:00, 15 January 2019)
- Mexico 0–3 Spain (20:00, 15 January 2019)
Further information:
- Australia Women U18 Facebook page
- Tournament page at IIHF.com (includes livestream details)
Playoffs schedule
- Placement 5th-7th: Turkey – Mexico (13:00, 16 January 2019)
- Semifinal 1: South Korea – Australia (16:30, 16 January 2019)
- Semifinal 2: Kazakhstan – Chinese Taipei (20:00, 16 January 2019)
- Placement 5th-6th: Winner of Placement 5th-7th – Spain (13:00, 18 January 2019)
- Bronze: Loser SF2 – Loser SF1 (16:30, 18 January 2019)
- Gold: Winner SF2 – Winner SF1 (20:00, 18 January 2019)
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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