Spain snatch dramatic draw with Kiwis at Junior World Cup

A late Spain goal has delivered a heart breaking 3-3 draw for the New Zealand Under 21 Men at the Junior World Cup in India.

The Kiwis came into their final Pool C game needing to beat the Spanish to earn a place in the quarter finals.

After a tight opening period of play, Spain opened the scoring in the 21st minute thanks to a penalty corner from Llorenc Piera Grau.

Following the halftime break New Zealand responded with a 44th minute strike from Sam Hiha before the Kiwis grabbed the lead 15 minutes later after a penalty corner from Jonty Keaney.

The final 20 minutes of the game were thrilling with Spain equalising following a Enrique Gonzalez de Castejon goal only for Dylan Thomas to snatch back a 3-2 lead with a terrific field goal in the 66th minute.

But Spain broke Kiwi hearts in the final minute with Jan Lara Rosell delivering a levelling field goal to see his side progress to the quarter finals and New Zealand miss out.

The result saw Spain finish second in the pool on four points with only goal difference clinching their place as the Kiwis also finished on four after a win, draw and loss from their three pool matches.

NEW ZEALAND 0: (Sam Hiha, Jonty Keaney, Dylan Thomas)

SPAIN 0: (Llorenc Piera Grau, Enrique Gonzalez de Castejon, Jan Lara Rosell)

Halftime: Spain 1-0





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