The playing schedule at the FIH Indoor World Cup - currently taking place in Poznan, Poland - has been amended for equity purposes and to balance the broadcasting schedule.
On Thursday 10th February 2011, the match between England and Iran (Men's Pool B) that was due to be played on Pitch 2 at 13.45 will now take place on Pitch 1 at 15.00hrs. The match between Ukraine and The Netherlands (Women's Pool A) has switched from Pitch 1 at 15.00hrs to Pitch 2 at 13.45hrs.
There has also been a swap of pitches for the matches being played 17.30. The Australia versus Netherlands match (men's Pool A) will now take place on Pitch 1, with Belarus and Germany (Women's Pool B) contesting their game on Pitch 2.
The decisions have been made with the full approval of FIH Tournament Representative Leandro Negre and Tournament Directors Bjorn Isberg and Paula Parks, who stated: Having reviewed the match schedule, we think these minor changes make it more equitable for more teams to play on Pitch 1 and to therefore be on television."
The changes mean that the England v Iran and Australia v Netherlands matches will now be televised and live streamed by the www.eurosportplayer.com (Europe) and www.laola1.tv (outside of Europe).
