England's second round match in Pool G earlier today (Monday) got off to a disastrous start when they conceded a penalty corner against Japan with less than 30 seconds on the clock. The corner, which was converted by Japan's captain Ryota Kubo, put England on the back foot from the outset.
Stourport's Chris Giffiths levelled the scores early in the second half, taking advantage of a rebound from a penalty corner but Kubo was to have the last say with his second penalty corner conversion of the match, 23 minutes into the half. Final score 2-1 to Japan.
England are firmly wedged at the bottom of Pool G in what has been a disappointing tournament. The best they can now hope for is to finish 13th out of 16. England's next second round match will be against India in Singapore on Friday. The match has been moved back to later in the day to allow England time to travel to Singapore. The match was initially scheduled for early in the day.
Yesterday's (Sunday's) Second Round Results
Pool E
Netherlands 3 - 0 Spain
Germany 3 - 1 Argentina
Pool F
Korea 3 - 3 New Zealand
Pakistan 1 - 6 Australia
Pool G
Belgium 2 – 0 England
India 7 - 2 Japan
Pool H
Egypt 2 - 2 South Africa
Malaysia 1 - 2 Poland
Pool I
USA 4 – 3 Russia
Chile 5 - 3 Singapore
Today's Second Round Results
Pool E
Argentina 1 - 3 Netherlands
Spain 3 - 5 Germany
Pool F
New Zealand 4 - 2 Pakistan
Australia 3 - 1 Korea
Pool G
England 1 – 2 Japan
India 4 - 0 Belgium
Pool H
Malaysia 3 – 1 South Africa
Poland 1 - 1 Egypt
Pool I
No fixtures today in Pool I
LATEST POSITIONS:
Medal Round Pool E: 1 Netherlands, 2 Germany, 3 Argentina, 4 Spain.
Medal Round Pool F: 1 Australia, 2 New Zealand, 3 Korea, 4 Pakistan.
Non-Medal Round Pool G: 1 India, 2 Belgium, 3 Japan, 4 England.
Non-Medal Round Pool H: 1 Poland, 2 Malaysia, 3 Egypt, 4 South Africa.
Non-Medal Round Pool I: 1 Chile, 2 USA, 3 Russia, 4 Singapore.
