England's women went into the second half of their first test match against Germany in Russelheim this afternoon with a 2-0 lead after Chloe Rogers and Jo Ellis had each found the net. Shortly after the break Germany's Fanny Rinne stepped up to convert a penalty stroke after a bad tackle by an English defender, which was followed up by a penalty corner strike by Lydia Haase which put the sides at level pegging on 2-2.
England's saviour was Birmingham University's Susie Gilbert, who scored with seven minutes of play left with a reverse stick shot from the top of the circle. Final score 3-2 to England.
England play their second match against Germany in Russelheim tomorrow.
ENGLAND SQUAD AGAINST GERMANY: Beth Storry (SCHC, Netherlands), Kate Walsh (SCHC, Netherlands), Chloe Strong (Pinoke, Netherlands), Sally Walton (Bowdon Hightown), Natalie Seymour (Canterbury), Chloe Rogers (Leicester), Ashleigh Ball (Slough), Helen Richardson (Den Bosch, Netherlands), Alex Danson (Klein Switserland, Netherlands), Nicola White (Loughborough Students), Katie Long (Leicester), Gemma Darrington (Leicester), Susie Gilbert (University of Birmingham), Rebecca Herbert (Kampong, Netherlands), Jo Ellis (Bowdon Hightown), Kerry Williams (Leicester). Did not play: Becky Duggan (Trojans), Laura Unsworth (Loughborough Students).
