England secured a second place finish behind The Netherlands
in Pool A of the World League Finals in Argentina today.
Playing Germany, Eileen Hoffman’s 17th minute
goal for the Germans was cancelled out in less than a minute by Alex Danson.
England moved into the lead with a penalty corner conversion early in the
second half – Sophie Bray the scorer.
The icing on the cake was a second from Danson on the stroke of full
time. Final score 3-1 to England.
In the other Pool A match The Netherlands beat Korea 3-0.
The standings at the completion of Pool A are: 1. The
Netherlands 9 pts (+9), 2. England 6 pts
(+5), 3. Korea 1 pt (-6), 4. Germany 1 pt (-8).
England will play the third place finisher in Pool B on
Thursday in the Quarter Finals. Pool B has not been completed
at the time of uploading this.
