ENGLAND GIRLS REACH FINAL

England will hope to reverse the fortunes of their pool match when they meet Germany for the second time in the European Junior Nations Cup for Women in Catania. Having finished second in Pool B behind Germany, England today secured a place in the finals by beating Spain on penalty strokes. Germany also had to go to penalty strokes to overcome Italy in their crossover match. England were beaten 6-0 when the two teams met in the pool. Meanwhile in the boys tournament in Prague, England managed to get into double figures against Russia, with a hat trick from Jawanda and goals from Harper, Dixon (2), Smith, Jackson, Watts and Brogdon. This is the second high scoring match for England in this competition - they beat the host nation 12-0 in the pool - but England will be playing tomorrow in the 5th/6th place match against Poland. The boys final will be between the Netherlands and Germany.