England girls had to wait on the fortunes of the Germans before knowing their final standing in the European Youth Nations Championship in Edinburgh this afternoon. A win by the Dutch in their match against Germany would give England gold. Anything else would have given them silver, but fortune smiled on the English as the Dutch overcame the Germans 4-2, leaving the Germans with three points in the so-called promotion pool, as opposed to England’s seven and the Netherlands’ six. Final rankings; 1st England, 2nd Netherlands, 3rd Germany 4th Ireland, 5th Belgium, 6th Lithuania, 7th Spain (relegated to the Trophy in 2009), 8th Scotland (relegated to the Trophy in 2009).
England’s boys had less luck, losing 6-2 to the Dutch this afternoon, leaving them on one point in the promotion pool, alongside Belgium. Unfortunately the four-goal difference between England and the Netherlands pushed England behind the Belgians on goal difference. Final standings: 1st Germany, 2nd Netherlands, 3rd Belgium, 4th England, 5th Scotland, 6th Russia, 7th France (relegated to the Trophy in 2009) and Ireland (relegated to the Trophy in 2009).
