England scored a surprise victory against the Dutch in the Under 21 Eight Nations tournament in Monchengladbach this afternoon. Beeston’s Adam Dixon opened the scoring from a penalty corner after eight minutes. Richard Smith found the net for England from a reverse stick strike after ten minutes of second half play . Despite constant pressure from the Dutch, a well-marshalled defence kept them at bay until De Voogd scored from open play. Adam Dixon scored his second from a penalty corner, but field goals from Gerritsen and van der Weerden put the Dutch on equal terms with four minutes left to play. It was Chris Griffiths from the Stourport club that restored England’s lead with two minutes left on the clock. Final score 4-3 to England.
Tomorrow (Thursday) is a rest day. England play Belgium, who beat Malaysia 1-0 today, on Friday.
