England got off to a disappointing start in the Hamburg Masters tournament in Germany this afternoon. Playing Spain in their opening match they managed to keep Spain at bay for much of the first half but went down to a field goal by Victor Sojo in the 28th minute. Edi Tubau scored Spain’s second three minutes into the second half. Reading’s Jonty Clarke gave England a chance of getting back into the match with a goal in open play ten minutes later but Pol Amat (pictured) had the last word, scoring Spain’s third. England did not manage to force a penalty corner until the last five minutes of play but Cortez in the Spanish goal managed to pull off a lucky save from the resulting shot. Final score 3-1 to Spain. England play Germany tomorrow. Germany punished a Belgian side in their match today, taking a 5-0 lead by half-time. Final score: Germany 6 Belgium 0.
