- Battling performance not enough as the Dutch run out 6-0 winners over England Under-18 Girls
- Coach Sarah Kelleher praises her team’s progress at EuroHockey Youth Championships
- Bronze battle with Belgium awaits in their final game on Saturday
England Under-18 Girls will battle for bronze in their final match of the EuroHockey Youth Championships after losing out to the Netherlands in their semi final clash in Santander, Spain, on Friday.
The squad are now preparing to take on Belgium in their final match on Saturday (1pm GMT) after drawing praise from Head Coach Sarah Kelleher for the way they played against the Dutch. “There was a lot of good stuff in the game against The Netherlands which gives us a lot to build on for tomorrow’s match against Belgium,” she said. “It’s hard to put this defeat in context for the girls, but they did play some very good hockey. It shouldn’t have been six-nil, but the Dutch are very good at taking their chances.”
“We’ve come on so much as a team, so we’re going for the bronze tomorrow with realistic hopes. We’ve beaten the Belgians twice this year already, and while we’re not taking anything for granted, we are really up for it.”
The Netherlands opened their account after just two minutes through Pien Sanders, and a penalty corner on 19 minutes resulted in their second goal after their first shot had been saved.
A drag flick on 29 minutes from Michelle Fillet resulted in their third goal, and she scored in similar style on 52 minutes to put her side 4-0 ahead. Minout Mink’s58th minute goal and a 69th minute effort from Maud Renders completed the scoring.
England now play Belgium in the bronze medal match on Saturday, 25 July, at 1pm (GMT).
Netherlands (3) 6
Pien Sanders – 2 (FG)
Hester van der Veld – 19 (PC)
Michelle Fillet – 29 52 (PC, PC)
Minout Mink – 58 (PC)
Maud Renders – 69 (FG)
England (0) 0
Pool A
| Team | P | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 3 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
Pool B
| Team | P | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
Fixtures for the 2015 EuroHockey Youth Championship (Under-18 Girls)
| Date/time | Fixture | Pool | Result | |
| Sunday 19 July 2015 | ||||
| 09:45 | Netherlands | Belgium | A | 9-2 |
| 12:00 | France | Scotland | A | 1-0 |
| 17:00 | Germany | Russia | B | 11-1 |
| 20:00 | England | Spain | B | 1-1 |
| Monday 20 July 2015 | ||||
| 13:15 | Belgium | Scotland | A | 5-0 |
| 15:30 | France | Netherlands | A | 0-10 |
| Tuesday, 21 July 2015 | ||||
| 15:30 | England | Germany | B | 1-4 |
| 17:45 | Russia | Spain | B | 1-2 |
| Wednesday, 22 July 2015 | ||||
| 10:45 | Netherlands | Scotland | A | 8-0 |
| 13:00 | Belgium | France | A | 3-1 |
| 15:30 | Russia | England | B | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Germany | Spain | B | 4-2 |
| Friday, July 24 2015 | ||||
| 10:00 | Belgium | Germany | SF1 | 0-7 |
| 12:30 | Netherlands | England | SF2 | 6-0 |
| 10:30 | Scotland | Russia | C | 2-6 |
| 13:00 | France | Spain | C | |
| Saturday, 25 July 2015 | ||||
| 09:00 | France | Russia | C | |
| 09:30 | Scotland | Spain | C | |
| 14:00 | Belgium | England | 3/4 | |
| 17:00 | Germany | Netherlands | Final | |
England U18 Girls Squad for the EuroHockey Youth Championship
| No | Name | Club |
| 1 | Katherine Somerville (GK) | Bowdon |
| 2 | Miriam Pritchard (GK) | Oxford |
| 3 | Alice Wills | Queenswood School |
| 4 | Charlotte Calnan | Surbiton |
| 5 | Megan Douthwaite | Wimbledon |
| 6 | Nicola Moss | Stourport |
| 7 | Holly Munro | Surbiton |
| 8 | Erica Sanders | Beeston |
| 9 | Charlotte Daly | Reading |
| 10 | Emily Kilner | Leicester |
| 11 | Georgina Bathurst | Stourport |
| 12 | Harriet Pittard | Holcombe |
| 13 | Holly Hunt | Stockport Grammar School |
| 14 | Connie Vickers | Bowdon |
| 15 | Eloise Stenner | Surbiton |
| 16 | Elizabeth Neal | Canterbury |
| 17 | Lucy Millington | Oxford Hawks |
| 18 | Harriet Mitchell | East Grinstead |
