England U18 Girls target bronze after clinical defeat to Netherlands

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  •  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