Superb European Bronze for England Under-18 Girls

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  • Two-nil victory over Belgium in the EuroHockey Youth Championship
  • Goals from Georgie Bathurst and Charlotte Calnan help clinch third place
  • Coach Sarah Kelleher praises the team’s best performance so far

ENGLAND Under-18 Girls clinched the bronze medal at the EuroHockey Youth Championships in Santander, Spain, after beating Belgium 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.

In their last match together as a squad, they rose to the occasion and dominated against a tough opponent.

Head Coach Sarah Kelleher said afterwards: “I’m very happy that we’ve managed to win the bronze medal, but they deserve it after a great performance. The girls worked very well from the get-go, we always knew the Belgians would give us a tough game so we went out hard from the start. We played excellently in defence, but also looked threatening in attack and played great fluid hockey. It was a great overall team performance. Every player rose to the occasion and played to their best.”

England took the lead in the 17th minute with Georgie Bathurst scoring at a penalty corner from a second phase rebound off the goalkeeper. And on the hour mark, Charlotte Calnan doubled their advantage with a spectacular drag flick, again at a penalty corner.

Belgium (0) 0

England (1) 2

Georgie Bathurst – 17 (PC)

Charlotte Calnan – 60 (PC)

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 0-3
Saturday, 25 July 2015
09:00 France Russia C 1-4
09:30 Scotland Spain C 0-4
14:00 Belgium England 3/4 0-2
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