- Kate Holmes goal enough to give England victory over India
- Coach Craig Keegan praises his team’s skill in reaching the bronze medal match
- India again tomorrow as England bid for bronze at Six Nations Tournament in Breda
A second-half strike from Kate Holmes proved enough for England Under-23 Women to beat India in the Six Nations Tournament on Saturday, and line up a bronze medal clash against the same opponent on Sunday.
Holmes struck with a low drag flick from the top of the D which found the bottom corner, and the team held on to take the win.
Head Coach Craig Keegan said: “It was a much deserved victory in tough conditions. India are always a tricky team as they have fantastic individual skills. Today our organisation and solid team defence enabled us to gain and maintain good periods of possession.
“In the first half in particular creating numerous opportunities, and it was pleasing to see Kate Holmes score from a short corner later in the game, but in the second half we had to withstand a little bit of pressure. We are now looking forward to playing for the Bronze medal tomorrow. It has been a tough tournament in a number of ways, but testament to the players’ commitment that they have put themselves in a position to play for a medal.”
England’s bronze medal clash with India is tomorrow, Sunday, 6 July, at 12noon (GMT).
England (0) 1
Kate Holmes – 47 (PC)
India (0) 0
| Date/time | Fixture | Result | |||
| Sunday 19 July 2015 | |||||
| 13:00 | Netherlands | India | 1-0 | ||
| 15:15 | England | New Zealand | 2-2 | ||
| 17:00 | Germany | China | 1-3 | ||
| Tuesday, 21 July 2015 | |||||
| 17:15 | India | Germany | 4-4 | ||
| 19:00 | New Zealand | China | 2-1 | ||
| 19:15 | England | Netherlands | 0-5 | ||
| Wednesday, 22 July 2015 | |||||
| 17:00 | England | Germany | 1-1 | ||
| 17:15 | Netherlands | New Zealand | 2-1 | ||
| 19:00 | India | China | |||
| Friday, 24 July 2015 | |||||
| 13:15 | England | China | 0-3 | ||
| 15:15 | India | New Zealand | |||
| 17:15 | Germany | Netherlands | |||
| Saturday, 25 July 2015 | |||||
| 13:15 | India | England | 0-1 | ||
| 15:30 | Netherlands | China | |||
| 17:45 | New Zealand | Germany | 2-1 | ||
| Sunday, 26 July 2015 | |||||
| 11:15 | New Zealand | Germany | |||
| 13:00 | India | England | |||
| 13:30 | Netherlands | China | |||
England U23 Women’s Squad
| 1 | Amy | Tennant |
| 2 | Francis | Taylor |
| 3 | Laura | Bevan |
| 4 | Juliette | Inverdale |
| 5 | Kim | Leiper |
| 6 | Lydia | Macdonell |
| 7 | Alicia | Caillard |
| 8 | Hayley | Turner |
| 9 | Rebecca | Van Berkel |
| 10 | Hannah | Martin |
| 11 | Suzannah | Petty |
| 12 | Olivia | Paige |
| 13 | Eleanor | Rayer |
| 14 | Philippa | Lewis |
| 15 | Mollie | Rawnsley |
| 16 | Josephine | Blunt |
| 17 | Megan | Crowson |
| 19 | Kate | Holmes |
