U18’s EuroHockey Championship 2016
Ireland U18’s
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Spain 6 (P Alvarez 3, L Abajo Saenz de Tejada, F Amundson, A Conill) Ireland 1 (M Carey) Razor sharp English first half undoes Irish girls Stevie Arbuthnot said he was “a bit gutted” with how his Irish Under-18 side began their tie with England as two early goals laid the base for a 3-0 result in their opening Girls EuroHockey Youth Championships Pool B tie. July 24, 2016 | 501 views | Leave a comment Share Girls EuroHockey Youth Championships, Pool B Ireland 0 England 3 (S Jefferson, M Tarrant, L Wolstenholme) Stevie Arbuthnot said he was “a bit gutted” with how his Irish Under-18 side began their tie with England as two early goals laid the base for a 3-0 result in their opening Girls EuroHockey Youth Championships Pool B tie. Speaking afterwards, he said: “Credit to England for the way they started; they stepped up on us an we didn’t respond. It was disappointing from our perspective that we didn’t react and they fully deserved to go 2-0 up and while we scrapped after that, we never really got a hold of the game. Ireland sing the anthem prior to the match. Pic: Adrian Boehm “We had a fruitful half time talk. We weren’t playing anywhere near where we think we can play. The response was much better in the first five minutes but I don’t think we sustained the intensity for long enough against what was a very strong England team.” The English were flying in the first half, racing forward at speed at every opportunity. They scuppered a couple of early corners but, from their second, recovered the ball and captain Holly Munro broke
down the right, centring the ball perfectly for Sophie Jefferson to swipe home for a fifth minute lead. Ireland’s counters were dangerous with Niamh Carey’s runs and some neat one-touch passing causing problems. But England were ravenous for more goals and they got their second in the 18th minute from Mimi Tarrant, her shot from a corner switch deflecting into the backboard. They threatened more but Hannah McLoughlin made at least two brilliant interventions to block out chances, one an exceptional diving tackle with the goal beckoning for Lily Wolstenholme.
The medal matches proved out of reach for the Irish Under-18 girls at the EuroHockey Youth Championships as they fell to defeat in their final group game. July 27, 2016 Girls EuroHockey Youth Championships Germany 3 ( Maertens, Heyn, Boermans) Ireland 0 The medal matches proved out of reach for the Irish Under-18 girls at the EuroHockey Youth Championships as they fell to defeat in their final group game. England’s 4-2 win over Russia earlier in the day meant Ireland needed to win by three goals to advance to the final four, a huge task against one of the tournament favourites. Jessica McMaster on the attack. Pic: Adrian Boehm Nonetheless, Stevie Arbuthnot’s side drew great Ireland were dealt a further blow when captain and credit for their performance, fighting until the last goalkeeper Emma Buckley had to retire injured before half-time. Her replacement Liz Murphy made and absorbing a large amount of pressure. Indeed, the Irish defence remained remarkably disciplined, two key blocks before the break to keep it at 2-0. conceding just one green card as their opponents The hosts showed more attacking fire in the second half, winning a couple of corners while Tess Howard shipped two yellows and two greens. The Germans hit the front from an early corner, was required to brilliantly clear another chance off Emma Buckley’s initial save bouncing out to Pia the line with a last ditch volley. Maertens who flipped the rebound over the prone But England had the cutting edge and when the goalkeeper. chance fell to Lily Wolstenholme, she duly smashed Naomi Heyn made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute from home from the top of the circle for the clinching another rebound as they swarmed in packs and were third goal with 12 minutes to go. quickest to the breaking ball. But they were finding Earlier in the group, Russia produced a surprise smash and grab 3-2 win over Germany, making for a change out of Hannah McLoughlin and Kerrie Burns crucially important tie between them and Ireland on hard to come by. Ireland created several chances for themselves early Tuesday afternoon. in the second half as the pace of both Niamh and Ireland: E Buckley, K Burns, E Curran, F McDermott, Michelle Carey caught the Germans off guard but they could not find a goal to inspire another famous J McMaster, H McLoughlin, S Kelly, H Irwin, G Mccomeback. As it was, Emma Boermans got the only Loughlin, E Getty, K Edgar Subs: M Barry, N Carey, A Doyle, M Carey, R Burns, goal of the second half to complete the result. Ireland now join Spain and Poland in Pool C needing R Henderson, E Murphy to win one of those ties to stay in the top tier of the Match schedule competition for 2018. They start off with a tie against Pool A
Germany too strong for Irish girls
Poland on Friday at 3.30pm at Garryduff. Their tournament ends at 4pm on Saturday at the same venue. Germany face Belgium in the semi-finals while the Netherlands, 14-1 winners over Poland, meet England in their final four date. Kathryn Edgar holds off a tackle. Pic: gpfoto.ie EuroHockey Youth Championships (all in Cork) Girls Pool A: Spain 1 Belgium 2; Netherlands 14 Poland 1 Standings: 1. Netherlands 9pts (+17) 2. Belgium 6pts (+5) 3. Spain 3pts (+3) 4. Poland 0pts (-25) Pool B: Germany 3 Ireland 0; Russia 2 England 4 Standings: 1. Germany 6pts (+7) 2. England 6pts (0) 3. Russia 3pts (-2) 4. Ireland 3pts (-5) Fixtures Friday Semi-finals (Mardyke):Netherlands v England, 9.30am; Germany v Belgium, 12pm Pool C (Garryduff): Poland v Ireland, 3.30pm; Spain v Russia, 5.45pm Saturday Final (Mardyke): 3pm Bronze medal match (Mardyke): 10am Pool C (Garryduff): Russia v Poland, 1.45pm; Spain v Ireland, 4pm
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