EuroHockey 2015: England women fight back to beat Scotland
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EuroHockey Championships |
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Venue: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Dates: 21-30 August |
Coverage: All England, Scotland and Ireland matches live on BBC Red Button, BBC Sport website, tablets, mobiles and app, plus selected commentaries on Radio 5 live sports extra |
England women began their EuroHockey campaign with a 2-1 win over Scotland in Pool B at London's Olympic Park.
Kareena Marshall gave Scotland the lead after three minutes following a well-worked penalty corner routine.
England captain Kate Richardson-Wa lsh levelled the scores directly from a penalty corner on 10 minutes.
Helen Richardson-Walsh then put the home team ahead 10 minutes later with a sharp finish after a surging run from Lily Owsley.
Germany and Italy are the other teams in Pool B, with the top two progressing to the semi-finals on Friday.
Saturday's match saw the return of Olympic bronze medallist Ashleigh Ball, who only got a call into the squad on Friday after Joie Leigh withdrew through illness.
After a year out with a knee injury she described her return as as "emotional".
The midfielder told BBC Sport: "It's amazing, it's been a year of a roller coaster with some heavy knocks along the way. It was special, the knee feels great."
The 29-year-old said she got the call-up from coach Danny Kerry while she was in the hairdressers. "It was awkward and a little bit of a shock, but I said I'm on my way," she added.
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