EuroHockey 2015: England beat Germany as Scotland earn first win
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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. |
A hat-trick from Alex Danson helped England beat Germany 4-1 to secure top spot in Pool B at the EuroHockey Championships at London's Olympic Park.
Sophie Bray opened the scoring for England against the reigning European champions before Danson added a second.
Kristina Hillmann pulled one back for Germany but Danson added two more to seal an emphatic victory.
England will face Spain, who are also unbeaten, in Friday's semi-finals, while Germany play the Netherlands.
Women's Pool B | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
"Germany are a quality side so we knew we had to bring our A-game," said Reading's Danson.
"We're absolutely delighted with the win.
"It was a fantastic first half particularly. Going two goals up so early held us in good stead for the rest of the game."
Meanwhile, Scotland avoided finishing bottom of Pool B with a 3-1 win against Italy.
After a goalless first half, Leigh Fawcett scored just 51 seconds after half-time following a penalty corner before Becky Merchant doubled the lead on her 100th cap from close range.
Seconds later Chiara Tiddi halved Italy's deficit, only for Kareena Marshall to restore Scotland's two-goal advantage with a low shot from another penalty corner.
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