EuroHockey 2015: England women beat Italy to make semis
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EuroHockey 2015: Italy 0-2 England
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 have qualified for the EuroHockey semi-finals after a 2-0 victory over Italy on Monday.
Helen Richardson-Walsh scored her second goal of the tournament from close range at the end of the third quarter to help seal consecutive wins.
Nicola White added a second a minute from the end as Alex Danson missed a second-half penalty.
Danny Kerry's side face unbeaten Germany in their final Pool B game on Wednesday.
The defending European champions beat Scotland 2-1 earlier in the day, Nikki Kidd scoring a late penalty corner for the Scots.
England head coach Kerry said: "We made the Italian keeper look good, but once we went back to what we've been working on in training we got our rewards."
England beat Scotland 2-1 in their opening game at London's Olympic Park. The semi-finals take place on Friday.
Women's Pool B | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
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