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Sterling effort as Great Britain take silver
Sterling effort as Great Britain take silver
06.02.2012
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A single penalty corner strike by Silvina D’Elia late in the first half meant Great Britain’s women collected the silver medal at the Champions Trophy in Rosario on Sunday night.
Despite losing to the World Champions by the narrowest of margins, the result represents Great Britain’s best ever finish in a World level event and comes just under six months before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
D’Elia’s penalty corner strike just over five minutes before half time proved decisive in a match that finished 1-0 and saw both defences on top with Great Britain’s Reading goalkeeper Beth Storry pulling off a string of good saves from penalty corners.
Following D'Elia's 29th minute goal, Leicester defender Crista Cullen was unfortunate to see her goal-bound penalty corner flick deflected off the line by the stick of Rosario Luchetti two minutes before half time. Cullen was subsequently named the tournament's top goal scorer with five goals.
The second half saw Great Britain's defence hold firm against a series of penalty corners, while at the other end Slough's Nicola White threatened but failed to connect with an effort from the top of the circle before Reading's Alex Danson flashed a cross through the circle late on.
After the match Great Britain Head Coach Danny Kerry said, “I thought Argentina played very well tonight. They defended well and their defence held out. We started to get back into it in the second half but it wasn’t to be.
“We won four, drew one and lost just one in a major world level tournament. We’ve made history tonight winning the silver medal.”
Earlier in the day, the Netherlands won the bronze medal after beating Germany 5-4.
The Champions Trophy is the first of three major tournaments for Great Britain ahead of the Olympic Games in London. From 2-6 May, Great Britain will play in the Olympic Test Event and just seven weeks before London 2012, Great Britain will host some of the best teams in the world at the Investec London Cup in Chiswick. Tickets for the Investec London Cup will go on sale shortly.
Supporters can pre-register their interest in tickets for the Investec London Cup for free on the Great Britain Hockey website here..
Read the full match report on the Great Britain Hockey website at www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk
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