Stefania Tosco’s dramatic last-minute winner sparked jubilant scenes as Italy upset the USA with a hard-fought 2-1 victory here at the Investec World League in London, leaving the Stars and Stripes rooted to the bottom of the pool after two games. Continue reading
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Investec World League Pool B: England 4-1 South Africa.
Jason Lee’s new-look England side gave the home crowd exactly what they came for with a convincing 4-1 win over South Africa here in London. Goals from Susie Gilbert, Sophie Bray, Alex Danson and Giselle Ansley were too much for the visitors who hit back with a solitary penalty corner strike from Pietie Coetzee. Continue reading
Investec World League Pool B: Australia 5-0 Spain.
An impressive display from Australia got their World League campaign off to a perfect start as they swept aside the challenge of Spain with a comfortable 5-0 win. Continue reading
Investec World League Pool A: Argentina 1-0 USA
Rosario Luchetti’s penalty corner deflection two minutes from time gave Argentina a hard-fought win over old foes the USA. The Stars and Stripes had won the two teams’ last two encounters, but it was not to be their day as Las Leonas did just enough to secure the three points. Continue reading
Investec World League Pool A: China 2-1 Italy.
Two goals from China’s Hongxia Li were enough to see off a spirited Italy side and get China’s World League campaign off to a winning start here in London. Continue reading