Ireland 2 China 5

Ireland missed out on a bronze medal at the KT Cup in South Korea after China, ranked fourth in the world, won the third-placed play-off 5-2.

IRELAND will face China, the team ranked fourth in the world, in the bronze medal match at the KT Cup in South Korea after beating Malaysia 4-0 yesterday.

Ireland will face world number four China in the bronze-medal match at the KT Cup in South Korea after beating Malaysia 4-0 today.

Ireland’s senior women’s hockey team begin their KT Cup campaign in Korea tomorrow with one eye on the European Nations Championship in Dublin from August 14-20.