Hockey: Germany too strong for Ireland

Women’s hockey international: Germany 3 ( Keibel, Huse, Schroder) - Ireland 1 (Russell)

Germany followed up Wednesday’s 3-0 win over Ireland with another 3-1 win yesterday in Dusseldorf.

The first quarter saw end to end action with the sides exchanging goals within two minutes. The Green Army opened the scoring thanks to Emma Russell as she flicked in the rebound from Emily Beatty’s initial shot. But Laura Keibel levelled the game moments later as the Olympic bronze medallists broke strongly into the Irish quarter.