Coach Craig Fulton hails fighting Irish Olympic hockey team

Ireland 2 Germany 3

It was marked by two screamers — one each for Eugene Magee and Mitch Darling — backed up by a brilliant performance from David Harte.

Tactically, it was also a more astute performance from the gung-ho style against the Dutch that drew plenty of good opportunities to attack but also too much space with a 5-0 scoreline the result.