Belgium’s males got here from behind towards the Netherlands to increase their season-long unbeaten streak with a 2-2 draw earlier than taking the additional level within the shootout.
Over in London, England’s males labored arduous for his or her slender win over already-relegated Pakistan to protect their outdoors probability of catching the Belgians on the high of the desk. The English ladies, nevertheless, stay within the relegation battle after a 1-0 loss to Spain.
In the meantime, the Dutch ladies celebrated sealing a sixth Professional League title and Olympic qualification in fashion by finishing a commanding 6-0 victory over Australia in Belgium.
And in Berlin, Germany struck late to edge Argentina 2-1, whereas earlier within the night, China additionally left it late to grab a 2-1 victory over Eire.
(Ladies’s) England 0 – 1 Spain
England’s relegation issues have been compounded by a 1-0 loss to Spain, who have been thrilled to go back-to-back after a memorable victory over Argentina a day earlier.
The English loved the higher hand within the opening phases, however Spain steadily settled into the competition and started creating possibilities of their very own. Regardless of alternatives at each ends, neither facet may discover the breakthrough within the first quarter.
Spain managed extra of the possession within the second quarter and gained a 3rd penalty nook however once more did not make it rely. Their persistence was lastly rewarded three minutes earlier than half-time when a stunning run from Marta Segu into the circle ended with a superbly timed cut-back for Flor Amundson, who made no mistake with a first-time tap-in.
Spain adopted a extra conservative method within the third quarter, seemingly completely happy to take in England’s stress whereas defending their slender one-goal benefit.
England threw all the things ahead in quest of an equaliser within the ultimate quarter, however the Spanish defence stood agency. The hosts withdrew their goalkeeper with simply over six minutes remaining in a bid to drive the problem, a big gamble that nearly backfired when Teresa Lima broke clear however fired vast with the aim at her mercy. England have been awarded a penalty stroke with three-and-a-half minutes left, however a video overview downgraded it to a penalty nook. Regardless of a number of re-awards, they have been unable to discover a manner by way of as Spain held on for a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
Flor Amundson was as soon as once more named as Participant of the Match for Spain and stated: “It’s superb. It’s a person trophy, however I feel I’ve to offer it to my entire staff. We have been combating actually arduous till the tip. We have now a extremely arduous schedule with eight video games in 11 days with out resting and recovering and I feel this staff is performing superb and I’m actually completely happy.”
(Males’s) England 2 – 1 Pakistan
England needed to dig deep to return from a aim all the way down to get the higher of Pakistan 2-1.
Possibilities got here at each ends throughout an evenly contested opening quarter, however neither facet may make them rely.
After few high quality possibilities for both facet within the second interval, Pakistan struck on the counterattack 4 minutes earlier than half-time. The transfer ended with the ball being flashed throughout the face of aim, the place Waheed Ashraf Rana was available to swat it down into the again of the online. The aim gave Pakistan a 1-0 lead on the break after England did not capitalise on a flurry of penalty-corner re-awards with no time left on the clock.
The English took extra management of the competition within the third quarter, however Pakistan’s defence – simply because it had towards India the day earlier than – continued to point out outstanding resilience. They pissed off the hosts till the fortieth minute, when Phil Roper scrambled dwelling the equaliser at a clumsy peak for goalkeeper Ali Raza. England practically accomplished the turnaround earlier than the break, however an exceptional stick save on the road from Pakistan’s post-man off yet one more penalty nook saved the scores stage.
Raza was lastly crushed early within the fourth quarter by the sheer tempo of Sam Hooper’s penalty-corner strike, as England took the lead for the primary time. The hosts completed with an unimaginable 17 penalty corners, however Pakistan’s defence conceded from simply considered one of them. Ultimately, nevertheless, England had finished sufficient to safe a hard-fought 2-1 victory.
England’s Phil Roper was named the Participant of the Match and stated: “We’re fairly thrilled with the end result… It’s superb to be sincere with you. When you might have 22-24 gamers taking part in very nice hockey, super-confident, proper on the high of that desk, pushing Belgium each recreation – it’s an excellent place to be and the tradition is nice to be round.”
(Ladies’s) China 2 – 1 Eire
China discovered themselves on the again foot within the opening phases earlier than coming again to steal a 2-1 win over Eire.
The Irish had a cracking begin when captain Sarah Hawkshaw blasted a reverse strike dwelling inside 27 seconds of the beginning. China turned over possession far too cheaply within the opening 5 minutes, and goalkeeper Liu Ping needed to make an excellent glove save to disclaim Sarah Torrans a second for the Inexperienced Machine. The Chinese language then settled all the way down to dominate territory and possession as the primary half progressed, and Yang Liu levelled the scores within the twenty fifth minute when her slap shot rocketed into the roof of the online off the primary wave’s stick.
China bossed the third quarter, however they did not convert from 4 penalty corners. Eire additionally failed from two uncommon penalty corners of their very own, and the ultimate quarter began with the scores nonetheless locked on 1-1. The Irish loved a two-player numerical benefit when China had two gamers serving inexperienced card suspensions concurrently, however they couldn’t capitalise. Jiaqi Zhong scored the winner for China within the 58th minute with a high-quality aim. She obtained a direct ball into the circle, lofted it over the primary defender’s stick, and popped it deftly over the goalkeeper to interrupt Irish hearts.
Ma Ning was named Participant of the Match for China and stated: “We had a gradual starting and we weren’t ready for Workforce Eire’s excessive ball. Our defenders weren’t speaking nicely. After the primary half we mentioned and adjusted our minds, and we talked to one another, communicated to one another, and we modified the second half .”
(Ladies’s) Australia 0 – 6 Netherlands
The Netherlands have been in full management as they ran out 6-0 winners over Australia in sweltering situations that required hydration breaks in the midst of every quarter. The stats favoured the Dutch closely with 31 circle penetrations to six, and 12 penalty corners to 1.
Debutant Guusje Moes wasted no time in scoring her first aim for the Dutch, coming off the bench and sliding in for a Fifth-minute deflection simply seconds later. Pien Dicke added a penalty nook rebound within the thirteenth minute, and Frédérique Matla nailed a penalty stroke within the seventeenth. Yibbi Jansen made it 4-0 with a speedy drag flick on the stroke of half-time.
Dicke accomplished her brace within the thirty third minute, intercepting a by way of cross deep within the Hockeyroos’ circle and dinking it in. Zoe Newman’s heroics within the Australian aim actually prevented extra targets within the third quarter, and her staff had Dutch goalkeeper Anna Veenendaal beneath stress in the direction of the tip of the interval. The Dutch continued to surge ahead, and Lisa Publish bagged her first worldwide aim in her 83rd look, smashing in from a messy recycled penalty nook within the 54th minute.
The Participant of the Match was awarded to Pien Dicke of the Netherlands, who stated: “I feel it was a bit loopy final night time after we came upon that we gained the Professional League with out taking part in, however I feel we’re actually completely happy as a staff and intensely completely happy that we certified for LA 2028.”
(Males’s) Germany 2 – 1 Argentina
Germany left it late however made their alternatives rely to safe a 2-1 win over Argentina in entrance of their dwelling crowd in Berlin.
Argentina sat again deep on defence to counter Germany’s overhead menace in an action-packed opening quarter, and it appeared to work for them. They’d loads of alternatives to assault the German circle and got here very near scoring with simply seconds left on the clock.
Germany’s aerial assaults paid off within the second quarter when Niklas Bosserhoff obtained a stunning excessive ball on the sting of the circle and labored it in to Justus Weigand, who managed it superbly to show and flick it into the roof of the online for the 1-0 lead within the twenty sixth minute.
Argentina hit again with simply two seconds remaining within the third quarter. A swift counterattack ended with a diving reverse cross selecting out Martin Ferreiro on the sting of the circle, and he opened the face of his stick to comb the ball into the highest nook for the equaliser.
Germany discovered the winner with lower than two minutes remaining after incomes their first penalty nook of the match. Jakob Briller’s preliminary effort was saved, however Weigand reacted quickest to bury the rebound and seal a 2-1 victory.
Justus Weigand was named Participant of the Match for Germany and stated: “The primary half was very powerful, particularly offensively from us however we did excellent within the second half… I feel that’s a part of the job as a striker to be affected person and ready for the proper second and I feel we did very nicely.”
(Males’s) Belgium 2 – 2 Netherlands (SO: 4 – 3)
Belgium trailed for a lot of the match and needed to dig extraordinarily deep to salvage a late 2-2 draw towards the Netherlands. They then carried out nicely to say an additional level by profitable the shootout 4-3.
The Belgians practically conceded within the second minute of an action-packed first quarter, however they instantly received up the opposite finish to earn a penalty nook on overview. Alex Hendrickx fired them forward with one other absolute rocket of a drag flick. There have been a few half-chances at each ends, one of the best falling to Belgium’s Thomas Crols, who obtained a sensational transition cross from Arno Van Dessel solely to blast his shot excessive and vast.
The Dutch equalised within the fifteenth minute, after which snatched the lead within the sixteenth, Pepijn van der Heijden sliding drag flicks arduous and low to beat the keeper down his proper facet on each events. The Netherlands held their 2-1 result in half-time, urgent aggressively and sometimes committing a participant to interact the sweeper, which made it virtually inconceivable for Belgium to exit.
The Dutch continued to look comfy and create possibilities all through the third interval, though they did have to see off two penalty corners mid-quarter. Belgium’s diving deflection runner arrived simply too late to stage the scores early within the fourth quarter, and so they lived dangerously with Vincent Vanasch doing sterling work in aim to maintain them in rivalry.
There was late drama when Belgium gained a penalty nook from a video referral with seven minutes remaining. Koen Bijen argued his method to first a inexperienced card, after which a yellow, and Tom Boon promptly fired the drag flick dwelling to stage the scores and put the house facet within the driving seat. Nonetheless, there have been no additional targets, and the match went to a shootout the place Belgium prevailed.
Belgium’s Arthur De Sloover was named the Participant of the Match and stated: “It was a troublesome recreation for us. We began fairly nicely however then Holland got here higher within the recreation. I need to say we struggled, however we saved combating, we saved believing, even after the one-two, and I feel ultimately it’s two actually good groups taking part in one another, two totally different kinds, and I feel ultimately a draw is an efficient end result.”
Present Hero Prime Scorers:
Ladies – Yibbi Jansen (NED) (12 targets)
Males – Tomas Domene (ARG) (17 targets)
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FIH Hockey Professional League – 24 June 2026
Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London (UK)
Ladies
End result: Match 58 (W)
England 0 – 1 Spain
Participant of the match: Flor Amundson (ESP)
Umpires: Magali Sergeant (BEL), Sophie Bockelmann (GER), Coen van Bunge (NED-video)
Males
End result: Match 58 (M)
England 2 – 1 Pakistan
Participant of the match: Phil Roper (ENG)
Umpires: Sarah Wilson (SCO), Hong-Zhen Lim (SGP), Sophie Bockelmann (GER-video)
Ernst Reuter Sportfeld, Berlin (GER)
Ladies
End result: Match 59 (W)
China 2 – 1 Eire
Participant of the match: Ma Ning (CHN)
Umpires: Yoon Seon Kim (KOR), Timothy Sheahan (AUS), Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA-video)
Males
End result: Match 59 (M)
Germany 2 – 1 Argentina
Participant of the match: Justus Weigand (GER)
Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL), Steven Bakker (NED), Jonathan von Hoesslin (RSA-video)
Belfius Hockey Space, Wavre (BEL)
Ladies
End result: Match 60 (W)
Australia 0 – 6 Netherlands
Participant of the match: Pien Dicke (NED)
Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG), Hannah Harrison (ENG), Raphael Adrien (GER-video)
Males
End result: Match 60 (M)
Belgium 2 – 2 Netherlands (SO: 4 – 3)
Participant of the match: Arthur De Sloover (BEL)
Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL), Darren Hubach (RSA), Cookie Tan (SGP-video)
