Nice Britain Ladies Go Down 0-1 Towards Hosts Spain

Nice Britain Ladies’s Crew suffered a slim 0-1 loss in opposition to hosts Spain of their second Group B match of the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia on Sunday.

Spain’s Patricia Alvarez (51′) was the lone aim scorer of the match.

It was an evenly fought first quarter, with Spain having barely higher ball possession. The house facet got here up with the actual assault within the eighth minute as they earned their first penalty nook of the match, however the GB defence stood tall to disclaim Spain from taking the lead. GB too drew their first penalty nook within the eleventh minute, however the Spanish defence averted the hazard to finish the quarter in a 0-0 stalemate.

GB began the second quarter on the entrance foot and earned their second penalty nook of the match within the sixteenth minute however missed out on changing it. They loved the ball possession for almost all of the second quarter. They’d a collection of penalty nook within the latter part of the quarter however could not benefit from the alternatives – ending the primary half at 0-0.

The beginning of the third quarter noticed GB piling strain on the house facet with relentless assault and making harmful runs inside their opponent’s half. They got here very near breaking the impasse when each Laura Roper and Sarah Jones took back-to-back photographs on track, however the Spanish goalie made a double save. The hosts additionally had a chance to take the lead on a counter-attack, however GB goalie Sabbie Heesh made a surprising double save to finish the quarter at 0-0.

After three goalless quarters, each groups had been hungry for a breakthrough and pushed one another from finish to the opposite. It was Spain who managed to interrupt the impasse by means of a fiery strike from Alvarez within the 51st minute.

GB pushed laborious for an equaliser within the dying minutes of the match creating ample of alternatives, however the hosts survived the hazard, rising winners of what was a intently fought contest.

GB Ladies will tackle Malaysia of their third Group B match on January 16, 2024 at 13:15 UK Time, watch reside on BBC sport and pink button.