Great Britain women’s semi-final against Germany will be screened live on BBC

Great Britain’s women’s hockey team will face
long-standing rivals Germany in the semi finals of the Champions
Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, on Saturday evening with the match
set to be shown live on the BBC.
The final four clash takes place at 20:30 GMT
(17:30 local) on Saturday and will be shown live on the BBC red
button platform on satellite, cable and freeview.  The second
semi final features Olympic Champions and world number one, The
Netherlands, against World Champions and defending Champions Trophy
title holders Argentina.
Great Britain reached the semi final by beating
Korea 4-1 in Thursday night’s quarter final tie; the goals coming
from Clifton’s Georgie Twigg and  Reading’s Helen Richardson
either side of two excellent strikes by Reading’s Alex
Danson.
It is only the third time a British representative
has reached the final four of the Champions Trophy competition
which began in 1987.  Two years ago, when the tournament was
hosted in Nottingham, England picked up a first ever Champions
Trophy medal after beating Germany 2-1 in the third place playoff
thanks to goals from Leicester’s Crista Cullen and University of
Birmingham’s Susie Gilbert.  Before that, in 1989, Great
Britain finished fourth behind Korea, Australia and West Germany.
 No British women’s team has ever reached the final of the
Champions Trophy.
Following the semi final, Great Britain’s final
match, either a bronze medal playoff or the final, will take place
on Sunday evening.
The Champions Trophy represents the first of three
major tournaments for the Great Britain women ahead of the London
2012 Olympic Games.  Hockey’s Olympic Test Event takes place
from 2-6 May on Olympic Park.  A month later, just seven weeks
before the start of the Olympic Games, Great Britain will play host
for the Investec London Cup, a six team international tournament to
be held at the University of Westminster Sports Ground in Chiswick
from 5-10 June.

Great Britain’s women’s hockey team will face
long-standing rivals Germany in the semi finals of the Champions
Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, on Saturday evening with the match
set to be shown live on the BBC.

The final four clash takes place at 20:30 GMT
(17:30 local) on Saturday and will be shown live on the BBC red
button platform on satellite, cable and freeview.  The second
semi final features Olympic Champions and world number one, The
Netherlands, against World Champions and defending Champions Trophy
title holders Argentina.

Great Britain reached the semi final by beating Korea 4-1 in
Thursday night’s quarter final tie; the goals coming from Clifton’s
Georgie Twigg and  Reading’s Helen Richardson either side of
two excellent strikes by Reading’s Alex Danson.

It is only the third time a British representative has reached
the final four of the Champions Trophy competition which began in
1987.  Two years ago, when the tournament was hosted in
Nottingham, England picked up a first ever Champions Trophy medal
after beating Germany 2-1 in the third place playoff thanks to
goals from Leicester’s Crista Cullen and University of Birmingham’s
Susie Gilbert.

Before that, in 1989, Great Britain finished fourth behind
Korea, Australia and West Germany.  No British women’s team
has ever reached the final of the Champions Trophy.

Following the semi final, Great Britain’s final match, either a
bronze medal playoff or the final, will take place on Sunday
evening.

The Champions Trophy represents the first of three major
tournaments for the Great Britain women ahead of the London 2012
Olympic Games.  Hockey’s Olympic Test Event takes place from
2-6 May on Olympic Park.

A month later, just seven weeks before the start of the Olympic
Games, Great Britain will play host for the Investec London Cup, a
six team international tournament to be held at the University of
Westminster Sports Ground in Chiswick from 5-10 June.

 

 

 

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