GB return to winning ways against Israel in their penultimate game of the 2016 European Junior Championships - September 16, 2016

A 3-1 opening quarter set the match up nicely for GB with Kathy Rogers finding the back of the net twice and a pleasing Extra goal scored by Izzy Dean.

Our shooting from distance was greatly improved in this game compared to earlier matches. Quarter 2 saw the inside of the posts being repeatedly targeted with precision by GB as five different players made their mark; Katy Cutler, Hannah Patchett, Kathy for her hat-trick, Cecily Turner and Annie Clapperton. Israel could not respond to a rampant GB and at the half, GB had clear water at 8-1.

There was perhaps a slight loss of concentration in Q3 with the quarter drawn 3-3; Rosie Huck converting 2 and Kathy adding to her total to reach 4 for the match, before the game drifted to its conclusion in the final quarter with the Israelis shooting from distance at every opportunity and occasionally sneaking one in, with only Rosie finding a way into the back of the net for GB to secure her hat-trick.

When interviewed after the game, Katy Cutler told us that everyone was disappointed after the loss to Serbia yesterday, but said, “I am really pleased that we came back so positively today. We are now looking for another win to secure 9^th place tomorrow”

Team Manager Rosie Morris said, “The most important thing was that we got the job done, and it was also good to see us start well after going behind early on in other games. We got a bit complacent in the second half but the win was secured. Looking forward to our final classification game against Croatia, Rosie noted that, “We have trained with them over the summer and both sides are familiar with each other. It will be a close game but if we play like we did in the first half today then we will get the win.”

Final score GB 12 – Israel 7 (3-1, 5-0, 3-3, 1-3)

Kathy Rogers 4

Rosie Huck 3

Izzy Dean 1

Hannah Patchett 1

Cecily Turner 1

Annie Clapperton 1

Katy Cutler 1

We are advised that the Organising Committee has amended the published schedule and GB’s final game of these Championships – the classification game against Croatia for 9^th – 10^th position will now take place at 1pm local time Sat 17^th.

We will of course keep you posted of any further changes, and will cover the game live on periscope and twitter @ENGwaterpolo

Image Credit GB v Israel: Donna Edwards

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