White’s GB soar into last eight

Date published: 17 June 2015


HOCKEY: TWO goals from East Grinstead’s Sophie Bray gave Nicola White’s Great Britain team a hard-fought 2-0 win over China and sent them into the quarter-finals of the World League Semi-Final with a 100 per cent record.

Bray struck in the first quarter in Valencia, Spain, and then again three minutes from time to seal the points against a stubborn Chinese outfit.

Oldham ace White started the match again for Great Britain, who finished top of Pool ‘A’ and now play South Africa in the quarter-finals tomorrow afternoon. Bray was delighted after she proved the difference against the Chinese.

She said: “They’re a great side and play a different style to the European sides we’re used to playing against. We knew how we had to play and we got the result we needed. To get the win keeps the momentum going into the crucial quarter-final game.

“All the teams here are quality sides. We’ll look at the video and prepare for whoever we play as we have done all through the tournament.”

GB head coach Danny Kerry added: “It was a disciplined performance and the tactical execution by girls was excellent. Our second goal was fantastically executed by Sophie who, like the rest of the team, is having an excellent tournament.”