England

England men's hockey team lost 6-5 to Belgium in their third-place play-off Champions Challenge match.
England were 2-0 down inside 13 minutes before Surbiton's Matt Daly scored from a corner in the 23rd minute.

Belgium's Jean-Philippe Broulet struck home a penalty corner before Ben Hawes and Jonty Clarke made it 3-3.

Despite Daly and Mark Pearn adding two more goals in the second half, Broulet hit three further penalty corners to give Belgium the victory.

England coach Jason Lee criticised his defence for allowing Broulet to score from five penalty corners.

"Every single corner conceded was from a drag flick in the same place and we need our 'keepers (Jon Ebsworth and Nick Brothers) to be up to speed on it.

"They have been doing corner sessions but when you have been set a new standard you have to scrape a bit higher to get there."

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