In 2009, Germany was defeated by England in the European Championships but now Germany has defeated England by 4-2 in the first of the two test match series being played in Monchengladbach, Germany.

The players representing England will again play another match on Thursday. “It is a horrible cliché but it was a game of two halves. We were utterly dominant in the first half but fell away in the second”, says Andy Halliday, England Team Manager. The Germany Hockey Board has requested that practice matches should be made official; therefore, the two practice matches in Monchengladbach, Germany, this week have been promoted to official tests.

The first half was started with full action where both of the teams played well. England took the early lead in the sixth minute by a wonderful goal by James Tindall, and soon after the opening goal, a minute later, Iain Mackay doubled the lead 2-0 at the start. However, the Germany team replied to the England team two minutes after the second goal.

The second half was the golden time for the Germany team, as they scored three goals in a very fast time of 13 minutes. The Germany team took the lead in the match in the 56th minute, when Moritz Furste converted a penalty corner into the wonderful goal. The match concluded at 4-2 to Germany.