Ireland 2 - 4 EnglandIreland’s World Cup crossover hopes came to a crushing end at the hands of England, leaving them bottom of Pool B in Bhubaneswar. The result did not change Ireland’s equation but did mean England could afford to draw to go through. Jeremy Duncan consoles Lee Cole after Ireland’s defeat to England in the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, Pool B clash at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India. To rubber-stamp things, Paul Gleghorne went to the sin-bin in a desperate attempt to get the ball back with 20 seconds to go. We wanted to get further than we’ve ever done in a World Cup and continue our rise in what we are doing and we have come short.

Source: Irish Examiner December 08, 2018 06:11 UTC