Briefings


Jan 28, 2012 20:38 Match Review 2. Great Britain - Japan 3-0
Match Review 2. Great Britain - Japan 3-0

> GB win the first ever Champions Trophy match between Japan and Great Britain/England (3-0).
> This is only the second time GB/England win their opening match in 10 CT participations. In 2010 England beat Argentina 2-1 in their opening match.
> Crista Cullen converted GB's first penalty corner scoring her third (PC) goal in 16 CT matches.
> Helen Richardson scored her first CT field goal and her fourth CT career goal. Her 3 previous CT goals came from penalty corners, all in 2010.
> Alex Danson scored from open play. She has now scored once in each of the last 4 CT tournaments.
> GB converted 1 of 3 penalty corners awarded. Japan are on 0 for 2.
> GB/England have not conceded a single penalty corner goal from the last 21 penalty corners awarded against them in CT competition: 0 for 19 at Amstelveen 2011 and 0 for 2 at Rosario 2012.
> Japan failed to score in their first CT match since 2008.