England beat Italy 2-0 at the EuroHockey Championships at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London to qualify for the semi-finals. Helen Richardson-Walsh scored her 25th international goal to put her team ahead and Nicola White added a second just before the final whistle.
England started the better of the two sides and without Italy goalkeeper Martina Chirico could have been leading by the end of the first quarter. Italy grew into the game, and enjoyed a good spell of possession after in the second quarter but couldn't find a breakthrough as England looked the more likely to score.