9th/10th Place
England 4 defeated Chile 1
Goals: ENG – Alex Danson FG 21m FG 41m, Charlotte Hartley FG 32m, Crista Cullen PC 52m; CHI – Daniela Cram PC 13m
Alex Danson scored two goals to lift England to a victory over host Chile to secure a ninth place finish at the tournament finish.
Buoyed by vocal and adoring crowds at every game, Chile concluded the tournament in 10th place for its highest ranking in three Junior World Cup appearances. Chile placed 11th at the 1989 Junior World Cup and 12th at the 2001 event.
England controlled most of the first half, but after the team failed to capitalize on some early chances, Chile stole the momentum and thrilled the capacity crowd in the 13th minute when Daniela Cram deflected a penalty corner shot high into the net for a 1-0 Chile lead.
England continued to create chances and silenced the partisan crowd when Alex Danson finished a well-executed combination from Gemma Darington and Hayley Brown to tie the game at 1-1.
With control of the match restored, England added another goal on Charlotte Hartely’s shot of the right post to take a 2-1 halftime lead.
Danson struck again early in the second half when she smashed a reverse stick high past Chile keeper Constanza Abud in the 41st minute for a 3-1 England lead.
England’s dominance continued 10 minutes later when Crista Cullen blasted a penalty corner shot into the right corner for the game’s final goal.
With the win, England secured its fourth straight top-ten Junior World Cup finish. The team adds its 9th place tournament showing to an 8th place finish in 1989, a 7th place finish in 1997 and an 8th place finish in 2001.
11th/12th Place
India 3 defeated Scotland 1
Goals: IND – Sarita Lakra FG 4m, FG 43m; Anjum Saba FG 62m; ECO Laura Wrighton PC 30m
Sarita Lakra scored two goals as India defeated Scotland 3-1 to capture 11th place in the tournament.
India took control of the early minutes of the game and jumped out to a quick lead when Lakra knocked in a pass from Jasjeet Handa into an empty goal for a 1-0 advantage.
Scotland worked its way back into the game however, and pulled even in the 29th minute when Laura Wrightson scored off of Holly Cram’s pass to send the teams into halftime tied at 1-1.
Lakra went back to work in the second half when a long pass into the circle hit the post and landed at her feet where she quickly put it past Scotland keeper Catherine Rae for a 2-1 lead. Anjum Saba added an insurance goal in the final minutes when she fed the ball off Rae’s pads into the goal to secure the India victory.
India’s 11th place finish comes after a 9th place showing in 2001 while Scotland earned the 12th place spot in its first Junior World Cup appearance since an 11th place finish in 1993.
13th/14th Place
China 2 defeated Belarus 0
Goals: CHN – Fu Yu FG, 32m; Zhao Lixin PC 40m
Fu Yu and Lhao Lixin scored goals as China downed Belarus, 2-0, to claim 13th place in the tournament.
After dominating much of the first half, China was finally rewarded when Fu tapped in a rebound off of Zhao's shot to complete the China counter attack and give her team a 1-0 halftime lead.
China added to the lead in the second half when Zhao scored off of the penalty corner variation for a 2-0 advantage.
The China defence and goalkeeper Du Wei kept Belarus scoreless for the remainder of the game to secure the 13th place finish.
Belarus completes its first visit to the Junior World Cup with a 14th place finish and a 2-4 record at the tournament.
15th/16th Place
Canada 4 defeated Zimbabwe 0
Goals: Tiffany Michaluk FG 25m, FG 63m; Robyn Pendleton FG 23m; FG 42m; Katie Rushton FG 42m
Canada handed Zimbabwe its seventh shutout of the tournament with a 4-0 victory to capture 15th place at the tournament.
Tiffany Michaluk scored a pair of goals and Robyn Pendleton and Katie Rushton added two additional scores to give Canada the win. The win was Canada’s second second over Zimbabwe as the Canadians concluded the event with two wins, a draw and four losses.
Canada jumped on the scoreboard at the 23 minute mark on Pendleton’s field goal before Michaluk added her first goal of the day two minutes later to give Canada a 2-0 halftime lead.
