Irish girls in European final for second year in a row
Ireland, the title-holders, are through to the final of the European girls' team championship at Aalborg, Denmark for the second year in a row.
They hammered Spain 4.5 to 0.5 in the semi-finals today and will play France in Saturday's final.
Scotland, who lost 2-1 to the Czech Republic on Thursday, went down 2-1 again today, this time to Italy.
England are not not doing too well either. After losing 3.5 to 1.5 to Spain on the first day of the match-play, the English were whitewashed by Denmark 3-0 today.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Day 3
FRANCE, 3, FINLAND 2.
SWEDEN 4, BELGIUM 1.
ENGLAND 1.5, SPAIN 3.5
Foursomes (0-2)
Kelly Tidy and Heidi Baek lost to Rocío Sanchez and Noemi Jimenez 1 hole.
Alex Peters and Lauren Taylor lost to Anna Arrese and Camilla Hedberg 7 and 6.
Singles (1.5-1.5)
Tidy bt Arrese 4 and 3.
Taylor lost to Sanchez 4 and 3.
Baek halved with Hedberg
IRELAND 3.5, DENMARK 1.5.
Day 4
Semi-finals:
FRANCE 3.5, SWEDEN 1.5
IRELAND 4.5, SPAIN 0.5
Foursomes (2-0)
Leona Maguire and Lisa Maguire bt Rocio Sanchez and Noemi Jimenez 4 and 3.
Laura McCarthy and Stephanie Meadow bt Anna Arrese and Camilla Hedberg 3 and 2.
Singles (2.50-0.5)
Lisa Maguire bt Rocio Sanchez 4/3
Stephanie Meadow halved with Anna Arrese
Leona Maguire bt Camilla Hedberg 7 and 5.
Also:
DENMARK 3, ENGLAND 0
Foursome: 1-0
C Nistrup and N Broch Larsen bt Alexandra Peters and Lauren Taylor 1 hole.
Singles: 2-0
M Kryger bt Kelly Tidy 2 and 1.
D Nielsen bt Heidi Baeck 6 and 5
FLIGHT B
Day 3
GERMANY 2.5, WALES 0.5
AUSTRIA 2.5, NETHERLANDS 0.5
NORWAY 2, ITALY 1
CZECH REP 2, SCOTLAND 1
Foursome 0-1
A Cejnarova and K Krasova lost to Alyson McKechin and Rachael Taylor.
Singles 2-0
K Vickova bt Rachael Watton 2 and 1.
K Spilkova bt Eilidh Briggs 6 and 5.
Day 4
AUSTRIA 2, GERMANY 1
CZECH REP 3, NORWAY 0
WALES 2, NETHERLANDS 1
ITALY 2, SCOTLAND 1
Foursome 1-0
B M Fabrizio and C Brizzolari bt Alyson McKechin and Rachael Taylor 4 and 3.
Singles 2-0
E Ferrero bt Rachael Watton 1 hole.
L Sedda lost to Eilidh Briggs 6 and 4.
Ireland, the title-holders, are through to the final of the European girls' team championship at Aalborg, Denmark for the second year in a row.
They hammered Spain 4.5 to 0.5 in the semi-finals today and will play France in Saturday's final.
Scotland, who lost 2-1 to the Czech Republic on Thursday, went down 2-1 again today, this time to Italy.
England are not not doing too well either. After losing 3.5 to 1.5 to Spain on the first day of the match-play, the English were whitewashed by Denmark 3-0 today.
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Day 3
FRANCE, 3, FINLAND 2.
SWEDEN 4, BELGIUM 1.
ENGLAND 1.5, SPAIN 3.5
Foursomes (0-2)
Kelly Tidy and Heidi Baek lost to Rocío Sanchez and Noemi Jimenez 1 hole.
Alex Peters and Lauren Taylor lost to Anna Arrese and Camilla Hedberg 7 and 6.
Singles (1.5-1.5)
Tidy bt Arrese 4 and 3.
Taylor lost to Sanchez 4 and 3.
Baek halved with Hedberg
IRELAND 3.5, DENMARK 1.5.
Day 4
Semi-finals:
FRANCE 3.5, SWEDEN 1.5
IRELAND 4.5, SPAIN 0.5
Foursomes (2-0)
Leona Maguire and Lisa Maguire bt Rocio Sanchez and Noemi Jimenez 4 and 3.
Laura McCarthy and Stephanie Meadow bt Anna Arrese and Camilla Hedberg 3 and 2.
Singles (2.50-0.5)
Lisa Maguire bt Rocio Sanchez 4/3
Stephanie Meadow halved with Anna Arrese
Leona Maguire bt Camilla Hedberg 7 and 5.
Also:
DENMARK 3, ENGLAND 0
Foursome: 1-0
C Nistrup and N Broch Larsen bt Alexandra Peters and Lauren Taylor 1 hole.
Singles: 2-0
M Kryger bt Kelly Tidy 2 and 1.
D Nielsen bt Heidi Baeck 6 and 5
FLIGHT B
Day 3
GERMANY 2.5, WALES 0.5
AUSTRIA 2.5, NETHERLANDS 0.5
NORWAY 2, ITALY 1
CZECH REP 2, SCOTLAND 1
Foursome 0-1
A Cejnarova and K Krasova lost to Alyson McKechin and Rachael Taylor.
Singles 2-0
K Vickova bt Rachael Watton 2 and 1.
K Spilkova bt Eilidh Briggs 6 and 5.
Day 4
AUSTRIA 2, GERMANY 1
CZECH REP 3, NORWAY 0
WALES 2, NETHERLANDS 1
ITALY 2, SCOTLAND 1
Foursome 1-0
B M Fabrizio and C Brizzolari bt Alyson McKechin and Rachael Taylor 4 and 3.
Singles 2-0
E Ferrero bt Rachael Watton 1 hole.
L Sedda lost to Eilidh Briggs 6 and 4.
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