Great Britain women qualified for their first Olympic semi-final since Atlanta in 1996 despite going down to a 2-1 defeat against the Netherlands.
Second half goals from Kitty van Male and the impressive Naomi van As gave the Dutch a fifth straight win in Pool A, but with China losing 1-0 to Japan earlier in the day, the home nation were already guaranteed a place in the last four. Crista Cullen scored Great Britain’s only goal from a first half penalty corner.
As runners-up in Pool A behind the Netherlands, Great Britain have set-up a semi-final showdown against Argentina on Wednesday night.
Now guaranteed a medal match, GB women face a crunch game against Argentina for the right to compete for the Gold Medal at London 2012.
