Pure delight: Holland players celebrate their victoryEngland's women were agonisingly beaten on penalty strokes by Holland in their World Cup semi-final in Argentina.
Some of the England players were inconsolable after the dramatic semi-final in Rosario.
The Olympic and current world champions Holland are into their fourth successive final, winning 4-3 in the shoot-out after a 1-1 draw.
England side went ahead in the 56th minute with a goal by Hannah McLeod from a cross from the right by Crista Cullen.
The Dutch, who had more possession but were kept out by a stern English defence, equalised within five minutes when captain Janneke Schopman converted a penalty corner to take her tournament tally to 11.
Bitter disappointment: Laura Unsworth, Charlotte Craddock and Georgie Twigg after England's defeat
Dutch goalkeeper Joyce Sombroek made two saves from penalty strokes before Kim Lammers converted the stroke that decided the match for the Netherlands.
source :dailymail
