First points for China women; Boon and Peillat shine; Belgium women outplay Spain; last gasp win for England men; and Las Leonas keep on winning.  

Argentina seemed to sense the disquiet within the German team and there were plenty of fast and flowing Argentina attacks on the German circle but by the half-time break there was only one goal in it. Eugenia Trinchinetti was in her usual goal hungry frame of mind as she drove into the circle and fired home to give her team the lead.

Germany came out for the second half with a totally different mindset and the game became a far more evenly-matched affair. Both teams created chances but it was Germany who found the back of the net next. A sustained period of pressure by Die Danas led to a penalty corner which Victoria Huse duly dispatched.

Argentina’s lead was restored through drag-flick specialist Agustina Gorzelany. Her first two drag-flicked efforts were saved by Ana Kilian in the German goal but the third attempt was unstoppable as it flew into the top corner. The goal puts Gorzelany at the top of the FIH Pro League scoring table, alongside Yibbi Jansen of the Netherlands.

Player of the Match: Eugenia Trinchinetti (ARG) said: ’I am so happy, firstly because we won and secondly because it was a a very hard game. The team played very well. We will see video of this game and see what we need to do to play better.’

The result cements Argentina's place at the top of the FIH Pro League table, with eleven wins from eleven matches.

Germany vs Argentina (men) - Ernst Reuter Sportfeld, Berlin

Argentina started the match on the front foot and took an early lead in the second minute through Nicolas Keenan. Germany responded well and hit Argentina with a string of penalty corners. Eventually they were rewarded with a penalty stroke, duly converted by Tom Grambusch.

A minute later a Gonzalo Peillat penalty corner was deflected by Raphael Hartkopf to give Germany the lead. Moritz Trompertz, Peillat (x 2), and Thies Prinz all added to the home side's score. In response Argentina scored through Juan Catan and Santiago Tarazona but by then Germany were out of sight.

Germany's strength in this game was their high press which yielded set pieces galore. Despite the scoreline Tomas Santiago in the Argentina goal had a reasonable game but he needed more support from his defence.

This result means Germany third in the league, one point behind Argentina, a position that adds frisson to tomorrow's match.

England vs France (men) - Lee Valley Tennis and Hockey Centre, London

This was a topsy-turvy game which saw England tear into a 2-0 lead, Gaspard Baumgarten score a hat trick and the winning goal being scored in the last 60 minutes of play. For the spectators at the Lee Valley Tennis and Hockey Centre it was a match with everything.

David Goodfield opened the scoring in the second minute when he drove into the circle and let fly with a shot that caught Corentin Saunier in the French goal completely unawares. The lead was doubled six minutes later when Matthew Ramshaw scored the first of a brace in his debut international.

In the second quarter it was all France and they scored twice: firstly through a powerful Victor Charlet penalty corner and then from a rasping shot from Gaspard Baumgarten.

England started the third quarter as they had started the first with Sam Ward scoring from a penalty corner. France came back and took the lead through two more goals from Baumgarten. In response England Head Coach Zak Jones pulled the goalkeeper Oli Payne from the pitch with five minutes to go. First Ramshaw sent home a penalty corner to make it 4-4 and then, with the keeper still off the pitch, Jones went for broke and was rewarded when David Goodfield’s driving run earned a penalty corner, which Ward converted.

Player of the Match David Goodfield (ENG) said: 'It was a tough game and a test of our character. We started strong but France asked some questions of us. We talk about wanting to be at our best from the start and then keep it going from there. At half time we talked about being better in our defensive circle.'

The result moves England to sixth in the league, on equal points with France, who are in seventh. England have played four fewer matches.

England vs China (women) - Lee Valley Tennis and Hockey Centre, London

England will consider this two points lost as they failed to capitalise in a match where they enjoyed the greater share of possession for three quarters of the game. China set up a strong defensive press in the first quarter which gave England no room to manoeuvre but also meant the visiting side were working incredibly hard without the ball.

England finally got the break through via Tess Howard. The striker was the brightest spark on the pitch in an England shirt as she darted around the China circle trying to find a way past the excellent Liu Ping in goal.

Howard’s goal came when Lily Owsley, revelling in a deeper midfield role, found her teammate with a direct hit straight into the circle. Howard dived and deflected the ball into the goal.

Head Coach to England, David Ralph spoke of the need for more efficiency in the circle and his team were made to pay when China finally started to play attacking hockey in the latter part of the final quarter. A series of penalty corners finally paid off when, with about two seconds left on the clock, Gu Bingfeng struck the ball past Sabbie Heesh in the England goal.

In the shoot-out, China were clinical and scored all their attempts. The delight among the China players as they registered their first points of the season was evident.

China Head Coach Alyson Annan said: 'It was important to the team to get some points. We showed progress. The first three quarters were okay but then we started to really play in the fourth quarter. It is now time to put practice into the performance on the pitch.'

England are in sixth position in the FIH Pro League and China have leap-frogged over USA into eighth.

Belgium vs Spain (women) - Sportcentrum Wilrijkse Plein-Antwerp (BEL)

Belgium put in a whole team performance to reverse the results of the previous day against Spain. The Red Panthers played with energy and directness, which yielded three goals and kept the Spanish attack at bay. This result would have been extra sweet for Aisling D'Hooghe as the goalkeeper celebrated 200 caps for her country.