Silver Ferns beaten by England in game two
- Dave Worsley
- 8 hours ago
- 2 min read
In a reversal of 24 hours earlier the Silver Ferns have lost the second netball test against England in London beaten by the same score from the previous test 61-58
In another tight contest throughout the sides were eventuly matched swapping goals in the first quarter with the New Zealand side finishing in front 13-12.
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The Ferns extended their lead to four midway through the second, but England stayed in touch and cut the lead back down to two 29-27 at the half time break.
However it was the home side who came out strong in the third quarter with two runs of three consecutive goals to head into the final spell 46-42 ahead
The visiting side drew 53-53 before England gained three in a row to take control of the game for the remainder of the gamel, despite the Silver Ferns winning the quarter 16-15 overall.
Grace Nweke continued her battle with England defender Jaz Brown which became physical at times.
Nweke was successful with 51 of 58 goal attempts while Liv Tchine put in 38 shots, but mostly from out wide.
England goal attack was able to put in 23 goals to take the pressure off Tchine and disrupt the Silver Ferns defence.
Kate Heffernan had another energetic game for New Zealand, but it was England who held their nerve to take the series to a decider.
The final test in the series is in Manchester on Thursday morning.