England make light of Wyatt penalty
13 April 2012
England won their opening Pool B game in the 10th Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Poland 1-0 despite playing a man short for the final 10 minutes.
Dave Mathews scored from a penalty corner on 54 minutes after a series of chances were missed, or saved by Polish goalkeeper Mariusz Chyla.
England had to play out the final 10 minutes with 10 men as the Poles pressed for an equaliser after defender Jon Wyatt was sin-binned for a bad tackle.
Japan caused the upset of the World Cup's opening day, streaking to a two-goal lead over traditional powerhouses India before settling for a 2-2 draw.
