KIRYAT GAT, ISRAEL — The England men’s national lacrosse team prevailed as the first of a five-game series took place in the mid-day heat at Kiryat Gat Synthetic on Wednesday.
Israel led 5-3 in the second half, but England scored three straight goals to take a 6-5 advantage. The teams traded goals as Ryan Hunns scored the game-winner with just 12 seconds remaining.
Hunns led England with three goals, while Alex Russell scored twice. Joe Baythorpe and Will Hardy added one goal apiece, and Zac Guy recorded one assist. Willy Baxter (80:00, 10 saves, 6 GA) earned the win in goal.
Ryan Hunter led Israel with two goals and one assist, while Sean Wright chipped in one goal and one assist. Eric Cantor, Max Kaufman and Jacob Silberlicht added singles, and Kyle Bergman recorded one assist.
Andrew Landsman (40:00, 5 saves, 2 GA) and Eric Fischer (40:00, 5 saves, 5 GA) split time in goal; Fischer was dealt the loss.
Game two is Thursday night at Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem. Faceoff is scheduled for 8:00 PM.
Additional caps (England) – Jake Parker, Ryan Sweetman, Elliot Leonard, Sam Russell, James Ready, Tom Brook, Tom Bracegirdle, Sam Patterson, Jak Wawrzyniak, Dan Smith, Tommy Kirkland, Josh Hurry, Alistair Berven, Andrew Baxter
Additional caps (Israel) – Max Adler, Sam Adler, Ori Bar David, Sam Breslau, Matthew Flapan, Chris Friedman, Jonathan Jennings, Yochanan Katz, Andrew Kruter, Seth Mahler, Niles Miller, Franklin Pargh, Matt Popeck, Alex Rabin, Jonathan Rathauser, Marc Skolnick, Micah Stalarow, Bar Yahalom
Israel Men’s National Team Spring Tour
Sat, Apr 7 in New York, NY- New York Athletic Club 13, Israel 12 (OT) – Recap
Sun, Apr 8 in Hewlett, NY – New York Lizards 23, Israel 6 – Recap
Wed, Apr 11 in Kiryat Gat, Israel – England 7, Israel 6
Thu, Apr 12 at 8:00 PM – Israel vs England – (Kraft Family Sports Complex – Jerusalem, Israel)
Fri, Apr 13 at 10:00 AM – Israel vs England – (Ashkelon Municipal Stadium – Ashkelon, Israel)
Sat, Apr 14 at 8:00 PM – Israel vs England – (Herzliya Synthetics – Herzliya, Israel)
Sun, Apr 15 at 10:00 AM – Israel vs England – (Shapira Field – Netanya, Israel)
Sat, Apr 21 at 8:00 PM – Israel vs Germany – (Sportpark Ostra – Dresden, Germany)
Sun, Apr 22 at 11:00 AM – Israel vs Germany – (Sportpark Ostra – Dresden, Germany)
*Schedule is subject to change
*#27 Miller and #92 Wright dressed for Israel as declared non-nationals.