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Barry Middleton: 'Penalty defeat to Germany tough to take'

England captain Barry Middleton admits that their penalty-shootout defeat to Germany in the semi-finals of EuroHockey 2015 is "tough" to take.

England men's captain Barry Middleton has revealed that his team are "proud" of their efforts during EuroHockey 2015 after bowing out at the semi-final stage.

A missed spot kick from Sam Ward resulted in England losing a penalty shootout to Germany after the match had ended 2-2, but despite acknowledging his side's display, Middleton has admitted that missing out on the final in London is "tough" to take.

The 31-year-old is quoted by BBC Sport as saying: "We're proud of the way we played and the game we put out there. But in the end we lost, and that's tough to get away from right now."

England will face Ireland in the bronze-medal match on Saturday.

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Ashley Jackson of England takes a shot on goal during the Men's preliminary match between England and Trinidad and Tobago at Glasgow National Hockey Centre during day one of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on July 24, 2014
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