England edge out Ireland in Hamburg Masters
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Nick Catlin struck two minutes from time to give England a 3-2 win over Ireland at the Hamburg Masters in Sunday's final game for the teams.
Tom Carson gave the English a first-half lead but Kyle Good levelled for Ireland after the break.
Darren Cheeseman restored England's advantage and Conor Harte equalised before Catlin's late winner.
Both sides lost heavily to Olympic champions Germany and the Netherlands earlier in the tournament.
Ireland were beaten 6-0 by the hosts before losing 4-0 to the Dutch, who secured silver in London last year.
England suffered 6-1 defeats by both Germany and the Netherlands.
