Hockey World Cup 2018, Crossover 1: England vs New Zealand - 5 Talking Points

#1 Will Calnan and Luke Taylor score their first World Cup goals

The 24-year-old was cool and a cucumber -- took a good first touch to set the ball up for a shot -- and fired it in right into the top left corner with a lot of venom

Phil Roper needs to be given a lot of credit for England's first goal. The build-up was exceptional with Roper making a brilliant run from the left flank and advancing towards the goal from the backline in the 25th minute.

He kept his cool to find 22-year-old Will Calnan with a perfect lofted pass. All the young forward had to do it was push the ball towards an empty goal as Roper had already beaten Joyce with the lofted ball. Calnan had timed his run to perfection and it was not an easy finish.

Calnan's joy knew no bounds as he scored his first ever World Cup goal.

It was some good play by Sanford and Sloan in the 43rd minute to make a good penetration which resulted in a Penalty corner.

Phil Roper hit a fierce and low drag flick but it hit the left post and came back into play.

Luke Taylor was there to collect the ball. The 24-year-old was cool and a cucumber -- took a good first touch to set the ball up for a shot -- and fired it in right into the top left corner with a lot of venom. It was indeed a brilliant finish which gave no time for Joyce to react.

Indeed, these were a few memorable moments for both the youngsters which they will cherish for the rest of their life.

New Zealand had a mountain to climb in the fourth quarter as they were two goals down. The game really opened up in the final quarter and was extremely lively in the final minutes.

However, the Black Sticks were eventually overwhelmed. Darren Smith will be disappointed with the opportunities his boys missed.

On the contrary, it is a big result for England who will be buzzing with confidence when they take the field against Argentina in their quarterfinal match.