Louise Dewaet and Lisa Moors got the all important goals as the Red Panthers were too strong for England, recording a 2-0 win to put them in pole position for a semi-final spot from women’s Pool B.

Dewaet’s goal was all that stood between the teams for a long time as Delphine Marien controlled a bouncing ball brilliantly in the circle. She got her shot away which Sabbie Heesh saved on the slide but only as far as Dewaet who swooped to rebound.

That was until Moors was credited with the second with 10 minutes to go, her run down the right baseline taking a heavy defensive touch as she looked to find Astrid Bonami at the back post.

There was a lengthy video review to assess whether the cross had gone over the backline which proved inconclusive, allowing the goal to stand.

In between, Belgium had the edge in general play with England stymied by a series of cards in the third quarter

The English also were frustrated not to get more from their six penalty corners and so sit on three points after two rounds of matches, one behind Belgium with Spain on two and Scotland on one.