World Indoor Lacrosse Championship 2015 Results: Scores, Reaction from Saturday

England edged Ireland to secure fifth place in the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship on the Onondaga Reservation in New York on Saturday. The match was the most high-profile of the four placement matches to kick off championship weekend.

There were also battles for seventh, ninth and 11th place during Saturday's play. It's a day that featured everything from a one-goal thriller to an 18-goal blowout. The stage is now set for the gold medal (Canada vs. Iroquois) and bronze medal (United States vs. Israel) matches on Sunday.

Before the champion is crowned, let's check out a complete list of results from the placement matches and recap the action.

Saturday Results

Game	Placement	Winning Team	Losing Team	Score
41	7th Place	Czech Republic	Australia	20-11
42	11th Place	Germany	Serbia	13-12
43	5th Place	England	Ireland	14-12
44	9th Place	Finland	Turkey	24-6

Czech Republic 20, Australia 11

Dominik Pesek scored five goals and delivered four assists as the Czech Republic routed Australia to earn seventh place.

The game was closer than the final scoreline would suggest. The Aussies trailed by just two goals after scoring with a shade under 20 minutes to play. Alas, Tomas Zipaj struck back just 11 seconds later to start a run of six straight goals for the Czechs.

Caleb Hall scored three goals and two assists for the losing side while Tristan Rai showcased his distribution ability with a game-high six assists.

The seventh-place finish is a slight drop off for the Czech Republic. It reached the bronze medal game when it hosted the event four years ago, losing to the United States to rank fourth. Ending on such a high note should help push aside any disappointment, though.

Germany 13, Serbia 12

Brendan Shea and Philip Broz scored late power-play goals to push Germany past Serbia in a highly competitive clash for 11th place.

Serbia's Stevan Kriss received a five-minute penalty for slashing in the 53rd minute. His team actually scored a shorthanded goal to equalize the score during the penalty kill. But Germany struck back with two quick tallies to regain the lead. An Aleksandar Gajic goal wasn't enough to spark a comeback.

Shea, Broz and Jamie Plunkett each scored three goals for Germany. Plunkett also led the team with three assists in the victory. Gajic and Taylor Yaremovich both had hat-tricks for Serbia.

This marked the first time either side played in the event, so the lackluster overall showing didn't come as a surprise. Now the focus becomes building for the future.

England 14, Ireland 12

England withstood two separate rallies from Ireland during the final half-hour of play to maintain its lead and capture fifth place.

The English squad held a 10-4 lead after 31 minutes and appeared poised to cruise to the finish line. Ireland responded by scoring four straight goals to cut the lead to two.

After England recovered to stretch the lead back out to 13-8, Ireland answered again. This time it scored four of the next five goals to make it 14-12 with six minutes to play. That's where the scoring ended, however, as the effort came up just short.

As Robert Gooch of the Milton Keynes Lacrosse Club noted, the win allows England to maintain its place in the top division:

Cole Shafer (three goals and eight assists) and Nathan Clare (four goals and three assists) were the stars for the fifth place finishers. Stephen Keogh had scored four times and assisted on seven more tallies for Ireland, a great showing despite the result.

Finland 24, Turkey 6

The day's final game was also the biggest blowout as Finland easily dispatched Turkey on the strength of an 11-2 second quarter.

It was tied at three after the first 15 minutes with Turkey finding the net twice in shorthanded situations. That didn't last long, though. Robert Raittila led the ensuing surge, scoring four of his six goals in a six-minute span as Finland pulled away and never looked back.

Along with his scoring prowess, Raittila also added four assists. It's a tremendous statline that still managed to get matched by teammate Roope Jokela. In all, Finland ended up scoring 24 goals on just 56 shots.

Joseph Rainoldi and Dave Deriso each scored two goals for the Turkish side. Ending the tournament on such a lopsided note obviously isn't how they wanted to go out, though.  

All stats courtesy of the tournament's official site.