Countifs criteria between two dates

Hi All

Im trying to use a COUNTIFS function to return the number of times a football team plays between two given dates.

I've tried various combinations but cannot get it to work!!

I'll attach a copy of the workbook, but basically i have Date in Column A, Home team Column B, Away team column C.

I have a cell with the start date (I2) and cell with end date (I3) to set the required period.

I have list of the teams in the league H5:H24, results for each team to be displayed in next column next to relevant team.

My last effort =COUNTIFS(B:C,H5,A:A,">= I2",A:A,"<= I3") results in #VALUE!

Not sure weather countifs is appropriate, maybe something better?

Any pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance