This weekend sees the resumption of the Euro Hockey League with the KO16 all set for Amsterdam. The creme de la creme of European Hockey are ready and raring to go. The Top of the D takes a look a the runners and riders.
You’d think after three days solid of nothing but hockey, The Top of the D would be fed up with Round 1.2 of the Euro Hockey League. You’d be wrong. Having gone back to the harsh reality of my real job this morning; I have found my thoughts drifting to the events of the weekend with a sort of wistful nostalgia. Of course, you can read match reports from all the games by clicking on the Euro Hockey League link at the top of the page. However, here are a few personal highlights: Continue reading
Waterloo Ducks secured top spot in the group with a hard-fought win over hosts East Grinstead in the last game of the weekend.
In front of a big crowd, a particularly noisy section supporting the Belgians, Wat Ducks earned their win with goals from Tanguy Cosyns and Alastair Brogdon, whilst Rick Gay’s penalty corner proved to be in vain. Continue reading
Lisnagarvey secured a place in the next round with a terrific defensive display here against already qualified HC Bloemendaal. Although the Irish were defeated, they qualified by virtue of their better goal difference ahead of Lille.
The game followed a familiar pattern as Bloemendaal attacked from minute one, whilst Garvey dug in for a long afternoon of defending.
Reading sneaked through to the next round after coming out on top in this winner-takes-all encounter with St Germain.
With both sides aware of the high stakes this game had all the drama you would expect, plus a few bad tempered moments as the competition threatened to boil over. Continue reading
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