On Saturday, five teams secured their ticket into the second phase of the Euro Hockey League following another exciting day of action at Round 1.1 in Barcelona. Beeston HC (ENG), Atlètic Terrassa (ESP), Royal Léopold THC (BEL), HC Rotterdam (NED) and Berliner HC (GER) will definitely feature at Easter’s KO16 tournament.
Beeston HC left no doubts about their Round 2 qualification when they defeated Dutch champions Amsterdam H&BC 5-4 after they had come back from being down 4-2. Martin Jones, David Ames and Mark Wadsley scored in the last ten minutes of the match to secure the win in Pool A.
IN Pool C, Grange HC suffered their second defeat heavy defeat in two days when German champions Berliner HC produced a fine display to triumph 8-0. That result followed a 13-0 thrashing at the hands of H.C. Rotterdam, with Berliner joining the Dutch giants in KO16.
Atlètic Terrassa and Royal Léopold THC have both qualified for Round 2 thanks to Atlètic’s 4-0 win over Izmailovo Moscow. It was the second defeat of the weekend for the Russians, meaning that they have finished bottom of Pool E and are therefore eliminated from this year’s competition.
Uhlenhorst Mülheim are top of Pool F thanks to a 4-1 victory over Russian champions Dinamo Kazan. Olympic Gold medallist Thilo Stralkowski scored twice in the contest. Mülheim are not yet guaranteed a place in Round 2, with their fate being decided when they face Club de Campo in Sunday’s crunch match. The Germans are in a very strong position going into the match with even a two goal defeat being enough to see them through to KO16.
Full coverage of the tournament, including video highlights, action photos, match summaries and all official documentation is available onwww.ehlhockey.tv , the official website of the Euro Hockey League. Free live streaming is also available on the website, but can also be accessed directly by clicking the following link: http://sport.nl/live/ehl/ The live streaming service is available on all formats, including iPad and other tablet formats.
Source Material: Euro Hockey League
