EHL: Dragons Slay the Ducks
The opening game of the final day at the EHL in Barcelona featured probably one of the most interesting, as in equally matched of the day. Following the opening minutes with no real opportunities it was Sam Ward for OG who got the first shot on goal. The pressure in Q1 was definitely on the […]
EHL: Dutch Giants Meet on Day 2
The final game of day 2 at the EHL sees 2 Dutch giants battling for a spot in KO8. Bloemendaal and Kampong are both former EHL champions. But the legendary club in orange has the advantage when you look to history. The “mussen” (Dutch for sparrows) from Bloemendaal have not lost a game since April […]
EHL: Tom Boon Seals the Win for Leopold
Game 2 of day 2 brought the quality hockey we’ve come to expect from EHL. Former winners Harvestehuder from Germany met up with Leopold from Belgium. The first quarter might have been scoreless but we saw some top level hockey from both teams. With several real scoring opportunities on both ends. We had to wait […]
EHL: Controlled Kampong complete EHL Men FINAL8 line-up
SV Kampong backed up their Saturday win over Bloemendaal with a composed victory over Scotland’s Western Wildcats to take up the last EHL FINAL8 ticket on offer from Barcelona. They eased any worries of an upset in the first six minutes with Jip Janssen dragging home a penalty corner in the second minute. Duco Telgenkamp […]
EHL: Léo made to work for FINAL8 ticket by Post
Royal Léopold eventually saw off the challenge of Post SV 3-1 to reach the FINAL8 of the Euro Hockey League. Tom Boon had seemingly set them on their way in the fifth minute with a penalty corner push that found the right angle to hit the bottom corner. But any sense they would wipe away […]
EHL: Polo delight home crowd to reach FINAL8
Guillermo Fortuño’s first minute goal and super defensive effort saw Real Club de Polo earn their place in the EHL Men FINAL8 next Easter as they defeated Holcombe 1-0. Polo burst out of the blocks to score after just 28 seconds with Fortuño cleaning up a rebound off Ollie Payne’s pads from the game’s first […]
EHL: Excitement in Barcelona, Day 1 Action
For the first time the Waterloo Ducks and Banbridge had the morning game on this opening day for the EHL. And they made sure to get the juices flowing. An opening goal in the 3rd minute saw the Irish take the lead. However French international Charlet – back on the field much to the joy of his […]
EHL: Kampong powerful show ends Bloemendaal streak
SV Kampong produced a powerful performance to reach the EHL KO8 and end HC Bloemendaal’s long winning streak in the competition with a 2-1 victory in Barcelona. Mats Marree and Jip Jansen got the breakthroughs either side of a Casper van der Veen rocket to take the spoils, setting up a date with Western Wildcats […]
EHL: Wildcats snatch famous first EHL win
Western Wildcats took their first ever EHL victory as they struck late to defeat first-time entrants TJ Plzen Litice with a 3-1 success. Player of the match Fraser Moran set them on their way with a powerful push into the bottom right corner for a 13th minute lead but they were back level with five […]
EHL: Léo edge out HTHC to reach KO8 after intense battle
Royal Léopold won a high quality battle with Harvestehuder THC to ensure two Belgian sides will be active on Sunday in the KO8. For HTHC, they were unable to grab a late equaliser in a rousing finale as Léo defended superbly in front of the pads of Romain Henet. Léo had the big chances in […]
