It is hard to take a team called Waterloo Ducks seriously but the joke was nearly on the host side this afternoon in Bloemendaal. Dutch sides frequently do no more than they have to but Atletic Terrassa had set a goal difference target of +5 earlier in the day by beating St Germain 7-2. Needing goals, they were denied the result they wanted by the Ducks from Belgium through a combination of brilliant goalkeeping and some enterprising play. It was the Dutch side’s German international, Christopher Zeller, whose penalty corner conversion saved Bloemendaal’s blushes in the 59th minute. Today’s results in Pool B put Terrassa on top on goal difference ahead of Bloemendaal. The two sides are not due to meet until Sunday. Meanwhile Bloemendaal have a chance to up their goal tally when they meet St Germain tomorrow.
In Pool A Pocztowiec Poznan lead the table, ahead of Crefelder on goal difference. Reading are propping up the table, with Scot’s side Kelbourne ahead on goal difference.
Leicester got off to a much better start in the women's version of the tournament in Baku. They played Volga Telecom in the first of their pool matches, winning 3-0.
