The first round of the EuroHockey League seems to be destined to cause some upsets for the big boys of European hockey. Cannock went one down in the early minutes of their second first round match in The Hague this morning when Wien’s Wolfgang Laminger deflected the ball into the net. However, Gareth Andrew was able to equalise when the Austrian goalkeeper became disorientated and the ball came loose. Cannock’s second came before half time off the stick of Gareth Andrew. Laminger had a second opportunity to restore parity but a fine reaction save from James Fair kept him out. Cannock were in the ascendancy in the second half but were unable to improve on the 2-1 scoreline.
So Cannock have qualified for the second round. The two remaining sides in Pool H play tomorrow.
