Reading’s group in the EuroHockey League ended in unconventional style this afternoon. The last match in Group G pitted French outsiders St Germain against the English club. St Germain pulled off a surprise 2-2 draw against Crefelder on Friday, and after Reading’s draw against Crefelder yesterday, Reading needed a win to be sure of proceeding to the next round. In a tense game which kept the umpires busy, Reading found themselves two down before the second half. Jonty Clarke and Richard Mantell equalised for Reading, leaving the pool with all three teams having drawn their matches. St Germain automatically qualified for the next round by virtue of having scored the most goals, leaving Crefelder having to come back for a penalty corner shoot-out with Reading. Jonty Clarke scored the only goal of the penalty barrage, knocking Crefelder – who must have been one of the favourites – out of this competition. Another casualty was Scots side, Grange, who were beaten earlier in the afternoon by Rotterdam.
A full list of results from this first weekend of the EuroHockey League will appear shortly on our web site at www.TalkHockeyRadio.co.uk. TalkHockeyRadio will be in Antwerp next weekend to report on the matches involving British clubs Loughborough Students and Kelbourne.
