UHLENHORSTER WILL HAVE RESPECT FOR STUDENTS by Peter Savage at Club Egara

Europeans seem to have a problem pronouncing Loughborough and it usually comes out sounding like “loo brush”. But despite lavatorial pronunciation, the Students opponents today will have nothing but respect for them. Uhlenhorster learnt on Friday that it is a dangerous business being complacent against British sides after they were given a fright by Kelbourne. Loughborough Students suffered in their first match from a Belgium side that refused to come out of their corner and fight. Uhlenhorster’s tactics are almost certainly to be to attack. I expect Loughborough to defend stoutly and try and catch the German’s on the break. It should be an exciting match, but it would be a brave man that predicted the outcome. On paper Uhlenhorster would seem to be the better team but they have proved themselves to be vulnerable in their opening match.

Local interest will settle on the game between Barry Middledton’s HGC from The Hague and local side Terrassa. The stands should be a sea of yellow this afternoon. Reading fans will have to wait until tomorrow to see their side take on Rotterdam. Both English sides are playing for places in the semi-finals.

Loughborough Students play at 11:00 GMT. Reading play at 13:30 GMT tomorrow (Monday).

Our photographs (in order that they appear above) show Cannock’s Harry Jawanda trying to give Reading’s Richard Mantell the slip, Richard’s brother, Simon, forces a penalty corner, and action from the match between Bloemendaal (Orange) and Club Egara.