Pool A Leicester (Eng) 1 Den Bosch (Ned) 3;
Pool B B CD Terrassa (Spn) 0 Berliner (Ger) 7;
Pool C UHC Hamburg (Ger) 2 Club de Campo Madrid (Spn) 2;
Pool D Larensche (Ned) 3 Slough (Eng) 0.
Final Pool Standings:
Pool A: 1 Den Bosch (Ned) 2 Leicester (Eng) 3 Royal Antwerp (Bel).
Pool B: 1 Berliner (Ger) CD Terrassa (Spn) 3 Ritm Azot Grodno (Blr)
Pool C: 1 Club de Campo Madrid (Spn) 2 UHC Hamburg (Ger) 3 Volga Telecom (Rus)
Pool D: 1 Larensche (Ned) 2 Slough (Eng) 3 Atasport (Aze)
Quarter finals: UHC Hamburg v Larensche; Leicester v Berliner; Slough v Club de Campo Madrid; Den Bosch v CD Terrassa.
Slough and Leicester suffered defeats at the hands of the two Dutch Clubs in their final pool games but will still contest tomorrow’s (Monday) quarter finals of the Women’s EuroHockey Club Championship. Slough will play Campo Madrid in their game after succumbing 3-0 to a Larensche side who played at a much higher level than in their opening match. So dominant were the Dutch club in the first half that Slough’s first opening did not come until the 24th minute, when Louise Bevan won a penalty corner which produced another. Chloe Strong‘s shot was well saved by Joyce Sombroek.
Larensche took the lead in the 13th minute at a penalty corner. Kim Lammers low flick found its way under Becky Duggan’s dive. Just before half time they went further ahead when Macey De Ruiter lashed at a loose ball in the circle. Slough rallied well in the second half but the Dutch scored a third another low flick by Lammers at a penalty corner.
Leicester who will play Berliner in their quarter final gave a very spirited performance against the winners for the last eleven years and Christa Cullen achieved the rare feat of breaching their defence with a penalty corner flick. The goal came at the end of the third quarter but at this stage Den Bosch were three ahead. Sabine Mol exploited the space behind the Leicester defence to open the scoring in the fifth minute. Maartje Paumen converted a penalty corner their only success from nine attempts, which included two very fine diving saves by Maddie Finch. Eight minutes into the second half Mol outpaced the defence to score again.
Berliner should prove formidable opponents for Leicester. They demolished CD Terrassa 7-0. The star of the show was centre forward Natascha Keller who amazingly was the last name on the score sheet. There were two goals for both Viktoria Wieske and Katharina Otte. Campo Madrid came from behind after going two goals down in the opening ten minutes to draw with Hamburg to top the fourth group.
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