Reading reached the last sixteen. Needing only a draw, they stumbled to a 2-1
win against St. Germain. Jean-Baptiste
Pauchet put the French club ahead in the 8th minute and Reading had
to wait until the start of the second half when Chris Cargo levelled. Five penalty corners and a penalty stroke
went begging. Simon Mantell hit the post
with the stroke as he had done earlier in open play, and Darren Cheesman twice
fired wide when well placed. In the
penultimate minute Tom Carson took advantage of St. Germain’s all-out attack to
score the winner.
Rot Weiss Koln’s 12-1 demolition of Wien
ensured Glynhill Hotel Kelburne’s qualification. Trailing 0-9 at half time, Wien held their
half-time team talk in the centre of the pitch, most unpleasant in this
weather, but something must have worked.
They lined up two minutes ahead of Rot Weiss and a much improved
performance produced a 3-1 second half.
Lisnagarvey produced a wonderfully spirited and
skilful performance to qualify, losing 0-3 to Bloemendaal coached by Russell
Garcia. Needing to avoid defeat by 5
goals, they held the Dutch club to 0-0 until the final quarter. Goalkeeper John Tormey saved the first of
only 3 Bloemendaal corners with his stick in the top corner. Influential midfielder Peter MacDonnell
bravely charged down Olmer Meijer’s shot at the second, but was injured in the
process. Three goals followed in his
absence but his return steadied the ship.
Alastair Brogdon scored a spectacular goal for
Waterloo Ducks in their 2-1 win against East Grinstead for whom Rick Gay
converted a penalty corner. Both sides
had already qualified.
Qualified from Round 1.2
Pool B: KHC Dragons & Reading
Pool D: Waterloo Ducks & East Grinstead
Pool G: Bloemendaal & Lisnagarvey
Pool H: Rot Weiss Koln & Glynhill Hotel Kelburne
Pool B: KHC Dragons & Reading
Pool D: Waterloo Ducks & East Grinstead
Pool G: Bloemendaal & Lisnagarvey
Pool H: Rot Weiss Koln & Glynhill Hotel Kelburne
