EUROHOCKEY CLUB TROPHY II MEN 2023
BANBRIDGE HC 7 SG AMISCORA ASD ( ITA) 1
Banbridge got off to the best possible start when Peter Brown converted a penalty corner in the first minute to make it 1-0. Johnny McKee opened his account with a field goal in the 8th minute to make it 2-0 at the end of the first quarter. Johnny got his second of the game in the second quarter making it 3-0 again with a field goal in the 17th minute. And it was 3-0 at half time.
Banbridge had only gotten started because in the third quarter Johnny McKee completed his hat-trick with another field goal on 33 minutes to leave it 4-0. Louis Rowe got a goal from open play two minutes later and that was 5-0 to Banbridge. David Finlay also from open play got his goal on 41 minutes making it 6-0 and then captain Alexander Tilley converted a penalty corner in the 50th minute to make it 7-0.
Francesco Montalbano got a consolation goal for Amiscora in the 58th minute. It ended Banbridge 7 Amiscora 1.
BANBRIDGE: Luke Roleston, Alexander Tinney [capt.], Johnny McKee, Jake Rowe, Peter Brown, Sam Farson, Owen Magee, Matthew Mc Kee, Mark Cowan, Louis Rowe, Charlie Rowe
SUBS USED: Hugh McShane, David Finlay, Tommy Dobson, James Evans, Mark Barlow
Elsewhere in Pool B
HAHK Mladost of Croatia had a comfortable 5-1 win over Swansea HC of Wales.
Pool A’s game earlier today saw TJ Plzen Litice clinch Group A with a 2-1 win over Gaziantep of Turkey .
Next up for Banbridge is their final Pool B game of the tournament against Mladost of Croatia tomorrow afternoon.
EURO HOCKEY CLUB CHALLENGE I WOMEN ALANYA TURKEY MAY 27, 2023
POOL A
CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 0 SLAVIA PRAGUE 1
Catholic Institute dominated possession in their second outing at the Euro Hockey Club Challenge I tournament in Alanya, Turkey this morning. They were unable to convert the numerous chances that came their way. A scoreless first half, during which Slavia were temporarily reduced to 10 players when Veronika Kucerová on 20 minutes, was followed by a third quarter during which Slavia were temporarily down to 10 players due to a green card for Adéla Lehcová in the 38th minute. But not long after they were returned to their full complement, captain Nikol Babická converted from open play in the 44th minute. It proved to be the only goal of the game.
Catholic Institute captain Roisín Upton was green carded in the final quarter and received a yellow near the end of the match which meant they finished the game with 10 players.
CATHOLIC INSTITUTE: Pamela Hearn, Christine O’Shea, Naomi Carroll, Roisín Upton [captain] , Leah Clery, Laura Foley, Ciara Maloney, Eimear Ryan, Michelle Barry, Anna Horan, Jennifer Clein
SUBS USED: Roisín Begley, Aoife Hickey, Clodagh Maloney, Elizabeth Ryan, Aoibheann Collins
Elsewhere in Pool A
Watsonians of Scotland with two field goals from Katie McCallum and a penalty corner from Emily Dark were too strong for Akademisher Wien winning 3-0.
Pool B saw a 1-1 draw between Lithuanians Ginstreke and Italy’s Argentia. Turkish side Gaziantep beat Scottish side Clydesdale 1-0 in the remaining game. Next up for Catholic Institute is an early morning final Pool A match Akademischer Wien on Sunday.