20th August 2022, Brussels, Belgium: Day 4 of the EuroHockey Championship Qualification events continued in Vilnius (w) and Ourense (m), and Dublin (w). It was the final day for Vilnius and Ourense and we have our first qualified teams (from these events) for the EuroHockey Championship 2023 with Italy and Spain claiming the golden tickets.
EuroHockey Championship Qualifier C 2022 Women, Vilnius, Lithuania, 17 – 20 Aug 2022
Day 3, Vilnius
Italy v Ukraine (Final) 0-1 (0-1)
The final between Italy and Ukraine was intense and full of action, as just at the end of the second quarter Italy scored the first and the last goal of the match. With the result of 1:0, Italy qualified for EuroHockey Championship 2023.
Top scorer – Pilar de Biase (ITA), 3 goals
Best Player – Federica Carta (ITA)
Best Goalkeeper – Luka Žiaubrytė (LTU)
EuroHockey Championship Qualifier A 2022 Men, Ourense, Spain, 17 – 20 Aug 2022
Day 3, Ourense
With the Czech Republic beating Poland through a strong first half with 3 – 1, Spain needed to draw or win from Portugal to be sure to qualify for the EHC 2023. The Portuguese knew they were qualified for the EHC II which was their goal. The Spanish played really strong and won 11-0 with goals from 9 different players.
Czech Republic v Poland 3-1 (3-0)
Spain v Portugal 11-0 (7-0)
Top scorer: Lukas Plochy (CZE), 4 goals
Best player U21: Rodrigo Castro (POR)
Best goalkeeper: Mateus Popolkowski (POL)
Best Player: Marc Miralles (ESP)
EuroHockey Championship Qualifier B 2022 Women, Dublin, Ireland, 18 – 21 Aug 2022
Day 2, Dublin
Poland v Turkey 2-0 (1-0)
Czech Republic v Ireland 0-1 (0-1)
Katie Mullan’s 21st-minute goal has Ireland on the brink of qualification for the 2023 European Championships as they made it two wins from two at the Sport Ireland Campus this week with a 1-0 success over the Czech Republic.
She struck with a powerful backhand shot and while her side had numerous other chances to make the game safer, this was enough to record the win. They now lead the group on six points and need a draw or better on Sunday against Turkey to qualifier for next summer’s top tier.
Turkey, for their part, lost 2-0 to Poland in their second game to sit on one point beside the Czechs. Maria Drozda opened the scoring in that contest with a smart finish close in. Marlena Rybacha then thumped home a penalty corner shot in the second half to complete the victory.
Where to watch:
All 46 games will be streamed LIVE and VOD on demand will be available following the games on www.eurohockeytv.org.
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Photograph: World Sport pics (c)
