Lithuania confirmed they will play in next summer’s EuroHockey Championship II thanks to their 3-0 win over Croatia. Switzerland have a chance of joining them there as a big win over Luxembourg puts them into a showdown with Türkiye on Sunday for a spot in the second tier.
EuroHockey Championship Qualifier B, Women, Douai
Switzerland were too strong for newcomers Luxembourg as their 14-0 win puts them into Sunday’s playoff with Türkiye for fifth place and a ticket to Championship II in 2025.
Nele Pöhler and Sofie Stomps’ penalty corners gave them the perfect start and Elena Trösch forced in the next one; Sarah Zepf made it 4-0 at the end of the first quarter and they scarcely looked back.
Stomps ended with five goals with three of them coming in the last nine minutes to complete the result.
Saturday sees the semi-finals take centre-stage with Italy entering the fray against Poland and France are up against Ukraine in the second match.
| 23rd August | Luxembourg v Switzerland (5th/7th place) | 0 – 14 |
Saturday schedule
| Time | Teams | Title | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Italy v Poland | SF1 | – |
| 14:15 | France v Ukraine | SF2 | – |
EuroHockey Championship Qualifier A, Glasgow, Scotland
Lithuania qualified for next year’s EuroHockey Championship II with a 3-0 win over Croatia who will contest Championship III as a result.
Lithuania held sway in the early phase and were only denied by a brilliant sliding Nicole Stepić save in the early stages
A huge deflection from a Kristina Siebé effort found the back of the net to break the deadlock in the first half, looping up and over the stranded goalkeeper.
And they moved two clear in the 37th minute via a beautiful Dovile Juraite goal on her backhand to give them an extra room to breathe.
The win was complete in the last 10 minutes, this time from Samanta Jakoleva with a strike from the top of the D from a penalty corner.
Saturday is semi-final day with each side hoping to land a spot in Sunday’s final. Czechia are up against Wales in the opening battle and then Scotland are up against Austria in game two.
| 23rd August | Croatia v Lithuania (5th/6th place) | 0-3 |
Saturday schedule
| Time | Teams | Title | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Czechia v Wales | SF1 | – |
| 14:15 | Scotland v Austria | SF2 | – |
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