Big wins for the top four saw the gold medal line-up confirmed in Vienna with HF Lorenzoni facing WAC while Racing Club de France are up against HC Olten on Monday afternoon.
All sides finished their respective groups on 12 points with all running up strong wins to confirm their passage to the next phase.
All four of Monday’s games will be streamed live on www.eurohockeytv.org and shown live ORF in Austria.
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Game 9 HF Lorenzoni Bra
v Howardian Ladies HC 7-0
HF Lorenzoni Bra defeated Howardian Ladies HC 7-0 in their final Pool A match at the EuroHockey Club Challenge I Women 2024, a result that gave them enough of a goal difference boost to land top spot in the group.
Lorenzoni took an early lead with a field goal by Pilar de Biasi in the 2nd minute and she followed up with a penalty corner goal in the 9th minute. Another penalty corner goal by Elena Carletti in the 11th minute extended their lead to 3-0 by the end of the first quarter. Lorenzoni maintained their dominance with additional goals from Carlina Servadio, Sabrina Raimo, Rebecca Piccolo and the hat trick goal from Di Biase – her seventh of the event – completing a comprehensive victory.
Game 10 HC Olten
v IFK SumDPU 3-1
After Lorenzoni’s earlier, this tie was a straight battle for a final spot with the winner taking the spoils; Swiss side HC Olten ultimately prevailed, securing a 3-1 victory over Ukraine’s IFK SumDPU.
They did with an incredible first quarter blitz with goals from Nina Buri, Dunja Härtsch and captain Stephanie Weber in the first 12 minutes. SumDPU managed a consolation goal in the 49th minute with a penalty corner by Viktoriia Mazurkevych, but Olten held firm to secure the win and second place in the group, setting them up for a promotion shot.
Game 11 WAC
v Lisbon Casuals HC 6-0
Isabella Klausbruckner’s quarter of goals saw WAC dominate Lisbon Casuals HC with a 6-0 victory that confirmed their place in Monday’s promotion playoff games.
WAC took an early lead with two penalty corner goals via Klausbruckner in the 4th and 10th minutes. She completed her hat-trick with a penalty stroke and made it 4-0 at half-time with another corner goal. Pippa Bahr and Johanna Buchleitner completed the win.
Game 12 HAHK Mladost
v Racing Club de France 0-4
Racing Club de France topped Pool B on goal difference as they defeated HAHK Mladost 4-0, giving them a shot at gold and promotion on Monday.
Racing took an early lead with Anaé Ratabouil scoring a field goal in the 2nd minute. The game remained tight until the fourth quarter when Anaé Ratabouil, Emilie Samaté, and Charlotte Grunbaum added three more goals in the last 14 minutes.