In the girls’ competition, Ukraine, Austria, Switzerland, and Poland progressed to the semi-finals with wins over hosts Croatia, Wales, Türkiye, and Georgia respectively.
Ukraine made if four wins from four with an 8-4 success against Croatia in the opening quarter-final as Sofiia Basanets boosted her goal tally to 19 goals in four games. Austria were too strong for Wales as did Poland against Georgia.
Tie of the round was a 5-4 thriller for the Swiss against Türkiye with two goals in the last four minutes turning the result their way via Iona Poisson and Filippa Haberthür.
The semi-finals will take place between Ukraine and Austria at 1.20pm (CET) with Switzerland against Poland at 2.40pm (CET).
Full results for today:
| Time | Teams | Pool | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | UKR – GEO | Pool A | 21 – 1 (7 – 1) |
| 09:10 | SUI – WAL | Pool A | 6 – 2 (4 – 1) |
| 11:10 | CRO – TUR | Pool B | 4 – 6 (2 – 3) |
| 11:50 | POL – AUT | Pool B | 5 – 1 (1 – 0) |
| 15:00 | UKR – CRO | Girls QF1 | 8 – 4 (5 – 3) |
| 15:40 | AUT – WAL | Girls QF2 | 7 – 1 (3 – 1) |
| 16:20 | SUI – TUR | Girls QF3 | 5 – 4 (3 – 3) |
| 17:00 | POL – GEO | Girls QF4 | 16 – 1 (8 – 0) |
Follow the girls’ live scores here
Austria will meet Poland (10.40am CET) while Ukraine face Switzerland on Friday afternoon (12pm CET) in the semi-finals of the boys EuroHockey 5s U16 championship in Zagreb following completion of the group stages and quarter-finals today.
Austria topped Pool A with a perfect record but they were pushed to the limit by Türkiye, going all the way to shoot-out which they won 1-0 thanks to Oskar Rathkolb’s goal.
Things were simpler for Poland who defeated Wales 8-4 while Switzerland beat Slovakia 10-2. Ukraine came back from a half-time deficit to beat Croatia 5-3 and go into the semis.
Results for today:
| Time | Teams | Pool | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:50 | UKR – TUR | Pool B | 5 – 4 (1 – 1) |
| 10:30 | POL – SUI | Pool B | 4 – 11 (3 – 6) |
| 12:30 | WAL – CRO | Pool A | 7 – 7 (1 – 2) |
| 13:10 | AUT – SVK | Pool A | 15 – 2 (7 – 1) |
| 17:40 | AUT – TUR | Boys QF1 | 4 – 4 (1 – 1) (1 – 0 SO) |
| 18:20 | POL – WAL | Boys QF2 | 8 – 4 (3 – 2) |
| 19:00 | CRO – UKR | Boys QF3 | 3 – 5 (2 – 1) |
| 19:40 | SUI – SVK | Boys QF4 | 10 – 2 (2 – 2) |
Follow the boys’ live scores here
Photograph: Poland celebrates their 16-1 win over Georgia
