Match Reports

Match 1 - Dinamo Elektrostal 1 - 0 SC Stroitel Brest

The first game of the tournament was a very close game between two skilful teams.  The first half saw both teams try very hard to breakthrough the oppositions defence but without success.  At half time both teams went in without a goal.  The breakthrough came in the 57th minute when a good move from Dinamo’s number 1, Aleksandr KOROLEV resulted in the keeper being well beaten.  Despite pressure from Stroitel Brest they could not force an equaliser.

Match 2 - Luzerner 3 - 4 Cardiff & UWIC

Cardiff & UWIC survived a late scare to take all five points from the Swiss team.  Cardiff & UWIC settled well with an 21st minute strike by Tim JONES calming the nerves, this was followed by goals from Dafydd THOMAS and Luke HAWKER in the 29th and 37th minute.  Luzerner pulled one back after Christian AFFOLTER converted a penalty corner.  Cardiff hit back straight from the off with Tim JONES getting his second.  Luzerner’s no 28, Fabian WULLSCHLEGER then hit a quick double with a stoke in the 55th minute and a field goal in the 59th minute to set up a tense final ten minutes.

Match 3 - Grange 1 - 1 Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia

The first game in group B finished on equal terms after a penalty stroke from Grange’s number 4, Robert BARR, cancelled out an earlier goal from Sekvioa’s number 11, Artem OZERSKYI.  The game its self was very even with action at both ends, however, both teams failed to put in that killer pass in that could have swayed the result.

Match 4 - HC Roma 3 - 2 Whitchurch

In the second of the group B games the Italians took on the Cardiff based hosts.  HC Roma took an early lead (3rd minute) through Sam MCCAMBRIDGE on to see Whitchurch hit back with goals from Jo NAUGHALTY (7th minute) and Laith ELKHATIB (39th minute).  The Italians came back into the game with an equaliser from Daniele MALTA in the 44th minute and then went onto grab the winner 5 minutes later after no 17, Philip MARSHALL converted a penalty corner.

Match 5 - Luzerner SC 0 - 5 Dinamo Elektrostal

The opening game of day two was, in the first scrappy game with both side struggling to find any sort of form in the first half.  The deadlock was broken after 27 minutes when Pavel GOLUBEV converted a penalty corner.  In the second half the flood gates opened as Dinamo came more in the game with further goals from captain Alexandr PLANTONOV (2), Aleksandr KOROLEV, and IIflat ZAMALUTDINOV.

Match 6 - SC Stroitel Brest 6 - 0 Cardiff and UWIC

Cardiff and UWIC, following on from their good win yesterday, managed to hold the Brest team 0 - 0 until half time.  However, the second half saw defensive frailties come to the fore as Brest hit six goals.  Brest hit two goals in one minute when no Vitali ZYSHCHYK grabbed a brace.  He followed this up three minutes later with his third goal.  Cardiff battled well but further goals from Siarhei MISHEVIVH, Alisksandr RADZIVINOVICH and Tsimur TSIMASHKOU killed the game.

Match 7 - HC Roma 1 - 1 Grange

The Italians took on the Scottish in match 7, both goals in the game came in the first half with Roma going ahead in the 30th minute through Patricio MONGIANO before Grange equallised through Robert Barr.  The second half was played out with both teams having chances but failing to convert any.

Game 8 - Olimpia Kolos Sekvoia 2 - 3 Whitchurch

Those who stayed until the end of the day would have witnessed the best game of the tournament so far.  Whitchurch started the game extremely well going ahead in the 6th minute when Mark WHATLING converted a penalty corner.  They further edged their advantage in the 19th  when Richard YOUNG scored.  Whitchurch then did their best to throw away the points after they allowed Olimpia to score two goals within three minutes.  In the 57th minute Artem OZERSKYI scored a penalty corner, and then in the 59th minute Oleksandr ANDREYEV scored a field goal.  With ten minutes left the game was set up nicely and a very quick break from Whitchurch caught out the Ukrainian defence and Chris FIDO fired a bullet into the next from the top of the D.