Grove Menzieshill finish third in Euro competition

Grove Menzieshill narrowly missed out on second place in the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy after losing 8-6 against Swiss outfit HC Rotweiss Wettingen.

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The Dundonians need a sizeable win against HC Rotweiss Wettigen to finish second in the competition after eventual winners SV Arminen defeated HAHK Mladost 10-5 earlier in the day.
Despite a fantastic second half comeback from Chris Anderson’s side, coming from 6-2 behind to level the scores at 6-6 on one stage, their Swiss opponents pulled away toward the end of the second half to run out 8-6 winners in the end.

The Dundonians need a sizeable win against the Swiss champions to finish runners-up in the competition after eventual winners SV Arminen defeated HAHK Mladost 10-5 earlier in the day.

The Taysiders were on level terms at 2-2 at half-time, following goals from Ross McPherson and Chris Wilson.

However, a quick-fire hat-trick from Nicolas Steffen and a Manuel Keller strike put Rotweiss Wettingen in commanding 6-2 lead.

Despite a fantastic comeback from Chris Anderson’s side, including a double from Josh Cairns, and further goals for McPherson and Wilson, to level the scores at 6-6, Christian Angst and Keller scored another two for the Austrian champions in the last five minutes to ensure it was they who secured second place and promotion to next season’s Champions Cup.

Please visit the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy website for results and final standings.

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