Stephen Dick goal-spree inspires Inverleith in Europe

A Stephen Dick-inspired Inverleith have qualified for the promotion pool of the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy after two wins on day one of the competition.

Olympian and Scotland international Dick scored four goals in each match, featuring in a 5-2 win over Atletico Clube de Portugal earlier today, followed by a 7-3 victory against Royal HC Namur this afternoon.

The Purple Robes sit in a commanding position at the top of Pool A with maximum points and play HC Minsk in their final pool game tomorrow before the promotion pool stage begins later on Saturday afternoon.

The first match against Portuguese champions Atletico saw the capital outfit retain a 2-1 lead at half-time thanks to a Dick double, Joao Penetra scoring for the Iberian side.

A Dan Coultas penalty corner two minutes after the break extended the lead, before Dick notched his hat-trick only sixty seconds later.

Luis Taveras pulled one back in the 32nd minute for Atletico, but Dick’s fourth goal right on full-time gave his side an emphatic and confidence-boosting win.

Inverleith picked up where the left off in the second match against Belgium’s Royal HC Namur, including a first half hat-trick from Dick and a Derek Salmond field goal. Luis Cloots’ goal in the 12th minute was the only retort from the Belgians as the first period concluded with the Edinburgh side 4-1 up.

Dick collected his fourth goal of the game in the 24th minute, before Maximilanio Gerrata scored for Numur three minutes later.

Gordon Amour extended the lead again for Inverleith in the 29th minute to make it 6-2, only for Nicolas Van Diest to reduce the deficit to 6-3.

However, Stuart Hatton’s field goal four minutes from time capped off a fine day for Head Coach Stuart Neave and his charges, the final score 7-3.

Please visit the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy website for full information.

Livestreaming of Day 2 can also be found on the FIH YouTube Channel.

 

 

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