Gantoise champion for the first time of the male ehl

The Grand Final. He Bloemendaal and the Gantoise They were measured by the title in the Male EHL on Monday, April 21, the Dutch team surpassing the Kampong in semifinal 3 to 0, and the team where Maico Casella plays after winning by Shoot-outs against Rotterdam.

Bloemendaal was looking for his seventh title, while Gantoise was the first time that he reached this instance in the tournament. Gantoise beat the Dutch team 5 to 2, and won his first title in the Euro Hockey League.

The first half developed as expected. Two very solid teams that did not want to leave gaps that could hurt. There were two rooms that had more control of the bocha than danger game in the areas, despite having some short income and corner. Alexander Hendrickx (28 ‘) He broke the zero for the Belgian team, as he had done in EHL 2024, but for the Pinoké. The defender did not fail with his drag, which could be considered his lethal shot, and scored his seventh goal in the tournament.

In the second half, the team that was Celeste lifted the lines to find the draw, while the team where Maico Casella and Ignacio Nepote plays closed in defense to maintain the result as it was. Taking advantage that they were one more, since the Bloemendaal had a player outside with a green card, Gantoise enlarged the difference, and Guillaume Hellin (38 ‘) With an excellent definition he put 2 to 0, and then Jamie Carr He saved the possible goal of the Bloemendaal. Missing a minute to finish the third quarter, Zach Wallace (44 ‘) He discounted for the Bloemendaal, which put himself in a game. But Gantoise wanted to ensure the title and Ethienne Tynevez (45 ‘) He put 3 to 1.

At the beginning of the last 15 minutes, Gantoise got another short corner, which Alexander Hendrickx (46 ‘) He did not waste, and with a dragged to the leftist of the goalkeeper, he scored the fourth goal of the Belgian team, in what could be considered a win. Dennis Warmerdam (47 ‘) He discounted again for the team led by Jorrit Croon, who had the option of marking the third with a penalty that ended up leaving after Carr touches it with the fair.

Lacking four minutes for the end of the match, the referee did not charge what was going to be the third goal of the Bloemendaal, claiming that the shot was out of the area, and then took the goalkeeper, with the illusion of shrinking the difference and even drawing the game. The short corner demonstrated how the team was attacking, but the male hockey was always very dynamic and as there was a corner in the gantoise defensive area, there was in the Bloemendaal area and Alexander Hendrickx (59 ‘) put the third goal and 5 to 2. With this result, the Belgian team was consecrated champion for the first time.

The third place was played by the Kampong, a team that in the 2024 edition had reached the final and Rotterdam. The match ended 2 to 0 for Rotterdam.