MADRID, Jan. 19 (SportsFinding) –
The Spanish national team of indoor hockey has achieved Sunday the title of the European Championship 'indoor' III, which has been held in the Pavilion of the University of Cantabria of Santander, thanks to his victory in the final against Scotland (5-2 ), and thus get his promotion to the second category of Eurohockey.
Thanks to this victory, after ten years without competing, the 'Red Sticks' sign the promotion to the second category of indoor hockey. “I must congratulate the boys, who have done a great job all week and have achieved the goal we wanted. I think they have grown as players,” said the Spanish coach Edu Aguilar.
“We knew that Scotland would be a tough team, very strong in defense, we were aware that it was going to cost us a lot. It's normal that in the first quarters we were more evenly matched, in the end everything was going to be decided by details. We played very well and the penalties have come out as we wanted, “he added.
The Scottish team was ahead in the absence of 3:47 for the end of the first quarter with the transformation of a penalty-corner, but Spain equalized a minute later thanks to Atlètic Terrassa player Marc Vizcaíno.
FC Barcelona goalkeeper Adrián Rafi broke down several times until in the third period Quim Malgosa turned the scoreboard after a quick counterattack. In the absence of a minute to the end of the quarter, Scotland managed to balance the contest.
As soon as the last period began, Enrique Zorita transformed a penalty kick, and in the same way increased Spanish income in the equator of the fourth. Gerard Clapés closed the account.
For its part, Ireland finished third in the championship after beating Wales (2-1); the Irish comeback came in the last quarter after converting two penalty kicks.