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Underdogs Ruislip Secure EHA Cup

RUISLIP Eagles upset the form book when they were crowned EHA Cup champions after a thrilling 26-25 victory over Manchester in the final at the Brentwood Centre in Essex on Saturday.

With two victories over National League champions Great Dane to their credit, Manchester began the match as hot favourites for victory. But Ruislip were determined to stop them.

Three unanswered goals gave Ruislip a good start to the game. However, Manchester came back quickly into the game thanks to Celian Girost, first levelling and then taking a narrow lead.

Both goalkeepers, Vladimir Belus and Stefan Bauer, made fine saves throughout the first half, which ended with Manchester just ahead at 17-14.

The Eagles came back with determination, despite Manchester holding on to their three-goal lead for most of the second half.

With ten minutes left Manchester had opened up their lead to five goals, but the Eagles never gave up and strengthened up their defence to stop Manchester doing any more damage.

Andrius Rinkevicius was outstanding in Ruislip's goal, making crucial saves, and an excellent turnover of players made sure the Ruislip team gave it all until the end.

Goal after goal, the Eagles came back and made a fantastic finish, levelling at 25-25 with ten seconds left.

The Eagles’ big chance came with a seven-metre penalty, and Hugo Mazel kept his cool to seal a brilliant victory.

"We were so enthused to play this final,” said Ruislip captain Marc Fayemi afterwards. “We just felt good and confident we could resist the Manchester HC team.

“We wanted to make this final special to us and we could not ask more with such a stunning scenario. And to see all your team-mates so happy to win this Cup, and it is just fabulous to lift the trophy and enjoy such moments together!"

* Cambridge won the Men’s EHA Plate after overcoming Manchester University 28-18 in the final.

Paco Fernandez scored five as Cambridge took a comfortable victory, while Massimi, Diaz and Sevin all scored four goals towards their victory.

Great Dane Women Do The Double

GREAT Dane secured the Women’s EHA Cup after a thrilling 28-26 victory over arch-rivals Ruislip Eagles at the Brentwood Centre in Essex on Saturday.

The lead changed hands several times in the match, but Great Dane - who were without top-scorer Anne Kandler through injury - still managed to secure the win.

It was Great Dane’s fourth win in five games against Ruislip this season, with the other result being a draw, and caps a great double.

“It was a really close game,” said Kandler afterwards, as she sat on the sidelines with a cast on her arm due to ligament damage sustained in a tournament in Portugal the previous weekend.

“The game was only decided in the last few minutes, and to be honest it could’ve gone either way.”

Iris Manu top-scored for Great Dane with nine goals, while Dani Sposi was Ruislip’s best with an impressive 13 goals.

Leading 16-14 at half time, Ruislip found themselves behind as the clock ticked down, and pushed hard to stay in touch. But Great Dane keeper Ida Griffiths made some crucial saves to ensure victory for her side.

Team Prepare for EHA Cup Finals

SOME of the best teams in English handball will be in Essex on Saturday as the Brentwood Centre stages the finals of the EHA Cup and plate competitions.

Manchester take on Ruislip in the final of the men’s Cup, while women’s league champions Great Dane will do battle once again with arch rivals and former league champions Ruislip Eagles in the final of the Women’s Cup.

And the men’s Plate final will also be decided in an action-packed day, with Cambridge taking on Manchester University in that final.

Liverpool Festival A Great Success

HANDBALL fans and players from across Europe came to England last weekend for the 10th Liverpool Handball Festival at the Greenbank Sports Academy.

Several home teams did battle with rivals from Germany and Spain in competition for men and women as well as wheelchair handball, and all provided some thrilling entertainment.

German outfit Magdeburg ran out winners of the men’s event, while last year’s champions Garva from Barcelona successfully defended their women’s title. And in the wheelchair competition there was a home win for Greenbank.

After several good matches in the early stages, Ruislip Eagles reached the final and faced Spanish outfit Garva, but they lost out 5-2.

In the men’s final Coslada lost out narrowly 9-10 to Magdeburg, while Greenbank beat the All Stars team 8-6 in the wheelchair final.

Finally, in the plate final, Manchester beat Olympia B 6-4.

The event was organised by Liverpool Handball Club, and their chairman Peter Irving said afterwards: “We would like to thank the staff at Greenbank Sports Academy for their help and support.

“All the teams who took part played their part in a very successful event with the handball played with competitive attitude but within the ethos of friendship in sport.

“We are all now looking forward to next year’s event with an early application from Lagos State Handball Club already received.”

League Champs Beaten in Final Clash

BATTLING Manchester secured a thrilling 29-28 victory over National League champions Great Dane in the final English National League play-off matches at the Greenbank Academy in Liverpool on Sunday.

The in-form side scraped past Great Dane by the narrowest of margins, and will be aiming to take that form into the EHA Cup final on June 5 when they play Ruislip at the Brentwood Centre in Essex.

Eight goals from Phillip (pictured) was not enough to stop Great Dane losing out, with Manchester’s Lasek also scoring eight and Girost seven.

In other Play-off action, Cambridge took a bare seven-man team for their clash with Nottingham, but still managed to scrape a 24-22 victory, with Kemmer scoring seven and Massimi five.

Meanwhile, Olympia ended their domestic season on a high when they beat Salford 45-29. El Hawary scored nine and Bobrowski seven to help Olympia to a comfortable victory which secures second spot for them.

East Milton Crowned Champs

EAST Milton School won the Scottish Schools Handball Tournament staged at Kelvin Hall as part of the pre-match entertainment prior to the GB v Austria clash on Wednesday.

They beat Struthers 10-4 in the final, and were presented with their Cup and medals by GB captain Lynn McCafferty, from nearby Cumbernauld.

East Milton never conceded more than three goals on their way to the final of the competition, which saw some superb handball played by the mixed teams from eight schools.

In contrast, East Milton scored a total of 83 goals in their seven games, averaging an impressive 11 goals per match.

As well as East Milton and Struthers, other schools competing were St Mary’s, Heathery Knowe, Greenhills, Baird Memorial, Caledonia and Troon.