Ruislip Eagles win to reach cup final

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Ruislip Eagles reached the final of the EHA Cup with a 29-26 victory against London GD II.

The Eagles trailed after a strong start by the home side and were dealt another blow when they lost influential playmaker Akos Weress through injury.

Three down at half-time, they then had Fredrik Charpentier red-carded and looked to be heading for defeat.

But they battled back to level at 21-21 and then raced into a three-goal lead in the final 10 minutes to reach their third final in four years.

Michael Vitello played a major part in their success, scoring eight times, while there were important second-half goals from Denis Werner, Joszef Csontos and David Sedlacek.

Another vital member of the team, Fabien Colette, said: “Defeat was never an option, but they made us work hard until the end of the game.

“Credit to LGD II for their performance, but what a delight to reach the cup final once more with the Eagles!”

The EHA Cup finals will be on Saturday, 8 June in Crystal Palace.

Before then, the Eagles are back on court this Saturday in Sporthouse, Barking, at 12:30, for a crucial Super 8 league game against Salford HC, when they will be playing for second place in the league.

Team: Tibor Szerencze, Andrius Rinkevicius (goalkeepers) – Michael Vitello (8), Denis Werner (6), Joszef Csontos (5), David Sedlacek (4), Maxime Rebelle (2), Bjoern Tessmann (1), Marc Fayemi (1), Akos Weress (1), Lucas Carstens (1), Fredrik Charpentier, Fabien Colette, Hadrien Pollino, Stefan Lodziak.
Coach: Amer Altimimi

For more news, go to www.ruislipeagleshandball.co.uk or contact Ruislip Eagles via Facebook or Twitter – @RuislipEagles.

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