Eurohockey: Belgium’s Red Lions win with double digits against Austria
- therookiereporters
- Aug 11
- 2 min read
Summary: Belgium’s Red Lions secured their first win at the European Championship against Austria. After a tough start, they managed to end the game with double digits: 10-1.
Belgium’s men’s hockey team, the Red Lions, kicked off their Eurohockey Championship campaign with a win, overturning an early setback to claim 10-1 victory.
Austria took the lead right before the end of the first quarter after a defensive error from the Belgian team. Josef Winkler seized on the error and scored the first goal for his team.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Red Lions turned the situation around within a minute. Maxime Van Oost tied the score, while Emmanuel Stockbroekx brought Belgium into the lead.
In the second half, the goals came in quick succession. Roman Duvekot fires a hard shot and lands into the goal via Stockbroekx’s stick, bringing Belgium to 3-1.
The Red Lions were in the clear when Alexander Hendrickx brought the score to 4-1 from a penalty corner.
Only a few minutes later, Tom Boon skillfully dribbled his way into the circle and fired a powerful shot on goal, bringing the Red Lions to 5-1. It wasn’t long before Nicolas De Kerpel also added his name to the scoreboard.
Belgium stays dominant in the final quarter. Only a few minutes into the fourth quarter, a penalty stroke followed for Belgium after a foul by an Austrian defender. Hendrickx scored his second goal of the day, bringing the score to 7-1.
The eighth goal came after Nelson Onana quickly passed the ball to Roman Duvekot, who fired a powerful shot into the net.
Belgium kept the pressure. With hardly any resistance, Antoine Kina dribbled into the circle, scoring another goal for Belgium.
In the final seconds, Arthur De Sloover scored from a penalty corner, finishing the game with 10 points for the Red Lions.
Eight different players from the Belgian team managed to find the back of the net, securing a first win for the Red Lions at the European Championship.
Written by Jana Van Nieuwenborgh
