The Netherlands has finished pool play unbeaten at the men’s competition of the European Sixes Lacrosse Championships in Salou, Spain, beating Portugal 21-9 on Day 12 to move to 4-0.
Charlie McCormick led the Dutch with an MVP performance, finishing with a goal and two assists, while Oscar Kokke scored five goals. Courtland Black-Araujo scored four goals for Portugal, and Mike Hawkins had three goals and three assists.
Israel also stayed perfect in pool play with a 28-8 win over Norway. Eric Malever scored five goals, while Rikard Blaalid had three for Norway.
Greece beat Czechia 21-12 in an important battle to stay in the race in Pool B. George Caldroney continued his impressive form with five goals, while Lukáš Kučera scored three for the Czechs.
France was also too strong for Croatia, winning 19-6. Keita Christophe scored four goals, and goalkeeper Quentin Richer made 11 saves.
Ireland beat Austria 27-13, with Michael Lynch and Kevin Lynch combining for eight goals. Austria’s captain Adrian Balasch scored five.
Germany made short work of Hungary, winning 23-5. David Beckmann led the way with three goals and two assists, while both of Karsten Nyarady’s goals for Hungary were assisted by Peter Gudmundsen.
Poland beat Turkiye 23-14, pulling away after Turkiye tied the game 7-7 in the second period. Christopher Crapanzano and Matthew Dyszkiewicz scored five goals each, and Lucas Hucal had four goals and four assists. Ege Zeybek scored seven goals for Turkiye.
Switzerland moved to 3-1 with a 16-7 win over Ukraine after building a 10-2 lead. Till Schütze had five goals and one assist, and André Bremgartner made 13 saves.
Live statistics throughout the men’s competition are available here. Streaming is available on WL TV with an event pass at US$20 for the men’s championship.
Men’s Results
- Netherlands 21, Portugal 9
- Czechia 12, Greece 21
- France 19, Croatia 6
- Ireland 27, Austria 13
- Hungary 5, Germany 23
- Norway 8, Israel 28
- Poland 23, Turkiye 14
- Ukraine 7, Switzerland 16
- Sweden vs. Italy
- Great Britain vs. Latvia