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We caught up with the Final of the 2023 Men’s EuroHockey Championship II held at The National Sports Centre, Dublin on Saturday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a hugely successful tournament for the Irish side who ended the competition as undefeated champions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ireland Results<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Pool A<\/td>Ireland <\/td>9<\/td>0<\/td>Czech Republic<\/td><\/tr>
Pool A <\/td>Ukraine<\/td>0<\/td>7<\/td>Ireland<\/td><\/tr>
Pool A<\/td>Ireland <\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>Portugal<\/td><\/tr>
Semi Final<\/td>Ireland <\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>Scotland<\/td><\/tr>
Final<\/strong><\/td>Ukraine <\/strong><\/td>2<\/strong><\/td>5<\/strong><\/td>Ireland<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Photographer Paul Harvey covered the final day activities. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ireland came from behind in the final of the EuroHockey Championship II 2023 for Men in Dublin on Saturday against the tournament surprise package Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shane O’Donoghue punches the air after opening Ireland’s account with a penalty corner strike. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ireland took the lead through an early Shane O\u2019Donoghue<\/strong> penalty corner, Ukraine then took a 1-2 lead with goals from Oleksandr Boiko<\/strong> and Viacheslav Paziuk<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sean Murray celebrates his brace that put Ieland back in front in the final quarter. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It remained that way until early the fourth quarter when captain Sean Murray <\/strong>got a brace to take Ireland into a 3-2 lead to settle the Irish nerves, a further goal Benjamin Walker<\/strong> and a late Lee Cole<\/strong> penalty stroke made the final score 5-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lee Cole wraps up the game with a late penalty stroke. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ireland took all the individual prizes also with Davy Harte<\/strong> named goal keeper of the tournament, Lee Cole finishing top goal scorer with 9 goals and helped by his superb performance in the final the Irish captain was named player of the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Match and Awards Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Images courtesy of Paul Harvey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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