'3Marc MirallesM. Miralles
'8Iain McFaddenI. McFadden
'8Nicolás AlvarezN. Alvarez
'16Guillermo FortuñoG. Fortuño
'24Fabian GoldieF. Goldie
'24Iain McFaddenI. McFadden
'25Nicolás AlvarezN. Alvarez
HT
'40Guillermo MarcoG. Marco
'42Iñaki ZalduaI. Zaldua
'59Guillermo UmbertG. Umbert
FT
2025 - 2026 Euro Hockey League Men KO16 13 Real Club de Polo v Western Wildcats HC (KO16) Picture: Hamish Galt of Western Wildcats HC battles for the ball with Santiago Zaldua of Real Club de Polo COPYRIGHT WORLDSPORTPICS FRANK UIJLENBROEK
Match report
Real Club de Polo eased to victory in their Ranking Match as four first half goals set them up against Western Wildcats, earning Spain points for a 13th place finish overall.
Marc Miralles opened the scoring with a drag-flick and Nicolas Alvarez touched in a great pass for 2-0. Guillermo Fortuño extended the lead to three in spectacular style, flashing a reverse-stick shot into the roof of the net after a mazy run.
Iain McFadden pulled one back with a powerful push after a slightly disorganised corner stop led to some clever improvisation.
Alvarez got another with a beautiful behind-the-back touch to Iñaki Zaldua’s cross; Zaldua was credited with the next, his pull-back going in off a defensive foot.
And that was how it remained through to the final whistle as Western battled hard but could not find a second goal to add to their total.