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Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout
Wales men won a shootout in their EuroHockey Championship II final against Ireland in Duncan gave Ireland the lead but Jack Pritchard levelled and the game ended 1-1 at full-time with Wales winning the shootout men had already secured their place in the World Cup qualifiers and Europe's 2027 top women finished in second place at the Eurohockey II championships in Poland despite a 2-1 defeat to Italy in their final Agustina Fiorelli put Italy ahead before a sliding deflection from Isabelle Howell brought Wales a penalty corner from Italy's Frederica Carter proved to be the were already assured of their place in the World Cup qualifiers in 2026 and the European A division in 2027.