EHL: Polo up and running with two clean sheets

Actual Membership de Polo have eased into the brand new season in assured type, beginning with back-to-back clear sheets to start their title defence on the entrance foot.

Marcos Giralt is the brand new goalkeeper between the posts following Luis Calzado’s transfer to SV Kampong this summer time, becoming a member of the Barcelona membership from Taburiente to switch the Spanish primary.

He’s amongst a lot of additions this summer time made by Ramón Sala together with the return of Marc Miralles from Bloemendaal and the signings of internationals Nico Álvarez from RS Tenis and Bruno Ávila from Membership Egara.

All three have already scored of their opening wins, Miralles scoring twice within the win over RS Tenis (3-0) whereas Álvarez and and Ávila have been on the mark towards Taburiente (8-0). Japanese Olympian Kentaro Fukuda is one other thrilling addition.

They be a part of a Polo aspect with a powerful spine with the likes Guillermo Fortuño, Salva Armenteras, Arnau de Bruijn and Iñaki Zaldua as they give the impression of being to indicate off to their dwelling followers on the Eduardo Dualde stadium.

On the departures listing, they’ve seen German stars Teo Hinrichs, Benedikt Schwarzhaupt and Robert Duckscheer whereas membership legend Xavi Lleonart has retired.

This 12 months will probably be their sixteenth season within the EHL, making them one of many competitors’s most frequent contestants they usually wish to attain the final eight part for the ninth time, beginning with a tricky opening date towards Calzado and his new Kampong aspect.