Railway Union make new ground in Europe

Irish hockey team beat Azerbaijan side 5-2

Railway Union produced Ireland's first win in the top tier of European women's club hockey as they saw off Azerbaijan side Atasport 5-2 in their seventh place Club Champions Cup play-off in Den Bosch yesterday.

They went 3-0 ahead after a Sinead Dooley double and another from Kate Dillon before the Azeris bounced back, making it 3-2.

Kate Lloyd nabbed two quick goals to see Railway over the line in some style.
EUROHOCKEY CLUB CHAMPIONS CUP, seventh place play-off: Railway Union 5 (S Dooley 2, K Lloyd 2, K Dillon); Atasport 2 (A Tsiganska, K Aliyeva).

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