Eindhoven club Oranje Zwart wins European hockey league

The shadow of a field hockey player as they run down the pitch.Eindhoven hockey club Oranje Zwart won the seventh edition of the European Hockey League on penalty shoot-outs on Sunday.

The final against German side UHC Hamburg ended 1-1 and then went to 11 shoot-out rounds to determine the eventual winner.

A penalty shoot-out involves a running face-off between the penalty taker and the goal-keeper. Bob de Voogd scored the winner for the Dutch club.

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