Match
2 in Group D saw Hotpockets (Ire) versus Freshers
(Eng).
These
two teams met all the way back at the 2015 Barcelona
Fives. Both teams had performed well that day
and qualified for the Cup where they met in
the Quarter-Finals. Hotpockets (playing as Alabama
Hotpockets) won Group C with 10 points from
12. Freshers FC were 2nd in Group B with 2 wins
and a draw from their four games.
When
they met in that Quarter-Final Alabama Hotpockets
won 2-1 on their way to a Runners-Up finish.
Hotpockets had 3 members of their 2015 squad
here in Gdansk, Freshers FC had 2 survivors
from that tour.
Here
in 2018 it was Hotpockets who took the lead
through Pa O'Brien. Oliver Rossiter equalised
for Freshers FC to make it 1-1. The points were
shared as both teams got off to a solid start.
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