There is no doubt, The King and his son - a hockey player himself - enjoyed their day at the TriFinance EuroHockey Championships 2013.
The big Belgian hockey family thanks his royal highness King Philip for his support.
Men: Germany - Belgium 1-2 (1-2)
The day concluded with a nailbiter of a clash between Germany and the
home team in front of a stadium packed to the last seat with
enthusiastic supporters of the Red Lions who witnessed Belgium recording
an important opening win against Olympic champions Germany.
An early goal from Mats Grambusch had gotten Germany on
the scoreboard first but Belgium soon took the reigns and a quick
double hit with two penalty corner conversions in as many minutes
through Loïck Luypaert and Tom Boon set the hosts back on track. German
goalkeeper Nico Jacobi was crucial in keeping the scoreline close with
some extraordinary goalkeeping efforts in both halves, but Germany could
not get past the Belgians on the attack and Belgium celebrated their
win in the opening match with more than 8.000 vocal fans.
Men: Spain - Czech Republic 6-1 (3-1)
In the first men's match of the event, Spain sailed to a 6-1 win over
the Czech Republic, including a double hit from Edi Tubau plus one goal
each from Miki Delás, Pau Quemada, Roc Oliva an Alex Casasayas. The
Czechs's lone goal came from a standard situation as defensive anchor
Tomas Prochazka sunk a penalty corner in the 16th minute that was also
the Czech Republic’s first ever goal in the top tier of European
championships history.
The win gives Spain a headstart in the strong men's
pool A, in which Spain will be competing for a semi-final spot with
powerhouses Germany and Belgium.
