Games open in style

Hi all

Two early games were held before the official opening of the games this afternoon seeing Belarus come out victors over Russia 2-1, and Ukraine smashed Italy 8-1. The opening ceremony was very well attended by a spirited crowd, accompanied by a marching band, with an electric atmosphere.

This led straight into the official opening game between Argentina and Spain. In a couldren of an atmosphere the Argentinians proved to be the surprise package so far with a convincing victory over the very expereinced Spanish side 7-5. The celebrations were extravagent to say the least but well deserved. It is clear we have our work cut out in the next two games but with the squad we have in their current form we can be confident playing any team in the competition.