Indoor USMNT Tally Second Win over Czech Republic U-21 at Rohrmax Cup

VIENNA, Austria – The U.S. Men's National Indoor Team tallied their second win of the 2023 Rohrmax Cup in Vienna, Austria, when they defeated Czech Republic U-21, 4-3.

Pat Harris (Moorpark, Calif.) opened the scoring in the 8th minute off a field goal to give USA a 1-0 lead. Four minutes later, Kei Kaeppeler (Stuttgart, Germany) extended that lead and added a second. The Czech Republic added on back to bring the halftime score to 2-1.

In the 24th minute, USA was issued a penalty stroke and Aki Kaeppeler (New York, N.Y.) converted to make it 3-1.

In the fourth quarter, Czech Republic came out pressing and scored a field goal 40 second into the frame. Vincent Heller (Stuttgart, Germany) added his name to the scoresheet in the 34th minute off a field goal.

With the match 4-2 in favor of USA, Czech Republic didn't let up and continued your hard press and converted a penalty corner in the 35th minute to bring the final to 4-3.

The win put USA into the semifinal round as they take on Switzerland U-21 tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. ET in their third and final pool game of the Rohrmax Cup.

USA Field Hockey would like to thank the United States Men’s Field Hockey Foundation for their support in providing a grant for the Rohrmax Cup in preparation of the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup.
For more information regarding the Rohrmax Cup, including the full schedule, visit the event page by clicking here.