Braxgata are through to the ABN AMRO EHL Women’s FINAL4 as their dream debut continues, getting by the challenge of Real Club de Polo.

It was their second successive win over Spanish opposition as they came from a goal down with third quarter goals from Michelle Carey and Lyne van Dieren.

They had made most of the early running with Niamh Carey’s outstanding run turned just over the bar by Louise Versavel while Mariana Scandura made a string of good saves.

Polo, though, hit the front when Laura Bruguera clattered home a backhand shot following a series of corner rebounds.

That made it 1-0 at half-time but Brax were back level early in the second half when Sofie Scheers laid the perfect ball across for Michelle Carey to touch in.

And they were in front soon after when Sanne Caarls’ power-push located van Dieren alone at the back post, ready to sweep in for 2-1.

Polo did almost get back on terms but some outstanding corner defence in the last minute saw Brax hold on and go through to the FINAL4.

Lisa Nolte’s double saw Düsseldorfer HC became the first side to advance to the FINAL4 of the ABN AMRO EHL as they edged out Surbiton 2-1 in Den Bosch.

In an incredibly even game, her goals were the defining factor between the side, getting the ultimate winner in the 37th minute.

She got on the end of her side’s only corner of the first half, a lovely touch from around the p-spot off a sweep-shot from the top of the circle.

Earlier, Surbiton had hit the post inside the first few minutes when Darcy Bourne’s powerful drag-flick came back off the face of the metalwork.

Femke Jovy also had to be sharp to keep out Ella Mackenzie’s first time deflection from Giselle Ansley’s ball into the circle.

The Londoners did get their goal early in the second half from the penalty spot when Bourne launched her effort into the roof of the net. It came after a push in the back in the circle.

But Nolte’s flick on the run soon after proved the decisive moment in a thrilling contest.

Selin Oruz came close to an insurance goal when her corner rebound flashed off the outside of the post but her side did just enough to stay clear.

Club de Campo picked up the extra ranking points for Spain with Belen Iglesias’s third quarter hat trick helping them to victory over Slavia Prague. It earns Spain a ninth place finish and 11th for Czechia from this event.

Lucia Monsalve broke the deadlock in the 25th minute after sustained pressure from Campo, a sweet hit after three volleys of shots were repelled.

Iglesias got her first from close range five minutes into the second half; her next was a clean striker from mid-circle from a loose ball and the third was a corner sweep from the injector’s spot.

SCHC got over the strong challenge of Railway Union to reach the FINAL8 of the women’s competition with two goals in each half making the difference in Den Bosch.

Railway Union did have the first series of chances, a volley of corners which Elodie Picard needed to be alert to save.

From there, SCHC stepped up a gear and they went in front when Yibbi Jansen cracked home a penalty corner rebound on her backhand after Emma Maloney made a fine first-up save.

And they were 2-0 to the good when Maud van den Heuvel turned the ball in after a surging run from Xan de Waard down the right wing.

The game was made safe in the second half when Pien Dicke and Jansen added further goals from corners but they found further inroads harder to come by against a strong Railway defence, backed up by the impressive Maloney between the posts.

Mannheim scored two flurries of goals – four in Q2, five in Q5 – to record a 9-0 win over debuting side MSC Sumchanka and put them through to a FINAL8 game against Gantoise.

The first quarter was scoreless with the Ukraine side working well to keep the German team at bay. But things opened up in the last five minutes before half-time.

Nadine Kanler’s penalty corner touch set the ball rolling in the 26th minute; Lucia Jimenez added two more, one of them a lovely aerial control and finish, before Stine Kurz completed the first half scoring.

As time wore on, Mannheim continued to find space in behind the last lines of the Sumchanka defence and eventually started to run up the goals.

Aina Kresken got two of them with Kanler, Clara Badia and Sonja Zimmerman also chipping in.

Braxgata won their first ever Euro Hockey League match in dramatic style as they edged out two-time finalists Club de Campo de Madrid 4-3 in a shoot-out.

Normal time ended 1-1 after Stephanie Vanden Borre’s penalty stroke gave the Belgian side the lead in the 22nd minute.

But a beautiful interchange between Belen Gonzalez-Lagullo and Belen Iglesias saw Campo equaliser in the third quarter.

And they had the chance to win it with four minutes to go when they picked up a penalty stroke but Elena Sotgiu got down low to save from Laura Barrios to keep it at 1-1.

Brax duly took their second chance in the shoot-out Judith Vandermieren, Stephanie Vanden Borre and Louise Versavel all scored to make it 3-3 going into the last round.

There, Berta Agullo’s effort was overturned on video referral as it crossed the line after the eight-second hooter.

Sanne Caarls, meanwhile, took her chance to slot the winning shoot-out to win it and earn a place in the FINAL8 against Düsseldorf.