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If I were to say Monjos beat Areces 5-4 on the 8th May in Spain you may well ask what is that to do with us in the UK. I can tell you that both of these Spanish National Div1 teams have English players playing for them and have done so for years. Andrew Ashurst (Monjos) and Ian Morrison (Areces) have been friends for many years and this is the first season their clubs have competed in the same league.

Areces were at home for this match and Ian Morrison their first goalkeeper has been playing for the team based near Oviedo for four years out of his ten years he has been playing Spain. Ian want out to Spain to join the Division of Honour club Vic (equivalent to the premier league) and in 2001 won a CERS Cup medal. Since then Ian has played for several Spanish clubs and has now settled in Northern Spain with his Spanish girl friend.

Andrew Ashurst went out to Spain with his parents twenty years ago at the age of twelve to play Roller Hockey and of course finishing his education and hasn’t looked back since. Andrew is now married with a little girl and the couple are expecting a new addition to the family in October. Andrew and his mum are successful proprietors of an English school which is based south of Barcelona.

Andrew had an injury for this match and didn’t play but he still travelled in one of the team cars for seven hours for the match. Roller Hockey in Spain at the top levels mean long distances to travel and for the bigger clubs this could be a flight to play their game.

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