Grove are champions
05 February 2012
SUBWAY INDOOR NATIONAL LEAGUE (WOMEN) - BELLS SPORTS CENTRE, PERTH
Grove Menzieshill have won the Subway indoor nationa league title after a gap of two years after they saw off the challenge from city rivals VWS Dundee Wanderers to take the crown by three points.
FIRST SESSION
After the first round of games the pendulum swung back towards Wanderers, they beat Grove A 7-0 with four goals coming from Amy Rowan, including two penalty corner strikes, while Rachael Osborne, Ashley Bunce and Louise Sheriffs scored the rest.
In the meantime, Grove struggled a little to see off CALA Edinburgh, winning 6-3 at the end. Grove led 2-1 at the interval, Ali Bell and Jaime Lyon were on target while Sarah Robertson replied for the Edinburgh side. The score extended to 3-3 midway through the second half, Lyon scored another two for her hat-trick while Robertson again and Emma Watson replied for CALA. Early in the second half Robertson again and Emma Watson for CALA and Lyon for Grove left the score at 3-3, but the Taysiders pulled away in the last eight minutes with Lyon getting her hat-trick, Bell got a second and Leugh Fawcett at the end completed the scoring.
The result of these early games put Wanderers into pole position, three goals in front of their city rivals Grove.
With CALA`s defeat, Kelburne moved into fourth place after beating Granite City Wanderers 4-1, Amy Hislpot got a double for the Paisley outfit.
Western were barley stretched with a comfortable 5-0 win over Clydesdale, last weekend`s giant killers, there were two goals each for Susan McGilveray and Fiona Bruce, Ellie Cockburn got the other.
SECOND SESSION
The game of the day bwtween the Dundee title contenders ended in a 1-1 draw, still leaving the champions three goals in front. In the head to head Wanderers took n early lead through Becky Ward from the spot, but Linda Clement`s equaliser in the second half to put the pressure on the champions.
Elsewhere Western beat Kelburne 6-0 and Clydesdale picked up another three points with a 4-2 victory over Granite City Wanderers, here former Olymp[ian Wendy Justice scored twice. CALA secured fourth spot with an 8-1 win over bottom side Grove A, Amy Brodie notched four
THIRD SESSION.
Grove gave Wanderers a real mountain to climb when they rattled in nine goals against Kelburne in their final match, they were five up at the interval through a hat-trick from Ali Bell while Louise Baxter and Jaime Lyon got the others. The goal flurry continued after the interval, Leigh Fawcett scored twice from penalty corners, Kat Cameron and Louise Carroll got the remainder.
Needing six goals to lift the trophy, it started well enough when Amy Rowan put Wanderers into an early lead from a swt piece, but chasing the goals allowed Western back into the contest and Kareen Marshall, Anna-Mae Morton and Morag McLellan gave the Glasgow a crucial 3-1 lead at the interval. Western continued to punish Wanderers, Susan McGilveray (2), and Marshall (2) for her hat-trick brought their tally to seven before Sam Sangster notched a late counter from the spot for the Taysiders.
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