District and Reserve Cup and Plate finals round-up
The District and Reserve Cup & Plate finals reached their conclusion at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre today, with six finals taking place at the Commonwealth Games venue.
Grange II triumphed in the Men’s District Cup Final, resoundingly beating PSL Team Sport Clydesdale II 5-1.
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Two first half goals from Ruairdh Grossart gave the Stags a 2-0 lead at half-time, before Leo Howes pulled one back just after the interval.
Nevertheless, hopes of a Clydesdale comeback were extinguished as Duncan Batchelor, Andy Graham and Martin Constable netted for the Edinburgh side to take the cup back to the capital.
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Milne Craig Clydesdale Western IV were the winners of the Women’s District Cup Final after a narrow 2-1 win over Erskine Stewart’s Melville FP II.
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Katherine Tenner broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute from a penalty corner to give the capital outfit a 1-0 lead.
However, two late second half goals from Mo White (54’) and captain Marg Taylor (66’) turned the match on its head, sending the cup back with the Titwood outfit.
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Hillhead II produced a dominant display in the Men’s District Plate Final, dispatching four late second half goals past Perthshire to retain the plate.
Steve Smith had given Perthshire a 1-0 half-time lead, but goals from Jack Chitty, Rob Rolsten, Colin Gallagher and Ross Milner in the last eighteen minutes of the match rounded off comprehensive win for the Hornets.
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Despite a last gasp equaliser from Grange EL III’s Sarah Marshall in the Women’s District Plate Final, Madras College FP held their nerve to win 2-1 in the resulting penalty shoot-out. Kirsty Trewartha had given the former pupils a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute.
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There was drama in the Men’s Reserve Cup Final as Grange V scored a winning goal 28 seconds from full-time to snatch the title from Hillhead III.
The Stags went behind in the 12th minute when David Meikle gave the Hornets the opening goal from a penalty corner, but were back on level terms five minutes later courtesy of a Doug Meikle equaliser.
Grange took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Charles Richards fired home their second goal in the 33rd minute.
A tense second half ensued, but David Webster looked to have sent the game to a penalty shoot-out after his strike three minutes from time.
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However, Mike Yellowlees fired home the winning strike from a penalty corner set-play to send the cup back to Edinburgh.
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Finally, Aberdeen GSFP III came back from a goal behind to beat Rottenrow Blue Sox II 2-1 in the Men’s Reserve Plate Final.
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Ben Brewer gave the Glasgow side the lead in the 41st minute from a field goal, but a penalty corner effort from Murray Bisset in the 56th minute and a Charlie Smith strike ten minutes from time ensured the former pupils returned to the North East with the plate in hand.
(Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)
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