Flicks and flair at girls’ hockey tourney
Eight teams have now punched their ticket for the Grand Finals taking place in July.
St Patrick’s College had a successful outing in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge, defending their title in the Southern KZN Regional hosted by Creston College recently.
This is their second victory in this region, with back-to-back wins, after claiming the first triumph on their home turf last year.
This year they met Southcity Christian School in the regional final with the score sitting on 1-0 at the final whistle.
The solitary goal came from St Patrick’s fifth short corner in the 10th minute, where the ball travelled from the injector, Zaina Breda to the edge of the circle where it was trapped by Rayne Kitching and then passed to Malachi Godden who was at the top of the D.
Prior to receiving the ball, Godden quietly drifted to the P Spot where she remained unmarked.
With space and time, she patiently waited for her moment and perfectly redirected the golden pass goalwards, just out of reach of Canaan Dinberu who was determinedly perched on the line, in the centre of the goals.
St Patrick’s continued their pressure for the remainder of the game, but Southcity’s livewire Dinberu not allowing any other opportunities beyond her.
In a few rare attacks, Southcity built up some fantastic plays that threatened down the other end, but a determined defence didn’t allow the local team to convert their crafty runs.
This is the best result that Southcity has produced in the last decade, with two thirds, three fourths and a fifth registering alongside their overall regional stats.
Eight teams have now punched their ticket for the Grand Finals taking place in July.
RESULTS
Final:
1 St Patrick’s vs Southcity 0
Semi-finals:
St Patrick’s 0 (2) vs Kokstad College 0 (0)
Southcity 0 (2) vs Port Shepstone High 0 (0)
Pool A
1 St Patrick’s 16
2 Southcity 13
3 Suid Natal 9
4 Creston College 6
5 St Monica’s 3
6 Ixopo High 1
Pool B
1 Port Shepstone High 16
2 Kokstad College 9
3 King Edward High 6
4 Scottburgh High 3
5 Bergview High 2
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