AFTER a determined display on the turf on a blistering hot day, Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent School (DSC) secured the Durban North Regional title in the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge on Saturday.
The winning team met host school, Danville Park Girls’ High School in the regional final. From the whistle, Fatima pushed hard at the Danville defence earning their first short corner after 150 seconds of play. The home team defenders stood strong as the visitors tried various moves from all directions, trying to pierce through and net a goal.
With majority of the play taking place mostly in the Danville half, Fatima finally found a hole in the Danville back line. With three quarters of the game played, Fatima set up for their fourth and final short corner, the ball was injected towards the castle who quickly moved the ball and found a fast and feisty Caprice Bengtson who slotted in the regional winning goal.
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“That goal was amazing. The short corner was meant to be a slip to the left, and a slap to Caprice on far posts but the runners were extremely fast, so we had to change it up. We passed it straight to Caprice who flicked it into the top right of the net. She is a brilliant player.” enthused Fatima’s captain, Sarah Bright after the game. The day went really well for us, we got better and better with each game played. Thanks to our coaches who did an amazing job. Overall it was a great day.”
Coach for Fatima, Jacinta Jubb praised the team on their performance.
“We started strong, got all wins across except for our last pool game which was a little bit of an inconsistent game for us. We scored some good goals; with 13 goals in total in the pool stages. And then we cemented ourselves a place in the final. So was impressed with how they managed their consistency throughout the day. The final was amazing. It is always a battle to go up against Danville. The girls held their own and implemented our structure and plan. They fought the one-on-one battles hard. And it was a really nice, confident goal at a short corner to clinch the win for us.”
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