King Edward hockey queens rule at regional tournament
In the final, KEHS won by 1 nil.
The hosts of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge, King Edward High School (KEHS) met a hard-working and determined team from Suid Natal High School during the recently held Sisonke and Ugu Regional tournament.
In the final, KEHS won by 1 nil.
During the game, after 90 seconds of play – King Edward earned a long corner on the far left of the field. Thirty seconds later saw the local team break into the circle for the first time but the visiting team put a quick stop to the attack, clearing it just beyond the 22.
The locals quickly picked up the clearance and pushed the ball to the far right. After breaking away from the defenders, the ball got moved rapidly to the centre of the circle where an unmarked King Edward centre forward was quietly waiting.
Suid Natal dusted themselves off and for majority of the remainder of the game, dominated possession. With almost six minutes of play, they got their first attempt at the KEHS goal but misfired a reverse stick attempt.
Meanwhile, the bronze medal game between Creston College and Southcity Christian School ended nil nil after 20 minutes of play. The game headed to the penalty spot where both teams levelled out with one goal each after the first round of three shoot-outs. To decide on the winner, the next round went to sudden death where Creston’s Melissa Bense held strong and managed to net her attempt, edging out hardworking Southcity after their missed attempt.
At the conclusion of Pool B, the two teams, Creston College and defending champs, Kokstad College, both which have previously made it through to the Grand Finals representing the region, had to square off in a penalty shootout to see who advanced through to the semi-finals. Both ended their pool games level on six points each.
Results:
KEHS 1 vs Southcity 0
St Patricks 0 vs Suid Natal 1
Ixopo 0 vs KEHS 1
Bergview 0 vs Kokstad 0
Creston 0 vs St Patricks 0
Southcity 0 vs St Monica’s 0
Suid Natal 2 vs Bergview 0
Kokstad 0 vs Creston 0
Suid Natal 2 vs Creston 0
KEHS 1 vs St Monica’s 0
Bergview 0 vs St Patricks 2
Ixopo 0 vs St Monica’s 0
Kokstad 1 vs St Patricks 0
Creston 1 vs Bergview 0
Suid Natal 1 vs Kokstad 0
Semi-final one: Suid Natal 2 vs Southcity 0
Semi-final two: Creston 0 vs KEHS 2
St Patrick’s 6 vs Ixopo 0
Kokstad College 0 vs St Monica’s 0
Bronze: Creston College 0 vs Southcity 0
Gold / Silver Final: Suid Natal vs KEHS
