Three Rock Rovers 1 (Peter McConnell) Pembroke 1 (Alan Sothern)
Three Rock and Pembroke probably got the result their performances deserved but the real winner from this tie was Glenanne, who jump above the pair into top spot.
Like their previous league match-up this term, Rovers had the guts of the possession while Pembroke had the clearer chances. From Pembroke's fourth corner, Alan Sothern quite brilliantly opened the deadlock. He dummied a drag, pulled the ball onto his reverse and banged in from 12 yards.
David Harte pulled off a fine double-save from Peter Blakeney and Michael Maguire in the second half while Neil Lyons took Paddy Conlon's weak effort off the line. Mitch Darling and Blakeney should have done better with a two-on-one but Tim Lewis got back with a sliding interception while Rovers seemed to fire a lot of aimless crash-balls into the circle with no one around to deflect in.
Sothern was a constant thorn, one reverse cross going untouched and almost rounding Charlie Henderson. That chance saw the ball bounce off Lyons' foot but advantage was played and two Pembroke forwards got in each others way.
Darling won a contested corner eight minutes from the end and Peter McConnell slid in a corner that squirmed through David Harte via a slight deflection for 1-1. Rovers had the better chances to win, especially as Pembroke lost discipline.
Their complaints saw a free overturned, a free-in upgraded to a late corner - the aftermath seeing Tim Lewis sin-binned. Justin Sherriff also saw yellow in the last minute for a foul on Andy McConnell.
Glenanne 6 (Eddie O'Malley, Shane O'Donoghue, David Keogh, Gary Shaw, Joe Brennan, Stephen Butler) Railway Union 0
The Glens made it to the top of division one with an easy win over Railway, with the midfield of Stephen Butler, Graham Shaw and Brendan Parsons overwhelming the visitors.
Kevin O'Brien went off early with a facial injury and his side could not reproduce their prior efforts in pushing the Glens close earlier this season. Butler played in neither of those ga
mes but his return sparked the win in a low-key game.
mes but his return sparked the win in a low-key game.YMCA 2 (Andy Walker, Jacob Webber) Corinthian 5 (Brian Doherty, John McInroy, Miles Warren, Andrew Sutton, Glen Holmes)
A lively encounter was sealed by Corinthian's three goals in the last ten minutes - with one in response from YM - as they pulled away in the latter stages. YM took the lead early from the penalty spot but the reds countered to take a 2-1 lead.
They forged further ahead to 4-1 late on with YM pulling one back from a stroke once again before Corinthian completed the scoring. Will Powderly was sin-binned while Alan Blennerhassett picked up a nasty looking head injury.
17 comments:
Lots of facial injuries cropping up these days.
why who was hit?
McInroy, Doherty, Sutton, Warren and Holmes scored for CHC.
Did u read the piece or do u mean apart from the two players (Alan Blennerhassett & Kevin O'Brien) mentioned in it???
blennerhassestt and carson went of with head injuries for corinthians
glens v monkstown game has to be replayed because they fielded 12 players....a win there puts the glens 3 ahead of the other 2 then!!!
i see glenanne put railway in their place on saturday - back to reality for the ringsend club.
In general there seems to be some form of head or face injury every week atm do the umpires need to clamp down a bit more on dangerous play?
predictions for top 5 places in the leaue this year???
good to see glenanne globetrotters back to their form..5 open play goals..SAMBA hockey
railway have just come back into senior 1 hockey and are playing very well, they still have some hiccups but all in all, the future is looking bright for railway what with have 5 of there Under 16 selected for leinster and 3 of these getting irish trials, remind me again how many did glenanne have?? Railways time will come....after all Railway ladies have gone through a bleak few years and now they are 9 points yes 9 points clear on the top of senior 1 with half the season played - so watch this space!!!
i really dont agree with that comment but yes your girls are good.
comment?? surly 9 points clears speaks for itself - are girls are not good but fantastic - after all if Glenanne men were 9 points clear on the top of senior 1 the whole of leinster would not be saying they are "good" but fantastic - so come on get real and give credit where its due
but that because glenanne mens are proven winners and a nine point lead would more or less finish the league...whereas railway have won nothing yet, best of luck to them though, theres nothing wrong being called a good team but its stupid saying that you are a fantastic team before you win something
well Glenanne had to start somwhere and this is only the start for Railway and hopefully they will prove themselves and become proven winners - it has been a long time since Railway were proven champions, it is good for the game to see a new name on the top of senior 1
I think you are going a bit far to say railway might win the senior league? A few wins and you think they could be the best? hardly...
As a neutral i really enjoyed watching this match, to watch probably the two best sides in the country compete, great speed...both sides are have great options on the attack but I feel Pembroke lack presence in the centre of the park.....Monkstown HC supporter.
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