Coetzenburg was the stage for top-of-the-log Western Province Grand Challenge clashes for both Steinhoff Maties hockey teams this weekend and the action did not disappoint.
Both teams played against strong title contenders WPCC.
The Maties Women’s team dominated from start to finish to beat WPCC by 5-0. Quanita Bobbs hit the back of the goal box four times and Tarryn Glasby scored Maties’ other goal. Maties remain top of the log with 22 points after eight games. WPCC is on 18 after seven games.
This year the format of the WPGC is somewhat different and it is not the team finishing top of the log at the end round-robin matches that will win the league. This year there is a third round of matches.
The Grand Challenge (GC) leagues consist of eight teams and play a double round robin, followed by a third round of centralised fixtures. For the third round, teams finishing in positions 1 to 4 will form the M/LGC A league, and teams finishing in positions 5 to 8 will form the M/LGC B league. In M/LGC A, no points will be carried into the third round.
The Maties Men managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat after trailing 3-1 with only a few minutes left on the clock. Ross Campbell scored his team’s second goal to turn the tide and Keenan Horne scored the equaliser after great play by captain Dylan Swanepoel in the last seconds of the match. Daniel Bell scored Maties’ first goal. It was a fierce battle and Maties’ third draw of the season. WPCC is still top of the log with 16 points and Maties second with 12.
Vics also played in Stellenbosch on Sunday. The men won 5-3 against Pinelands, while the women lost 2-4.
Next on the calendar is Central against Maties and UCT against Vics on Sunday.
- On Monday Steinhoff Maties’ Keenan Horne was named Varsity Sports Hockey 2016 Super Striker. Horne scored six goals during the tournament.
Naweek van gemengde welslae vir Steinhoff Maties Hokkie
Die afgelope naweek het beide die Steinhoff Maties mans en vroue-hokkiespanne teen WPCC gespeel. Die is tans die voorste spanne in die Westelike Provinsie se Groot Uitdaagliga en liga-aanspraakmakers. Die aksie het nie teleurgestel nie.
Maties se vroue-span het WPCC oortuigend met 5-0 kaf gedraf. Maties het oorheers van begin tot einde. Quanita Bobbs het vier keer die doelhok laat raas en Tarryn Glasby het ook ‘n doel aangeteken. Bobbs-hulle het nou 22 punte na agt wedstryde en is eerste op die punteleer. WPCC het 18 punte na sewe wedstryde.
Die formaat van die WP Groot Uitdaagliga is effe anders vanjaar met ‘n derde ronde wedstryde na die gewone twee soos vorige seisoene.
Maties se manspan het daarin geslaag om ‘n gelykop-uitslag af te dwing nadat hulle met enkele sekondes oor nog agter was. Met minute oor en 1-3 agter het Ross Campbell ‘n doel aangeteken en met 20 sekondes oor het Keenan Horne die gelykmaker aangeteken ná goeie spel deur kaptein Dylan Swanepoel. Daniel Bell het Maties se eerste doel behaal.
WPCC is steeds bo-aan die punteleer met 16 punte en Maties tweede met 12.
Vics het Sondag teen Pinelands gespeel. Die mans het 5-3 gewen, terwyl die vroue met 2-4 verloor het.
Volgende op die kalender is Central teen Maties en Ikeys teen Vics.
- Steinhoff Maties se Keenan Horne is as Varsity Sport Hokkie 2016 se Super Striker aangewys. Horne het ses doele in die toernooi aangeteken.
