This coming Saturday both Steinhoff Maties Hockey Men and Women will play for overall glory in the Western Province Grand Challenge.
According to the new format of the WPGC the four top teams after the first round of the league will play in a second round of matches against each other.
Maties will play against WPCC on Saturday to decide the winner of the league. This past weekend Maties Women drew 2-2 against Somerset West, while Maties Men thrashed Fish Hoek 5-2.
Edwin Reed scored in his debut for Maties Men and Shannon Boucher, Daniel Bell, Luke Schooling and Keenan Horne scored the other goals. It was Bell’s last game of the season for Maties. He left for Belgium to play club hockey. He hopes to be back next season. This coming weekend will be the last time Dylan Swanepoel leads Maties, while striker Boucher will also play for the last time.
Women’s co-captain Quanita Bobbs scored both goals for her team. Bobbs might also be playing for the last time in the Maroon colours.
It will be an emotional day for sure with not only overall league glory on the line, but last time matches always bring with it lots of expectations. Both Maties teams are the defending champions. If Maties Men manage to win the league against undefeated WPCC it will be the first time since 2009 that the club would win both USSA and WPGC titles in one season.
Maties Women play at 15:00 and the men at 18:00. All matches are played at Hartleyvale.
AFRIKAANS
‘Eindstryd’ Saterdag vir Steinhoff Maties in WP Groot Uitdaagliga
Die komende Saterdag speel beide Steinhoff Maties Mans en Vroue vir algehele glorie in die Westelike Provinsie Groot Uitdaagliga (WPGC).
Volgens die nuwe formaat van die WPGC speel die top vier spanne ná die eerste ronde weer teen mekaar in ‘n tweede ronde van wedstryde.
Albei Maties spanne speel teen die WPCC om die wenner van die liga te bepaal. Die afgelope naweek het Maties Vroue met 2-2 gelykop gespeel teen Somerset-Wes, terwyl Maties Mans 5-2 klaar gespeel het met Vishoek.
Edwin Reed het in sy debuut vir Maties ‘n doel aangeteken. Shannon Boucher, Daniel Bell, Luke Schooling en Keenan Horne het ook die doelhok laat raas. Dit was Bell se laaste wedstryd van die seisoen vir Maties. Hy gaan nou in België klubhokkie speel. Hy hoop om volgende seisoen weer vir Maties te speel. Die komende naweek sal die laaste keer wees wat Dylan Swanepoel die Maties op die veld lei, terwyl Boucher ook sy laaste wedstryd sal speel.
Mede-katpein van die vroue-span Quanita Bobbs het albei doele vir haar span aangeteken en sy speel ook waarskynlik haar laaste wedstryd in die Maties Maroen die naweek.
Dit gaan ‘n emosionele dag wees, want nie net is algehele glorie op die spel nie, maar laaste wedstryd bring altyd groot verwagtinge. Beide Maties-spanne is die verdedigende kampioene. Indien die mans daarin slaag om met die onoorwonne WPCC aftereken, sal dit dit eerste keer sedert 2009 wees wat hulle beide USSA en die WPGC titels wen.
Maties Vroue speel om 15:00 en die mans om 18:00. Alle wedstryde is by Hartleyvale.
