Photo: A younger member of the Pearn family does not see what all the fuss is about as Mark Pearn (centre) and skipper Scott Ashdown (left) show off the Premier Division Championship Trophy.East Grinstead managed to come back from the dead in an intriguing Championship final this afternoon at Cannock.
Played in weather that showed as many variations as the fortunes of the sides on the pitch, Beeston had dominated the early exchanges and went into the break on 3-1 thanks to goals from Samual Ward, Jamie Parker and Matthew Taylor. EG's only goal had come from Danny Hall.
Beeston extended their lead early in the second half with a second from Taylor. But in an extraordinary finale to the match, East Grinstead's South African international and penalty corner specialist, Gareth Carr, found the net three times in seven minutes, to put the score at 4-4 in ordinary time.
15 minutes of golden goal extra time failed to settle the issue and so the match went to penalty strokes. Beeston's Stephen Wood failed to score from the opening stroke of the barrage and it was left to Gareth Carr to step up to take East Grinstead final flick of the series, which he sank home past Beeston's George Pinner to give EG the match and the Championship.
Earlier in the day, in the WOMEN'S PROMOTION TOURNAMENT, Cannock had also staged a comeback when they played University of Durham. The students had been leading by 4-1 until the 46th minute, but Cannock's revival brought the score up to 4-4. With seconds remaining, Cannock were awarded a penalty stroke, which was converted by Hollie Webb to give them victory and promotion to the Premier Division.
Cannock finished second behind Clifton, who keep their Premiership status after an uninspiring match against Ipswich.
IN THE MEN'S PROMOTION TOURNAMENT, Canterbury made it three out of three with an emphatic win over Brooklands MU. Most of the damage was done in the first half with goals from Mickel Pierre, Kwan Brown and Michael Farrer, but captain Matt Harper got in on the action with an early second half goal. Final score 4-1 to Canterbury.
Both Team Bath Buccaneers and Deeside Ramblers had been runaway leaders in their respective conferences, but it has not been a happy weekend for the Ramblers as they had conceded 16 goals in the previous two matches. So their win over Buccs was a bit of a surprise, with Ramblers taking a 2-0 lead within minutes of the opening whistle. Their 3-1 win over Bath Buccaneers deprived their opponents of a place in the Premiership, and the result means that Brooklands MU stay in the Premiership.
Photographs of all today's matches will appear on our sister website at www.hockeyimages.co.uk in the next few days.
Men's Championships |
Beeston |
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Samuel Ward 6 - F |
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| East Grinstead won 7-9 on pen strokes | ||
Men's Promotion Tournament |
Canterbury |
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| Brooklands MU |
Mickel Pierre 2 - F |
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Deeside Ramblers |
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| Team Bath Buccaneers |
Geoff Price 4 - F |
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| Tim Davenport 19 - PC | |
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1 | Canterbury | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
2 | Brooklands MU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
4 | Deeside Ramblers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 3 |
Women's Promotion Tournament |
Ipswich |
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| Clifton |
Emma Millar 18 - PC |
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University of Durham |
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| Cannock |
Louisa Boddy 17 34 - PC PC |
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| Laura Johns 2 - F | |
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
1 | Clifton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2 | Cannock | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
3 | Ipswich | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
4 | University of Durham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 0 |
