Grange Men's 1XI
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Sat 18 Oct 2014
Inverleith
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4
Grange Hockey Club
Grange Men's 1XI
Brisbane boys bring the heat in Stags victory

Brisbane boys bring the heat in Stags victory

Jonathan Baird21 Oct 2014 - 10:10
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Grange 4 - 1 Inverleith

The 1st XI trotted across town to Peffermill to play the purple robes in the first encounter since the cup final.

With 3 defenders away the young team, with a combined age of 102, filled the gap. Even with the late nights and dirty nappies Papa Sully and Batchelor were as bright and loud as always!

Questions were asked of Sean early on saving low to his left, and before long Inverleith had their first corner - which they netted on the rebound.

Not a great start from the stags! Thankfully we had Cammy to respond. Just like Captain America, he came to the rescue and dug us out of a hole we'd put ourselves in.

He took a quick free hit dribbling the ball into the D on an acute angle on the right hand side - there were shouts from the P spot but Cammy wasn't listening and whistled the ball past the keepers right ear. 1-1.

We sustained some pressure but weren't firing on all cylinders.

We won a corner with 10 to go that Todd converted with a straight flick to the goalies left.

2-1 at half time

In the second half we continued to pressurise Inverleith creating a number of chances but not putting things away.

We also had 15 minutes of torrential rain, which whetted our appetite for a couple of goals.

Frank added to the score with a rebound high flick into the roof of the net.

Last to score was Mr Doig with an open play goal. The ball shifted to the left for A-rin to reverse stick the ball along the ground slapping the backboard.

4-1 full time.

Well we were home, and it was another 3 points but lots of room to improve cause we certainly weren't at our best. 2 good sessions and a strong game against Dundee Wanderers should put us back on the right track.

If you fancy watching this weekend we are back at home 11am at Fettes, come along before your game and see a better, much more fired up performance!

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Sat 18 Oct 2014

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