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Round 6 of the EY Hockey League.

Here’s everything you need to know from Round 6:

Results
Saturday 22nd October

MEN

Banbridge collects 3 more points after their 5-2 defeat against Three Rock Rovers and sits level at top of the table with Lisnagarvey. Monkstown took an early lead against Annadale but a hattrick from R Nichols saw it end 3-3. O Kidd scored the game-winning goal for Lisnagarvey in their 2-1 win against Glenanne.

T Kok with a hattrick followed by a goal from I Perrott put YMCA 4 ahead of Cookstown at the final whistle. In Shaw’s Bridge home team Instonians pushed Pembroke Wanderers for a tough fight putting 5 in the back of the net with J Lyner giving Pembroke one.

Cookstown v YMCA 0-4 Goals (YMCA T Kok x3; I Perrott)

Banbridge v Three Rock Rovers 5-2 Goals (Banbridge: C Rowe; P Browne; J Rowe x 2; J McKee; Three Rock Rovers: A Empey and R Canning)

Instonians v Pembroke Wanderers 5-1 Goals (Instonians: T Orr; M Watt x 2; G Lecky; B Palmer; Pembroke Wanderers: J Lyner)

Glenanne v Lisnagarvey 1-2  Goals (Glenanne: S O’Donoghue; Lisnagarvey: O Kidd x 2)

Monkstown v Annadale 3-3 Goals (Monkstown: R Nichols x3; Annadale: N Glassey; C McKeon x2)

WOMEN

After collecting six points from two games played in Belfast over the weekend, Catholic Institute has established itself as the table’s top team. On Saturday, they defeated bottom-of-the-table Belfast Harlequins 4-1, followed by beating Pegasus 2-0 thanks to goals in the final quarter from R Upton and M Barrett.

R Fitzpatrick and Y Pratt scored for Loreto, after a tough weekend at home for Pegasus seeing them defeated 2-1. C Watkins scored the game-winning goal for Monkstown in their 2-1 victory against Railway Union. R O’Brien put the only score on the board for Pembroke Wanderers as they defeated Ards 1-0. Old Alex pushed UCD in the first half putting two goals away but a goal from H McLoughlin and G Keane saw it end level in Belfield.

UCD v Old Alex 2-2 Goals (UCD: G Keane; H Mcloughlin; Old Alex: A Russell; E Malone)

Monkstown v Railway Union 2-1 Goals (Monkstown: S Twomey; C Watkins; Railway Union: L Lloyd)

Ards v Pembroke Wanderers 0-1 Goals (Pembroke Wanderers:

Belfast Harlequins v Catholic Institute 1-4 Goals (Belfast Harlequins: J Henry; Catholic Institute: N Carroll; R Upton x 2; C Moloney)

Pegasus v Loreto Hockey Club 1-2 Goals (Pegasus: L McKee; Loreto Hockey Club: R Fitzpatrick; Y Pratt)

Sunday 23rd October
Pegasus v Catholic Institute 0-2 Goals (Catholic Institute: R Upton; M Barrett)

Round 5 of the EY Hockey League.

Here’s everything you need to know from Round 5:

Saturday 15th October

MEN

YMCA v Monkstown 2-0 Goals (YMCA: Henderson, Glutz)

0-0 at the end of the first quarter. Monkstown appears to be more threatening on the counter, although YM has the better opportunity. Henderson’s second-quarter goal put YM ahead. Tevin’s exquisite pass to Glutz put him one on one with the goalkeeper, to put it in the back of the net.

Pembroke Wanderers v Banbridge 0-4 Goals (Banbridge: J McKee x2, C Rowe, L Rowe)

Luke Roleston has kept a clean sheet for the second week in a row. After the first quarter, Banbridge lead 1-0. Banbridge players applied heavy pressure, and Matthew McKee’s excellent shot was stopped by the goalkeeper. Still, Banbridge goes up 3-0 with goals from C Rowe and J McKee. Louis Rowe scores once again in the fourth quarter.

Annadale v Three Rock Rovers 4-3 Goals (Annadale: A McAllister x 2, S Pinion, D Tremlett; Three Rock Rovers: R Dunlop; J Walker; A Empey)

Annadale close out Q1 with a gaol on the board but TRR quickly equalised with a deflection at the back post. TRR took the lead after halftime. In the 49th minute   A McAllister gave Annadale a second goal. Outstanding work by T Cross across to McAllister to finish. TRR push back to make it 3-3 but Annadale take the lead in the last quarter to finish 4-3.

Cookstown v Glenanne 2-6 Goals (Cookstown: Dingley, Cruickshank; Glenanne: Couse x3, O’Donoghue x 2, Cleak)

Glenanne take the lead at the end of the first quarter. Cookstown fought back in the second half to get a score on the board 1-3. Dingley and Cruickshank scored the finishing goals for Gleanne as the game concluded 2-6.

Lisnagarvey v Instonians 4-1 Goals (Lisnagarvey: O Kidd; M Connor x2; M Aughey; Instonians: T Orr)

The end of Q1 was Instonians with the best likelihood but Garvey started to get a better grasp. They gain an advantage and Garvey gets another corner. After the rebound, Matthew Aughey makes it 2-0. Following a brilliant play by Mackenzie the game finishes up 4-1.

WOMEN

Catholic Institute v Pembroke Wanderers 2-1 Goals (Catholic Institute: C Moloney, N Carroll; Pembroke Wanderers: O Macken)

10 minutes in Pembroke take the lead with Institute close behind. After Halftime Institute leads with Aoibhinn Collins making a fantastic pass to Naomi Carroll.

UCD v Monkstown 5-1 Goals (UCD: N Carey, A Naughton, K Egan, CJ Marshall, C Cope, S Cole; Monkstown: S Moore)

UCD set out against Monkstown and scored a flurry of goals. Monkstown held against them strong and scored in the final period.

Old Alex v Pegasus 1-1 Goal (Old Alex: M Power; Pegasus L McKee)

The first quarter ended scoreless for Old Alex and Pegasus. Lucy McKee took the lead for Pegasus. After halftime a rocket from inside the circle from Mikayla enters the goal, making the score 1-1.

Loreto v Belfast Harlequins 5-0 Goals (Loreto: Y Pratt; Torrans; R Kelly; S O Brien x 2)

After two minutes Loreto appears on the board with a goal. A nice interception finds Y Pratt, who scores for Loreto. At halftime Loreto lead 3-0 and keep fighting in the third quarter to put 2 more goals on the board.

Railway Union v Ards 2-2 Goals (Railway Union: A O’Leary x2; Ards: S Kidd, A Carson)

Railway and Ards had a close fight. End-to-end play with Railway having the advantage in possession and chances, but Ards played strong defence and made some of their own toward halftime. Following a solid effort from Lily Lloyd, Ali O’Leary scores for Railway. For Ards, Sophia Kidd achieved the equaliser. A well-placed strike into the corner by Ali O’Leary brought the score to 1-1 at the end of the third quarter. Ali Carson scores a goal to even the score in the final push of the match.