Saturday, April 25: The final of the EY Champions Trophy Finals Weekend locations had been snatched up immediately, as two Males’s & Girls’s sides progressed following 4 tense Play-Offs.
Within the Girls’s EY Champions Trophy Play-Offs, Portadown secured the primary of the Finals Weekend locations up for grabs with a roaring upset over UCD. An Annie Gordan brace within the opening quarter set the Ulster facet on their means. UCD pulled a aim again within the opening minutes of the ultimate quarter however targets in fast succession from Lara Wilson and Lucy McGaw put the sport out of attain, with UCD scoring a late comfort.
Elsewhere at The Dub, Pembroke Wanderers got here out on prime of a really shut encounter with Pegasus to progress. Katie McKee opened the scoring for the hosts after simply 4 minutes, however Pembroke’s Holly Farrell cancelled the aim out earlier than the tip of the opening quarter. It remained neck and neck between the edges till the closing levels when Pembroke captain Emma Younger transformed from a penalty nook at hand her facet the win.
Within the Males’s EY Champions Trophy Play-Off, Three Rock Rovers put in a faultless efficiency to see off Corinthian. A primary quarter brace from Ben Johnson was the perfect begin for the hosts, earlier than Conor Walsh and Simon Montgomery discovered the again of the web to complete off two glorious attacking strikes for the house facet.
In Serpentine Avenue, Pembroke Wanderers edged previous rivals Monkstown to make their solution to the EY Champions Trophy Finals. Pembroke Goalkeeper Ross Clarke saved a penalty stroke early on to maintain the sport scoreless earlier than James Maginnis opened the scoring with a minute remaining within the first half to present the hosts the lead. Monkstown drew stage quickly after by Jeremy Duncan, however a late penalty nook gave Pembroke the chance to win the sport, a possibility Alan Sothern took, dragflicking the ball low and arduous into the web.
The outcomes see Portadown face Railway Union and Pembroke Wanderers tackle Loreto within the Girls’s EY Champions Trophy Semi-Finals, whereas Three Rock Rovers tackle Banbridge and Pembroke Wanderers meet Lisnagarvey within the Males’s EY Champions Trophy Semi-Finals. All 4 matches will happen on Saturday, Might 09 at Lisnagarvey Hockey Membership, with the winners progressing to Sunday’s Finals.
UCD 2 – 4 Portadown
Pegasus 1 – 2 Pembroke Wanderers
Three Rock Rovers 4 – 0 Corinthian
Pembroke Wanderers 2 – 1 Monkstown
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