News for 11 October 2020
All the news for Sunday 11 October 2020
Bangladesh hope for good show at Bangabandhu U-21 Hockey
Alongside the host nation, India, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan and Uzbekistan are scheduled to take part
Bangladesh U-21 hockey team players reported to coach Mamunur Rashid in Dhaka Saturday BHF
Bangladesh U-21 hockey team coach Mamunur Rashid said they are eyeing a good display at the Bangabandhu U-21 Junior Hockey Championship as the national camp began Saturday at Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in Dhaka.
A total of 36 players reported to Mamunur but training will not begin immediately as everyone has to undergo Covid-19 tests in the next few days.
After the Covid-19 testing, the players will move to the Bangladesh Air Force base for the residential camp.
The tournament will be hosted by Bangladesh from January 21-30, meaning Mamunur has a little over three months for preparation.
He said, “The team must be prepared by this time. I have 80-85 days time in hand. We have a lot of good players. We will first work on fitness. I hope we will play well at our own turf. To do that, we have to fare well against well against top teams like India and (South) Korea. And we have that strength.
Alongside the host nation, India, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan and Uzbekistan are scheduled to take part.
The top three teams will qualify for the Junior Hockey World Cup in India.
Mamunur hoped for some quality practice matches before the tournament begins.
“We can rectify our early mistakes if we can play against big teams like India and Korea before the competition. We can take preparation accordingly after assessing our performance in the warm-up games,” said Mamunur.
One of leading players of the side, Fazle Rabbi echoed the same sentiment, saying, “I am hopeful. Good result is possible if we can train properly. We were not in practice for a long time due to corona. We are about to begin full-fledged training.”
Dhaka Tribune
Lisnagarvey hammer Corinthian to make it three wins from three games
By Nigel Ringland
Railway Union's Kate Lloyd scores the only goal against Pegasus on Saturday
Lisnagarvey maintained their 100% record to start the Irish Hockey League season with a convincing 6-0 win over Corinthian at Comber Road.
Dublin YMCA joined them with three wins out of three as they defeated Banbridge 3-2 while Annadale suffered a 10-0 thrashing by Three Rock Rovers.
In the women's IHL Pegasus slumped to a second away defeat in a row.
Pegasus lost 1-0 to leaders Railway Union, who are the only perfect team left after three rounds of matches.
It took a while for Lisnagarvey to find their stride against struggling Corinthian but in the final seconds of the first quarter Johnny Lynch finally opened the scoring. Troy Chambers and Andy Williamson from a penalty corner made it 3-0 at half-time and further strikes from Ben Nelson, Chambers and Matthew Aughey after the interval saw Garvey lay down another strong marker that they are the team to beat.
However, Dublin YMCA are matching them win for win in the early stages of the season as they romped to a 3-0 lead over a disappointing Banbridge at Havelock Park before holding on for the win.
Cheeky chappy
Ross Henderson's cheeky finish, as he dragged the ball onto his backhand before slipping in between the pads of Bann goalkeeper Luke Roleston, opened the scoring in the first quarter before Grant Glutz doubled that advantage soon after and the same player made it 3-0 when his penalty corner effort bounced into the net off the pads of Roleston.
Almost immediately Luke Witherow's excellent work along the goalline saw his pass converted from close range by Eugene Magee. The home side dominated possession after the interval without creating many clear cut chances but they took one of the few when Philip Brown's mazy dribble and ball along the goalline was tapped in by Eddie Rowe.
Bann had four penalty corner opportunities in the final quarter but their routines were predictable and well defended and time ran out on their chance to find the equaliser.
Banbridge's Eddie Rowe cuts the gap to 3-2 against Dublin YMCA
Monkstown are third in the standings after a 4-4 draw with UCD in a game where the lead changed hands four times while Pembroke got their first points of the season with a 2-1 home win over Glenanne.
Annadale had held Three Rock Rovers to just a single goal at half-time before capitulating in the third quarter as the Dublin side scored six times.
Things got worse at 6-0 when goalkeeper Sam Hamill pulled a hamstring and had to leave the pitch and with no second goalkeeper having made the trip Annadale thought about replacing Hamill but couldn't as the goalie's kit would have had to be sanitised and so they decided to play on with 11 outfield players.
Ben Johnson notched a hat-trick and Ben Walker scored twice as Three Rock eventually ran out double-figure winners.
Kate Lloyd's third-quarter goal was enough for Railway Union to see off the challenge of Pegasus and move the Dublin side into sole possession of first place in the women's IHL with three wins from three games.
Pegasus' Charlotte Beggs gets away from Jenny Long of Railway Union
It was the second defeat in a row for the Ulster side, who face a local derby with Belfast Harlequins next Saturday. Their game with Cork Harlequins was postponed after the Munster side refused to travel for the second time this season because of health concerns with Hockey Ireland now set to adjudicate on whether they will forfeit the game.
Elsewhere. a number of Ireland's World Cup silver medallists were on the scoresheet. Roisin Upton scored twice for her hometown team in Limerick as Catholic Institute beat Muckross 5-1 to move into second place, two points behind Railway Union.
Hannah Matthews scored twice for Loreto as they edged Old Alex 4-3 with Nikki Evans also grabbing a brace and Deidre Duke getting the other goal in a losing effort. Both teams are now tied for third place with six points while Emily Beatty scored the pick of the goals as Pembroke defeated UCD 3-0.
In the first round of the Irish Senior Cup two goals from Paula Haugh were enough for Banbridge to edge Glenanne 2-1 and they will now face UCD at Havelock Park, while in the men's competition Clontarf had a 4-1 win over Kilkeel and will now have home advantage against holders Lisnagarvey in the last 16.
BBC Sport
Saturday round-up – October 10
YMCA’s Ross Henderson celebrates making it 1-0 against Banbirdge. Pic: Sinead Hingston
Railway Union have built a two-point lead in women's EYHL while YMCA and Lisnagarvey head up the men's division; here's all the key results from Saturday
Men
EYHL Division 1: Banbridge 2 (E Magee, E Rowe) YMCA 3 (G Glutz, R Henderson, P Lembethe); Lisnagarvey 6 (T Chambers 2, J Lynch, A Williamson, B Nelson, M Aughey) Corinthian 0; Monkstown 4 (D Carson 2, S Cole, R Nichols) UCD 4 (S Walker 2, G Sarratt, P Lynch); Pembroke 2 (A Sothern, C Murphy) Glenanne 1 (S O’Donoghue); Three Rock Rovers 10 (B Johnson 3, B Walker 2, L Adams, J Walker, H Morris, A Haughton, R Canning) Annadale 0
Irish Senior Cup – Round 1: Clontarf 4 (J Mullins 2, K Mullins, J Edmonds) Kilkeel 1 (J Finlay); Portrane 1 (A Darroch) Cork C of I 3 (K O’Dea 2, J Bruton)
Off: Railway Union v Cork Harlequins, Instonians v Rathgar
Leinster Division 1A: Bray 1 (J Lacey Curtis) Avoca 4 (J Elmes 2, F MacAnna 2); Dublin University 4 (T Cole, D O’Donovan, M Simons, S Gupta) Kilkenny 1 (E Walsh)
Munster Division 1: Catholic Institute 0 Waterford 1 (R Treacy); UCC 4 (S Dring 2, J Costello, S Jermyn) Ashton 0
Women
EYHL Division 1: Catholic Institute 5 (R Upton 2, A Hickey, R Pratt, N Carroll) Muckross 1 (L McCollum); Old Alex 3 (N Evans 2, D Duke) Loreto 4 (H Matthews 2, G McLoughlin, G Donald); Railway Union 1 (K Lloyd) Pegasus 0; UCD 0 Pembroke 3 (S Dix, E Beatty, T Wensley) 
Railway Union’s Kate Lloyd scores the only goal past Pegasus’s Megan Todd. Pic: Adrian Boehm
Off: Belfast Harlequins v Cork Harlequins
Irish Senior Cup – Round 1: Glenanne 1 (M Goulding) Banbridge 2 (P Haugh 2); UCC 2 (J Clein, A Stokes) Monkstown 1 (N Twomey)
Off: Corinthian v Cork C of I
Leinster Division 1: Naas 3 (A Coyle, I Collins, S Farrell) North Kildare 1 (L Small)
Munster Division 1: Limerick 0 Belvedere 3 (L Murphy 2, S-J Rickey)
The Hook
Looking to organise many more big tournaments at Kalinga Stadium: Hockey India
The Kalinga stadium, which has come to be known as one of the best hockey stadiums in the world, has hosted many tournaments since the men’s World Cup 2018.
A view of the Kalinga Stadium. (Photo: IANS)
The Kalinga Stadium has completed a two-year milestone since being refurbished for the Hockey men’s World Cup held in Bhubaneswar in 2018.
Before the World Cup, both practice and main turfs were re-laid with new blue turf as per the FIH specifications. The capacity of the main stadium was increased to 15,000. Two new galleries, one on north and other on the south side, were added to the iconic venue, making it a total of four grand stands.
The opening of the refurbished Kalinga Stadium was marked with an exhibition match between hockey legends Dhanraj Pillay and Dilip Tirkey’s teams on October 10, 2018.
Gyanendro Ningombam, Officiating President, Hockey India said, “Providing the best facilities for our players and fans is a top most priority and we are always grateful to Odisha government for sharing this vision.”
“It has been fantastic to see the way the Kalinga Stadium has been appreciated by one and all in the last two years. We are looking forward to organising many more big tournaments at the Kalinga Stadium in the future,” he added.
The Kalinga stadium, which has come to be known as one of the best hockey stadiums in the world, has hosted many top level tournaments since the men’s World Cup 2018. The competitions include FIH Men’s Series Finals, FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers (Men and Women) and FIH Hockey Pro League.
The Statesman