News for 26 April 2022
All the news for Tuesday 26 April 2022
2022 Test matches AUS v MAS (M) - 26 April
Perth
All times GMT +8
23 Apr 2022 16:00 AUS v MAS 3 - 0
24 Apr 2022 16:00 AUS v MAS 7 - 0
26 Apr 2022 18:30 AUS v MAS
28 Apr 2022 12:00 AUS v MAS
Live streaming and full game replay on the Watch Hockey App (May be Geo blocked if there is TV coverage)
FIH Match Centre
UNC field hockey standouts represent Team USA in FIH pro league games against England
By Daniel Wei
Midfielder Erin Matson celebrates with her USA teammates during a game against England at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC, on Saturday, April 24, 2022. Photo courtesy of USA Field Hockey/Mark Palczewski.
Erin Matson is no stranger to Karen Shelton Stadium.
The senior forward holds the all-time scoring record for North Carolina field hockey and has spent countless hours practicing and competing on her home turf, where she helped lead UNC to NCAA titles in each of her first three seasons.
Pakistan Hockey team to face Netherlands in Amsterdam today
Pakistan Hockey team will face Netherlands in Amsterdam today (Tuesday).
Uganda confirm participation in African Games qualifiers
By Agnes Makhandia
Uganda men’s and women’s national hockey teams have confirmed participation in the forthcoming North-East Africa region qualifiers to be staged at the Sikh Union Stadium in Nairobi.
‘From Premier Division promotion to European hockey – it’s incredible’
Hampstead netted first European club birth PIC: Mark Clews
Melanie Wilkinson has praised Hampstead & Westminster’s team resolve after securing European women’s club hockey next season.
Dramatic start to the action at Gelvandale
The opening day of the 2022 SA Hockey U21 IPT, the first of this tournament since 2019, saw the men’s eight teams in action and all 8 got off to goalscoring starts. All four games did have winners though meaning four teams have smiles on their faces tonight, while the other four are frustrated.
Saints respond like champions
by Helge Schütz
Hermann Koch of Wanderers and Gerhard Myburgh of Saints in action during Saints' 16-1 victory last Wednesday. Photo: Helge Schütz
SAINTS responded like champions to their first defeat of the season when they thrashed Wanderers 16-1 last Wednesday in Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Indoor Hockey Men's Premier League last Wednesday.
GHK and Inverleith are U14 Champions
Congratulations to GHK girls and Inverleith boys on winning the inaugural U14 National Club Cups at Dalnacraig in Dundee on Sunday 24 April.
The event was a celebration of youth hockey, bringing together the best young teams in the country who had qualified from the group stages during the season. The quality of hockey from all the teams was really impressive for such a young age group.
SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge: Ugu & Sisonke regional
Accelerating down field, King Edward High School’s Zimi Mnukwa charges forward during her teams attack while being shadowed by Suid Natal Skool’s Leandie du Toit (Captain) in the regional final at the Sisonke and Ugu Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge held at King Edward High School in Matatiele on Saturday 23 April. The local team managed a remarkable result netting 1 goal and kept the visitors attacks at bay. Photo: Val Adamson
Amazing and nerve wracking was how host’s King Edward High School’s captain described her teams’ performance in the Sisonke and Ugu Regional of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge that took place in Matatiele on Saturday 23 April
King Edward were on fire in the cold and wet weather, with a full complement of victories throughout the day, including the main game where they met Suid Natal Skool in the regional final.
After ninety seconds of play, King Edward earned a long corner on the far left of the field. Thirty seconds later saw the local team break into the circle for the first time but the visiting team put a quick stop to the attack, clearing it just beyond the 22. The locals quickly picked up the clearance and pushed the ball to the far right. After breaking away from the defenders, the ball got moved rapidly to the center of the circle where an unmarked King Edward center forward was quietly waiting. Jaylin van Wyk stopped the ball, steadied herself and knocked in the first goal with 2 minutes and 22 seconds of play on the clock.
Suid Natal dusted themselves off and for majority of the remainder of the game, dominated possession. With almost six minutes of play, they got their first attempt at the KEHS goal but misfired a reverse stick attempt. A few seconds later, they earned a short corner with the attempt going wide. A dash at the King Edward defense with 8 minutes left of play fizzled out and two minutes later they fired in a shot from the top of the D that rocketed to the right of the King Edward goal.
As time started running low, Suid Natal found themselves with a phenomenal opportunity, a rare one-on-one. King Edward High School’s proactive keeper Tumi Pakkies who hadn’t seen much action during the course of the day, boldly left her line charging towards the attack by Linki Buitendagh. Diving head first, Pakkies managed to defend and distract the Suid Natal attack that stalled in the corner. Suid Natal continued their valiant efforts but the King Edward team snuffed any further attempts and took the regional title for the fifth time.
Playing in her third SPAR tournament, captain for KEHS, Kiandre Jacquire said, “The final was a tough one, intense and overwhelming. And I am proud of the team for holding strong. We pushed hard in every game, and played our best throughout the day. Playing to our full potential, we managed to win all our games.”
Coach for King Edward, Joaquim Kok shared, “Despite it being wet and rainy, the girls managed to pull through in every single game. They made us proud, they themselves proud because they were determined to do the best that they could. Despite the weather, they played so well and I am very proud of them.”
Commenting on the final, Kok continued, “The final was a bit tense, a very hectic and challenging game but with one goal, we managed to keep it there and play the defensive game against them and managing to win the game, and tournament in total.”
Recognised for his efforts with the whistle, Umpire of the Day was awarded to Tiaan Prinsloo from King Edward High School.
The bronze medal game between South Coasters’ Creston College and Southcity Christian School ended nil nil after twenty minutes of play. The game headed to the penalty spot where both teams levelled out with 1 goal each after the first round of three shoot-outs. To decide on the winner, the next round went to sudden death where Creston’s Melissa Bense held strong and managed to net her attempt, edging out hard working Southcity after their missed attempt.
Earlier in the day, at the conclusion of Pool B, the two teams, Creston College and defending champs, Kokstad College who have both previously made it through to the Grand Finals representing the region, had to square off in a penalty shoot out to see who advanced through to the semi-finals. Both ended their pool games level on 6 points each. Creston College managed a 2 – 1 victory in the penalty shoot-out, giving them a ticket to the semi-final where they met King Edward High School. In the other semi-final, Suid Natal met Southcity.
In the first semi-final, Suid Natal continued their sparkling performance with a 2 nil victory against Southcity. While Creston went down to the hosts, with King Edward knocking in 2 goals against the visitors.
King Edward High School is the seventh team to earn a berth at the Grand Finals. They join six other teams that have already secured their spot from around KZN. They meet Pionier Hoërskool (Northern KZN Regional); St Anne’s College (PMB North Regional); St John’s D.S.G. (PMB Central Regional); Our Lady of Fatima (DBN North Regional); St Mary’s D.S.G. (Highway Regional) and Kuswag Hoërskool (DBN South Regional) at the Grand Finals which will be held in July in Kloof.
Three regionals are still to be played in May, the uMvoti and oThukela Regional on Saturday 7 May, followed by the Durban Central Regional on Sunday 15 May and then finally Northern KZN Coastal Regional on Saturday 21 May.
For more info like the tournament’s Facebook page or follow on Instagram. All of the SPAR games will be live streamed by SuperSport Schools on their website and mobile app.
Results
1 King Edward High School; 2 Suid Natal Skool; 3 Creston College; 4 Southcity Christian School; 5 Kokstad College 6 St Monica’s Diocesan School; 7 St Patrick’s College; 8 Ixopo High School; 9 Bergview College
Game Scores
KEHS 1 vs Southcity 0
St Patricks 0 vs Suid Natal 1
Ixopo 0 vs KEHS1
Bergview 0 vs Kokstad 0
Creston 0 vs St Patricks 0
Southcity 0 vs St Monica’s 0
Suid Natal 2 vs Bergview 0
Kokstad 0 vs Creston 0
Suid Natal 2 vs Creston 0
KEHS 1 vs St Monica’s 0
Bergview 0 vs St Patrick’s 2
Ixopo 0 vs St Monica’s 0
Kokstad 1 vs St Patricks 0
Creston 1 vs Bergview 0
Suid Natal 1 vs Kokstad 0
Semi-final one: Suid Natal 2 vs Southcity 0
Semi-final two: Creston 0 vs KEHS 2
St Patrick’s 6 vs Ixopo 0
Kokstad College 0 (1) vs St Monica’s 0 (0)
Bronze: Creston College 0 (2) vs Southcity 0 (1)
Gold / Silver Final: Suid Natal vs KEHS
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