Saturday, October 10: Tense and thrilling in equal measures; Round 4 of the EY Hockey League left few wanting as Railway Union tightened their grasp on the Women’s EYHL, while Three Rock Rovers, Pembroke Wanderers and Avoca maintained unbeaten records in the Men’s competition.
In the Women’s EYHL, Railway Union continued their unbeaten run as they beat a high-flying Ards side in Park Avenue. Pembroke Wanderers secured a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Pegasus to climb to second and remain unbeaten. Queen’s University put four past Monkstown to grab their second win of the season. Old Alex left Loreto Beaufort with two points following a bonus point draw with Loreto which saw the home side score from the final play of the game to salvage a draw. And a duo of penalty corners helped UCD get their first win of the campaign away to Portadown.
In the Men’s EYHL, Avoca came from two goals behind to snatch a last-gasp draw at home to Pembroke Wanderers courtesy of a Hayden Jones deflection, but the visitors got a potentially crucial bonus point that helped them climb to third. Three Rock Rovers eased past Portrane at Grange Road to climb to second, scoring eight unanswered goals to delight their home support. Corinthian left Farmer’s Cross with three points and a clean sheet as they beat Cork Harlequins. And YMCA scored late in a tense tie with Dublin rivals Monkstown to eek out a 1-0 win and get their first win of the season.
Queen’s University 4 – 0 Monkstown
Loreto 1 [1 – 3] 1 Old Alex
Railway Union 4 – 0 Ards
Portadown 1 – 2 UCD
Pegasus 0 – 1 Pembroke Wanderers
Railway Union – 12pt
Pembroke Wanderers – 10pts
Queen’s University Belfast – 8pts
Ards – 8pts
Loreto – 7pts
UCD – 5pts
Old Alex – 5pts
Monkstown – 3pts
Pegasus – 1pt
Portadown – 1pts
YMCA 1 – 0 Monkstown
Avoca 3 [3 – 4] 3 Pembroke Wanderers
Cork Harlequins 0 – 2 Corinthian
Three Rock Rovers 8 – 0 Portrane
Lisnagarvey – 9pts
Three Rock Rovers – 9pts
Pembroke Wanderers – 9pts
Banbridge – 8pts
Avoca – 7pts
Corinthian – 6pts
YMCA – 5pts
Cork Harlequins – 3pts
Monkstown – 1pt
Portrane – 0pts
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