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Newry Hockey Club will be holding an important meeting on Wednesday May 1st in the club at 7.0pm. This is an open meeting and everyone is welcome to come along. This meeting is to decide on the future of the Hockey Club. Serious fund raising is needed to ensure the Club survives as it stands, and also work out a plan to stimulate youth Hockey in Newry and the surrounding areas.
Newry 3rds 4-1 Lisnagarvey 6ths
P. Elmore, A. Baird, K. best, A. McGaffin, E. Graham, J. Niblock, J. McWilliams, L. Irvine, D. England, S. Sarvey, D. Lawson, S. Blakley
Newry 3s hosted Lisnagarvey 6s in the semi-final of the minor cup, and booked their place in their 3rd cup final in as many years.
With 3 of Newrys players playing at the inter pros in Dublin, this was going to be an even tougher game.
Newry started defensive, not knowing what to expect from the Lisnagarvey forwards, however Newry held their own and managed to get a few shots at the Lisnagarvey keeper.
Lisnagarvey responded to Newrys attacks by winning a short corner which they scored, beating the Newry keeper with a shot at the far post.
Newry soon levelled the score through centre midfielder Stephen Garvey, who picked up his first goal of the season.
Lisnagarvey continued to apply pressure and secured another short corner. Newry keeper Elmore kept out the initial shot, however Newry would have been a goal down only for defender eddy graham who kept out Garveys second shot at the far post.
Newry and Garvey continued to battle for possession throughout the first half, with Newry coming out on top, scoring just before half time through another short corner. The Newry shot on goal took a deflection from a Lisnagarvey stick, giving Newry a 2-1 lead at the break.
Newry continued to maintain possession in the second half and were rewarded when Davy England volleyed the ball in at the back post for the third.
Further efforts from Jonny mc Williams and Lee Irvine were kept out by the Garvey keeper.
Towards the end of the half, Lisnagarvey pushed for goals but were caught out when the ball was worked out of the Newry defence to forward Jonny Mc Williams. Mc Williams dribbled it up the left wing and crossed the ball into the D where Davy England slid in and deflected the ball past the Garvey keeper.
Following their 4-1 win over Lisnagarvey 6s, Newry now progress to their 3rd consecutive minor cup final where they will face Kilkeel 3s in what will be Newrys toughest game of the season.
