Write a commentNewry 2's 2-4 Lisnagarvey 2's
S. Henry, A. Henning, D.Hogg, B. Scott, J.Greer, D.Liggett, W.Adams, K.McWilliams, N. McGuffin, M.McGrath, S.Blakely, S.Mccafferty, A.Foster
Seconds rattle high flying 'garvey
Saturday afternoon saw second placed Lisnagarvey seconds visit the Belfast road and the Newry men pushed them close, only a single goal separating the teams until the visitors scored with the last hit of the game. Once again Newry looked organised in the first half and when the visitors broke through they met their match in Newry keeper Henry, once again in good form after his penalty save last time out. The visitors managed to breach the defence once in the first half but Newry came out strong and equalised early in the second with McWilliams finishing expertly on his strong side after a long Hogg aerial from the back. Both teams had short corners throughout but neither defence was beaten thanks to strong running off the line. Garvey were the next to score with a deflected effort and a double deflection on their next effort made it 3-1. This Newry team won the league last year and they displayed the grit of champions by pushing garvey back into their 25 with relentless pressure and it was captain Adams who finished off a good team move with a close range effort. The next few minutes saw continued Newry pressure with garvey hanging on and looking rattled. A breakaway and a disputed short corner saw garvey score as the game finished 4-2 to the visitors. Newry will be disappointed not to get the point they probably deserved here and need to turn a good run if performances into positive results.
Newry 3's 0-2 Lisnagarvey
P Elmore. A mc gaffin. K best. A baird. E graham. J niblock. S Garvey. A foster. S Blakely. M mc cague. L Irvine. J mc Williams. G elias. Clint ?. D Taylor.
Newry hosted a very strong and experienced Lisnagarvey 6s side with out teams matches having been called off due to the adverse weather in one of their last remaining games of the season.
Right from the off, Lisnagarvey came out strong, putting the Newry defence under pressure. Newry managed to gain control and reversed the situation, pressing the Garvey defence with attempts from the Newry forwards. The game remained even until just before half time when Garvey picked up a short corner and fired a shot through Newry keeper Elmores legs.
Half time 1 nil Garvey.
The second half continued to be a close game with both sides having their fair share of possession and chances. Newry were pushing to get an equaliser through substitutes Blakely and Foster but things didn't go Newrys way with Garvey picking up a second through an unmarked man at the back post.
Newry were unlucky to concede 2 and deserved at least a draw, but With two games remaining Newry hope to secure some vital points which will secure them the league title and promotion.
Newry Ladies 0-1 Donaghadee Ladies
C Waddell (goals) D L Inns (captain) A Gamble, C Gamble, J Heatrick, N Burns, K Baird, J Cochrane, N Shields, A Magowan, L Girvan, D Mc Minn.
On Saturday, 19th January, Newry Olympic Hockey Ladies 1st XI played Donaghadee 1st XI Ladies at home. It was a keenly fought match with choices on both sides and resulted in a scoreless first half.
At the beginning of the second half both teams came out strong with Newry being awarded a short corner in the first minute of the second half followed by a Donaghadee short. Both teams narrowly missed scoring a couple of times and unfortunately for Newry, Donaghadee were awarded a goal following a deflection on the Newry side. Final score Newry 0 Donaghadee 1
