The mens 1sts made a big statement last week by beating last years league winners Pembroke 5-4 in a thrilling game in Serpentine Avenue last Saturday. For neutrals the 9 goal spectacle would have been great entertainment, for those of us on the side line it was nail-biting to the last minute! The lads opened the scoring early on as JB found the net, only for Pembroke to equalise not long after with an Alan Sothern bullet of a drag. Jody popped up with another cracker of a goal for the 2nd week in a row before Pembroke brought things level again. The next goal went to Pembroke with the game staying at 3-2 for a while. Shane Madeley brought it to three all before Mickey Maguire put us ahead yet again. The lead didnt last long as Pembroke scored from nearly the tip-off. The game looked to finish at 4-4 but Luke Madeleys late corner drag was enough to seal the win.
Some pictures of the game can be found here: http://irishhockeyphotographers.zenfolio.com/p853322677
A match report courtesy of Findo can be found in the mens 1sts page: https://www.threerockrovershc.com/s/match-centre-64910/0-1897622
The 2nds were not so fortunate in their 2nd game. A home tie with Avoca, who have only been relegated from div 1 last year was always going to be a tough match. The lads looked all set for a big win though as 7 minutes from the end they were 3-1 up. However experience got the better of them and 3 Avoca goals within the last few minutes means that for the 2nd week in a row they were unfortunate not to get any points.
Match report from Findo can be found on the team page: https://www.threerockrovershc.com/s/match-centre-68286/0-1897640
The ladies 1sts had a tough friendly game against div 1 side Glenanne on Saturday morning. The girls are trying out a new formation which produced glimpses of quality passing to open the Glens defense. However, for most of the game Glenannes pace proved slightly too much for the girls and they found themselves defending for much of the game. Glenanne had over 10 corners to our 2 but the defensive team played well to keep most of them out, with Sinead Holden blocking most of the 1st strikes. Barbara pulled off some good saves bu the girls found themselves 0-3 down with 2/3s of the game gone. Val Saunders salvaged a goal from a well worked corner only for Glenanne to score again making the final score 1-4.
The ladies 2nds had a friendly v Pembroke but a 5pm start meant that the team only had 9 availbale to them. They lost the game but match fitness would certainly have been worked on! The 3s/4s were also meant to have a game but unfortunately the opposition cancelled at the last minute.
