Glenanne draw as Three Rock go down

IN the EYHL Men’s Division One Hockey League, Glenanne played out a 3-3 draw with YMCA while Three Rock Rovers lost out to Lisngarvey 6-2 Glenanne took the lead in this game at Wesley College through a penalty corner converted by Brad Venter in the fourteenth minute.

YMCA equalised in the thirty-second minute through an Edward Collins goal from open play leaving it 1-1 at half time.

Adam Walker put YMCA 2-1 ahead with a converted penalty corner in the forty-third minute before Brad Venter got his second of the game for the visitors with a goal from open play in the 59th minute to leave the scores level at 2-2.

And that was how it remained until two minutes from time when YMCA scored a penalty stroke by Grant Glutz and Shane O’Donoghue scored for Glenanne from open play, both goals happening in the sixty-eighth minute to leave the final score 3-3.

Meanwhile, third placed Lisnagarvey overcame second placed Three Rock Rovers in the tie of the round at Comber Road.

Lisanagarvey opened the scoring with a Daniel Nelson field goal.

James Lorimar put the hosts 2-0 ahead in the first quarter before Three Rock Rovers mounted a mini comeback through two goals from James Walker to leave the score 2-2.

Daniel Nelson got his second of the game, this time from open play to restore Garvey’s lead.

Ben Nelson added a brace of goals from open play to increase their lead to 5-2 and the victory was completed by Daniel Nelson completing his hat-trick with a goal from open play to leave the final score 6-2.

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