This season’s Underneath 14 Inter-District Tournaments delivered a feast of entertaining hockey for a big, appreciative crowd on 18 and 19 Might at Peffermill, Edinburgh.
These occasions give the celebrities of the long run their first style of consultant hockey at first of Scottish Hockey’s youth pathway – and the 17 groups didn’t disappoint!
East District triumphed in each the ladies and boys’ occasions, however solely after some nice matches.
Women’ Match
Pool A
East Purple topped their group with a 100% report, beginning with a 4-0 win v South. They adopted this with a giant win in opposition to Highland, together with hattricks for Emily Macpherson, Chloe Brown and Miranda Reid. Anna Anstead, Isla Fuentes Philips, Eliza Weiser, Amelia Cooper and Miranda Reid had been on course in a 5-0 win in opposition to South-West. And in a really tight final Pool match, Purples edged West Yellow 4-2 because of doubles from Lauren Davidson and Miranda Reid.
South beat South-West 3-1, with captain Rachel Elliot scoring twice, earlier than a 10-0 win v Highland together with an Evie Leonard hattrick. South completed second of their Pool with a formidable 2-0 win v West Yellow. Rachel Elliot and Rosa Beccattelli scored the objectives.
West Yellow completed third because of a 3-1 win v South-West and an 8-0 win v Highland. Gabi Joannides, Ameerah Hanif and Eva Hose scored in each video games, with Joannides scoring 4 v Highland.
A 9-0 win in opposition to Highland gave South-West their first win and fourth place in Pool A. There have been seven totally different goal-scorers, and a hattrick for Katie Hutchison. The Highland women fought exhausting in each sport however had a troublesome day in opposition to sturdy opposition.
Pool B
Each sport in Pool B was extremely tight, however East Sky completed high with three hard-fought wins. They opened with a 2-0 win in opposition to West Pink because of a double from Isla Lloyd. Lloyd was on course once more in a 2-1 win in opposition to Midland, with Ella Wingate getting the opposite earlier than a comfort from Isla Williams. After trailing to an Esme Rogers purpose for North, Sula Russell equalised for Sky earlier than Emily McLean scored their winner.
Midland gained their different two video games to complete second. Sophie Barrie scored each objectives in a 2-1 win v North. After which Barrie scored the one purpose of the sport to beat West Pink 1-0.
Lastly, West Pink beat North 1-0 to complete third because of a penalty nook from Olive Mackay.
Play-offs and Remaining
Within the Play-offs, Sophie Jenkinson and Connie East gave Midland third place with a 2-0 v South. The Pinks beat the Yellows 2-0 within the battle of the West groups to complete fifth because of Freya McGeogh’s double. North beat South-West 4-0 to complete seventh, with objectives from Arabella Winn (2), Juliet Brown and Melody McKenzie.
Within the all-East remaining, Isla Fuentes Philips gave Purple the lead after 13 minutes earlier than Emily Macpherson scored within the final minute to seal a 2-0 win. Each groups needed to play very nicely all day to increase East’s sturdy observe report, because it’s been seven years since one other District gained this occasion.
Boys’ Match
Pool A
East Sky began in model with a 6-0 win in opposition to South because of a hattrick from Jacob Leiper and objectives from Angus McLean (2) and Louis Duncan. Of their subsequent match, Midland took the lead in 2 minutes by means of Toby Chapman earlier than Will Younger equalised after which Louis Duncan grabbed a really late winner for Sky. They usually gained the Pool with a hard-fought 2-0 v West Yellow – Leiper and Younger grabbed the objectives.
Midland had been runners-up because of a 2-1 win over West Yellow and 3-0 v South. Ben Kelly, Oscar Lyle, Francis Maughan, Matthew Swinney and Will Langley scored the objectives.
A robust 4-1 win in opposition to West Yellow gave South third with doubles from Murray Bower and Charlie Windsor-McKenzie. Finlay Dunlop received the comfort.
Pool B
Three spectacular performances by North gave them high spot in Pool B. They opened with a 1-1 draw v East Navy, as Yash Chiniwala cancelled out Moss Taylor-Ladas’ purpose for East. Michael de Boucherville and Eli Clark’s objectives earned a 2-1 win v West Cerise, with Robbie Dewar scoring a last-minute comfort. And a Chiniwala double helped North win the Pool with a 6-0 win v Highland.
West Cerise had been second because of an outstanding 2-1 win v East Navy of their remaining Pool match. Robbie Dewar and Joshua Younger scored early earlier than Euan Griffin received one again. Earlier, Finn McCabe’s purpose gave Cerise a 1-0 win v Highland.
East Navy had been third after a 4-0 win v Highland. Felix Usher (2), Louis Arthur and Brodie Holliman had been on course.
Play-offs and Remaining
Midland and West Cerise shared third place general after a late-minute equaliser by West’s Lewis McCarthy following Toby Chapman’s opener.
Fifth place went to East Navy with a 5-0 win v South. Moss Taylor-Ladas (2), Alexander Tait, Callum Pollock and Felix Usher scored the objectives.
West Yellow had been seventh after an exhilarating 4-2 win v Highland. Fraser Speirs and Gregory Cauchi gave West a 2-0 lead earlier than Gillespie McMulkin and Noah Cottam (penalty flick) hit again for Highland. However two objectives within the final three minutes from Andrew Mitchell and Hamish Meikle gave West the win.
The solar got here out simply in time for an exhilarating remaining. North’s Eli Clark scored a penalty nook earlier than Ben Maclean and Rudi Johnson-Forrest put East in entrance, just for Daniel McFarlane to equalise. However Louis Duncan hit again two minutes later and Will Younger sealed the win for East with two minutes to go. North had put in one other very good workforce efficiency however simply got here up brief in opposition to a proficient East Sky workforce.
Properly completed to all of the gamers, coaches and workforce managers who put a lot into this occasion, and to the supporters for creating such an amazing ambiance. And as at all times an enormous thanks to all of the umpires, officers and different volunteers for his or her incredible help all weekend.
