Men’s Scottish Cup & Plate semi-finals preview

Bromac Kelburne and Grove Menzieshill, the in-form teams in men’s hockey, clash in the first of Saturday’s cup semi-finals (14.45).
There is little to separate these two powerhouses; both sides are locked in joint first place at the top of Division 1, with the Dundonians slightly shading the head-to-head contests in the National League following a 5-3 win in September and a recent 1-1 draw.
The two sides have reached the last four with heavy wins in the competition’s previous rounds. Indeed, Kelburne have rattled in 31 goals in their three matches to date, while the Taysiders have dispatched 23 goals in only two rounds following a first stage bye.
Calling a winner in this match-up is no easy task.
In the second men’s semi-final (16.30), Edinburgh University will entertain PSL Team Sport Clydesdale.
The students progressed from an epic quarter-final against city rivals Grange, winning 4-3, to reach the penultimate stage of the cup. Clydesdale, meanwhile, found the going slightly easier with a 6-2 win over AAM Gordonians at Titwood in the last eight.
Recent form may favour the University, who have won their last two matches in the league, in this encounter.
But don’t count out the ‘Dale; they narrowly won the last league game between the two sides by a solitary goal.
Early on Saturday, Division 2 rivals Erskine Stewart’s Melville FP and Falkirk GHG will meet in the first of the Men’s Scottish Plate semi-finals (11.15).
Falkirk will head into the match-up with confidence after a 5-2 win over Saturday’s opponents in the league last weekend.
Consequently, the capital outfit will need to raise the bar significantly if they are to progress to the final of this competition.
Granite City Wanderers may consider themselves favourites when they play Stirling University in the second plate semi-final (13.00).
The students sit bottom of Division 3 after mustering only a win and draw in the league to date, while Wanderers comfortably sit within the top four of Division 2 after a solid season.
But the beauty of knock-out hockey is that it can always throw up an upset so don’t count the University out of this one yet

The last four of the Men’s Scottish Cup & Plate competitions will take place at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre on Saturday 19 March.

Men’s Scottish Cup

Bromac Kelburne and Grove Menzieshill, the in-form teams in men’s hockey, clash in the first of Saturday’s cup semi-finals (14.45).

There is little to separate these two powerhouses; both sides are locked in joint first place at the top of Division 1, with the Dundonians slightly shading the head-to-head contests in the National League following a 5-3 win in September and a recent 1-1 draw.

The two sides have reached the last four with heavy wins in the competition’s previous rounds. Indeed, Kelburne have rattled in 31 goals in their three matches to date, while the Taysiders have dispatched 23 goals in only two rounds following a first stage bye.

Calling a winner in this match-up is no easy task.

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(Gavin Byers, left, tussles with Kelburne’s Michael Christie in the 2013 Scottish Cup final. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

In the second men’s semi-final (16.30), Edinburgh University will entertain PSL Team Sport Clydesdale.

The students progressed from an epic quarter-final against city rivals Grange, winning 4-3, to reach the penultimate stage of the cup. Clydesdale, meanwhile, found the going slightly easier with a 6-2 win over AAM Gordonians at Titwood in the last eight.

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(Edinburgh University are aiming for back-to-back cup final appearances. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

Recent form may favour the University, who have won their last two matches in the league, in this encounter.

But don’t count out the ‘Dale; they narrowly won the last league game between the two sides by a solitary goal.

Men’s Scottish Plate

Early on Saturday, Division 2 rivals Erskine Stewart’s Melville FP and Falkirk GHG will meet in the first of the Men’s Scottish Plate semi-finals (11.15).

Falkirk will head into the match-up with confidence after a 5-2 win over Saturday’s opponents in the league last weekend.

Consequently, the capital outfit will need to raise the bar significantly if they are to progress to the final of this competition.

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(Falkirk GHG are aiming for another Scottish Plate final berth. Photo Credit: Duncan Gray)

Granite City Wanderers may consider themselves favourites when they play Stirling University in the second plate semi-final (13.00).

The students sit bottom of Division 3 after mustering only a win and draw in the league to date, while Wanderers comfortably sit within the top four of Division 2 after a solid season.

But the beauty of knock-out hockey is that it can always throw up an upset so don’t count the University out of this one yet.

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