National League serves up a GOAL-FEST

Clydesdale Western Edinburgh Uni

Kelburne Bromac confirmed that they are well placed to retain their league title after a close 3-2 win over last year’s runners up Grove Menzieshill. Nick Finlayson and Hamish Galt swapped goals before two by Man of the Match Jonny Christie turned the contest in Kelburne’s favour.

A second half penalty by Ciaran Crawford narrowed the gap but still left Kelburne with three important points.

Watsonians lost their outright lead in the first division of the National League, suffering an agonising defeat by the odd goal in thirteen – yes thirteen – to Hillhead.  This was Hillhead’s first win of the season, their main scorer being Callum Duke with a hat trick, while Craig Paterson, Chris Wilson, Fraser Ward and Andrew Hilton added one apiece. Watsonians must be devastated to have scored six themselves and still lost!

A hat trick of penalty corners by Adam Mackenzie, two in the first half and one early in the second, eased Western Wildcats to a 4-2 win away to Gordonians.  The Aberdeen side did get back into the match at 1-3 but Western struck again before a late corner for Gordonians.

Grange maintained their position two points behind the leaders with a convincing 7-2 win over Clydesdale. The win keeps them in touch with two points behind the leaders.

In Women’s National League 1, Milne Craig Clydesdale Western maintained their lead at the top of the table with a narrow 1-0 victory over Edinburgh University. The students had an edge in the play in the first half and must have been disappointed not to have made it count. Still it was all to play for in the second period from 0-0 but it was Western who grabbed what proved to be the only goal of the game midway through the second period.

Having hit the post earlier, Jenny Eadie netted from a penalty corner but the game was far from over. Late on Edinburgh had a penalty corner which might have seen them snatch a point but for a great save by Western goalkeeper Mairi Fletcher.

Grove Menzieshill maintained their second place behind Western on goal difference with a comfortable 4-0 win over Hillhead. Of the four goals two were scored by Ailsa Wylie while Katie Stott and Lauren Kingston bagged one each.

Dundee Wanderers have yet to show the form that took them to third place last season and had to come from behind to draw 2-2 with Erskine Stewarts Melville, the first point for both teams.

Watsonians recorded their first win of the season, 4-1 over CALA Edinburgh, the latter remaining bottom of the division. Western Wildcats clocked up their third win of the season with a 1-0 win over a tough Kelburne side.

 

 

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