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Malaysian international Mohammed Faeez`s hat-trick of penalty corners was the catalyst in Uddingston`s 4-2 victory over fourth placed Grove Menzieshill on Tayside. The result sees Uddingston move out of the relegation zone into a mid-table position in Men’s National League 1.

Although Grove Menzieshill had most of the pressure in the first half they created few chances and the half ended goalless.

It took the Lanarkshire visitors only four minutes into the second half to lay the foundations of the victory to come, Faeez stepped up and sunk his set piece chance to put his side one up.

Uddingston doubled their tally midway through the half, fellow Malaysian Syafiq Zain embarked on a solo run that took out three Grove Menzieshill defenders and finished off the move with a chest high shot.

The home side returned to the contest when Alex Blaikie diverted a cross from the right into the net. Any hint of a comeback lasted but two minutes with another penalty corner strike by Faeez.

The ding-dong affair continued with a set piece goal by Grove Menzieshill`s Ciaran Crawford for 3-2, but the result was sealed when Faeez rattled home another penalty corner opportunity for the fourth goal.

The Dundonians pressed to get back into the game in the closing minutes, they had a couple of chances that were dealt with by the Uddingston goalkeeper, and there was no change to the scoreline and the points headed towards Lanarkshire.

Bromac Kelburne stretched their lead to five points at the top of the table following a 5-0 win over Watsonians, taking full advantage of second placed Grange`s match against Hillhead falling foul of the frost. Jack McKenzie was the highlight with a hat-trick, the other goals came from German Jonas Nommensen and Kiwi Nick Finlayson.

Edinburgh University moved back into third position on goal difference after seeing off Western Wildcats 4-1 at Peffermill. Ian Moodie was the hero with a well-taken hat-trick while Jamie Wong got the other, Adam McKenzie got the consolation for the Wildcats at a penalty corner.

PSL Clydsdale took their first steps to safety with a 2-1 win at bottom side Gordonians, Ben O`Keefe scored in the first half with Michael Cockburn getting the winner after the interval.

The long awaited clash between top sides Milne Craig Western and Grove Menzieshill at the top of the women`s first division will have to wait a little longer – the fixture became a casualty of the frost at Titwood.

Consequently Edinburgh University took advantage to move into second place with a convincing 5-0 win over Watsonians. The goals came from player coach Sam Judge, Amy Brodie, Louise Campbell, Ellie Hutheson and Becky Dru. The result means that the students are now only two points behind Western at the top, but with an extra game played.

Wildcats also benefited from the Titwood postponement and stepped into third spot after a 2-1 win over second bottom Hillhead in the only other game played in the women`s programme, both goals came from open play by Kareena Cuthbert and Heather Aitken.

The final result is that Western are still in pole position but Grove Menzieshill have slipped down to fourth.

 

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