The second day, the shifting day, of the group stage on the 2024 SA Hockey Underneath 21 IPT at UCT introduced extra targets, extra reminiscences and some groups secured their passage to the semi-finals with a sport to spare.
Within the girls’s event it was a semi-final affirmation coming from North West. Having needed to work extremely laborious for his or her opening day victory in opposition to the Northern Blues, they’d a far simpler time of it in opposition to the KZN Raiders than would have been anticipated. Jan Du Preez opened and closed the scoring in a large 6-0 win complimented by a Chanel Genis brace, Teshawn de la Rey, and Arisha van Niekerk.
The opposite sport in Pool A noticed Northern Blues overcome a spirited and nuggety problem from Free State to win 4-1. They did nevertheless have to come back from behind after Karla Marais scored for the central province. Their Northern neighbors although fought again as their skipper Cerian Fourie equalized, earlier than Baylee Engelke gave them a lead, they might not relinquish including two extra targets from Danielle McCann and Laiken Brisset.
It’s a comparatively straight ahead digital quarter remaining on Thursday as KZN Raiders tackle Northern Blues to see who will be a part of North West within the remaining 4 of the tournaments.
In Pool B Western Province may solely rating one aim by means of Coreen Matthee, however it was sufficient for a victory over their “B” facet WP Peninsula. The victory strikes the hosts to 6 factors, and they’re favorites to progress to the semi-final however there’s a mathematical probability for them to pipped, so the bottle stays corked in the intervening time.
Southern Gauteng bought themselves a primary victory over Japanese Province successful 4-0. The primary three targets had been all notched by Hannah’s with Smyth getting one and three and Gerber scoring the second. Amber Fairon ruined the Hannah parade when she put the sport to mattress late on with the fourth. All 4 groups can nonetheless qualify for the semi-finals from this group with the ultimate video games seeing Southerns tackle Western Province and Pens face off in opposition to Japanese Province.
Within the Males’s event its 3 out of 4 Semi-Closing spots already secured. Southern Gauteng had been the primary to ebook a spot within the remaining 4 as they beat Free State 8-3 this morning in an exhilarating encounter. Travis Krumples (2) together with targets from Nashaan Matroos, Kago Phetlhu, Sibusiso Chili, Joshua Williams, Josh Grobler and Adams Mesach confirmed Southerns continued hazard. Free State would have been happy with pulling three targets again late (Lebohang Lethola, Siyetheba Mchunu & Francois Fourie) as aim distinction could possibly be deciding for the second spot on this group.
Japanese Province put themselves in a fantastic place as they put factors on the board with a 4-0 win over the WP Invitational facet. Landon Petersen scored first earlier than a Kayrian La Minniethen took the headlines with a hat-trick that he’ll bear in mind for a very long time.
Northern Blues place within the remaining 4 was secured after seeing them examined for lengthy in opposition to North West in a sport affected by playing cards. Corne Burger and Keorapetse Sihlangu made it 2-0, however it took till the ultimate 4 minutes for Calvin Davis and Aiden Warren to lastly put the sport to sleep. 4-0 to the Northern Blues.
Western Province ensured this group nonetheless had one thing to battle for on the ultimate day as they performed out the primary aim much less draw of the day with WP Peninsula. The consequence meant that Western Province would want to keep away from defeat in opposition to Northern Blues on the ultimate day to safe a spot within the Semi-Finals.
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