Hockey fortunes fluctuate for Western, Grove and Dundee
A day of fluctuating fortunes in Perth on Saturday left the top three sides in the women's Subway indoor hockey league separated by only three points in the most competitive season for decades.
The game of the day was the one between Milne Craig Western and leaders Dundee Wanderers, with the Taysiders losing their perfect record in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
The low scoring was partly due to poor finishing, particularly on the part of Western, but the goalkeeping skills of Wanderers` Carmin Dow and Amy Gibson of Western was also a contributory factor.
Angela Davie scored from open play to put Western into the lead. Within two minutes Wanderers were back on level terms.
After a spell in the sin bin, Western's Karen Thomson made amends just after the interval when she scored from a penalty corner after the initial shot had been saved. Again the lead lasted only a couple of minutes as Wanderers converted another set-piece with a low volley.
As both sides threw caution to the wind for the winner, the best chances fell to Western but they spurned three late penalty corners and a good opportunity that fell to Laura Bartlett.
Champions Grove improved their chances of retaining their title with a 3-1 victory over Western in the final game of the day. The Taysiders raced into an early two-goal lead and Western missed crucial chances, before finally pulling one back when veteran Helen Walker converted a set-piece for a 2-1 half time scoreline.
Western missed further penalty corner opportunities and paid the price when Grove sealed the points with an open-play goal with nine minutes remaining, leaving the Glasgow southside club in third place in the table.
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Thursday 24 May 2012
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