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Cowen scores hat-trick as WP dominate second day of SASHOC u18 Nationals

By Avuyile Sawula , in Hockey | News , at 2023-06-26 Tags:

The Western Province u18 A side scored five goals in the first two chukkers against their second-string side which saw them register an emphatic 7-1 win on day of the u18 SASHOC National event in Bloemfontein on Monday.

Coming into the tournament as one of the sides to watch, the team totally dominated their Provincial counterparts, clearly showing the difference between an A and second-best team.

The side, coached by the experienced Bryce West opened the scoring as early as the second minute, when Ethan Lee found himself in a good position, and scored a well-worked field goal to kick things off for his side.

The goals would follow in quick succession after the opener.

A total of four goals followed soon after, coupled with a hat-trick from captain, Michael Cowen, who scored some outrageous goals, which will definitely contend for goals of the tournament.

The skipper scored two field goals and one penalty corner, adding to his tally the contribution he had yesterday when the side defeated Northern Gauteng (3-2).

Other players who got on the score sheet include Dean Carrick, Nathan Msakiwe, while James Grieve slotted in a penalty corner with seven minutes to play.

Try as they may, the Western Province B side just couldn’t get assert themselves into the game and managed a solitary goal through Ray Bonnet.

7-1 the final score.

In other matches on the day, Southern Gauteng A continued on their good form by beating hosts Southern Free State (5-1). Ben van der Merwe scored twice as Amathole came back to salvage a draw against the Northern Gauteng side.

In the final match of the day, KZN Inland A, coached by Damian Kimfley hung on for a close (4-3) against their provincial brothers, the KZN Inland B side.

Day three’s action kicks off early at 09:00 and you can catch all the action on https://supersportschools.com/

Results | Day 2

Boland 1 (0) (Ruben Sendzul); KZN Inland B 0.

KZN Coastal A 1 (0) (Josh Northend); KZN Coastal B 0.

KZN Inland A 3 (1) (Dale Herbert, Wian Liebenberg, Akha Mda); Eastern Province 2 (0) (Josh Jacobs, Ben Ristow).

Southern Gauteng A 5 (2) (Jaydon Brooker (2), Matt Eichweber, Tom Chalmers, Liam Billett); Southern Free State A 1 (0) (Roan Janse van Rensburg).

Western Province A 7 (5) (Michael Cowen (3), Ethan Lee,Dean Carrick, Nathan Msakiwe, James Grieve); Western Province B 1 (0): (Ray Bonnet).

Amathole A 3 (1): (Ben van der Merwe (2), Lucan Hykes); Northern Gauteng A 3 (2) (Wilan Tollig, Louw du Preez, Kade Poonasamy).

KZN Coastal A 2 (2) (Kyle Thomas, Matthew de Oliveira); Boland A 0.

KZN Inland A 4 (2) (Nicholas Chantler (3), Wian Liebenberg); KZN Inland B 3 (1) (Asande Khumalo (2), West Mitchell-Innes);

Day 3 fixtures:

09:00 – Southern Gauteng A vs Northern Gauteng A
10:25 – Western Province A vs Southern Free State A
11:50 – Aamathole A vs Western Province B
13:15 – Boland vs KZN Coastals B
14:40 – KZN Coastals A vs KZN Inland A
16:05 – Eastern Province A vs KZN Inland B
17:30 – Northern Gauteng A vs Southern Free State A
18:55 – Western Province A vs Amathole A

 

Avuyile Sawula
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