Qualification tournaments at Haberdashers today produced a series of close matches – including penalty shoot-out finishes in women’s and men’s competitions.
The top two in each progress to places in the League at the start of next season. Liverpool Liver Birds’ prospects did not look good as they trailed 6-9 to Caledonia after three periods, then 8-10 half way through the last.
Beth Bolton (Photo: Trevor Hyde) then emerged as Liverpool’s match-winner, bringing her side level at 10-10 with goals 1.09 from the end and then with just 16 seconds remaining. It all led to a penalty shoot-out, from which Liverpool emerged victorious at 15-14.
It was shoot-out time, too, for the men. Otter and Watford Saxons finished at 11-11 in regular time. Watford then held their nerve to win 14-11.
Consolation for Otter came later in the day when they beat the British Army 19-13, including goals by Nicholas Corjon (4), Conor Flynn (3) and Andrei Patemkin (3). The Army had defeated Rotherham Metro 15-13 in their first match.
Watford rounded off the day with their second win – another desperately close affair against Rotherham Metro. Rotherham, 8-3 down in the second period, recovered superbly to lead 12-10 at one stage in the third period. It went to 15-15 in the last before Luka Atkinson and Bertie Dix scored vital goals for Watford in the last minute and a half, securing a 17-16 victory.
The top two in each progress to places in the League at the start of next season. Liverpool Liver Birds’ prospects did not look good as they trailed 6-9 to Caledonia after three periods, then 8-10 half way through the last.
Beth Bolton (Photo: Trevor Hyde) then emerged as Liverpool’s match-winner, bringing her side level at 10-10 with goals 1.09 from the end and then with just 16 seconds remaining. It all led to a penalty shoot-out, from which Liverpool emerged victorious at 15-14.
It was shoot-out time, too, for the men. Otter and Watford Saxons finished at 11-11 in regular time. Watford then held their nerve to win 14-11.
Consolation for Otter came later in the day when they beat the British Army 19-13, including goals by Nicholas Corjon (4), Conor Flynn (3) and Andrei Patemkin (3). The Army had defeated Rotherham Metro 15-13 in their first match.
Watford rounded off the day with their second win – another desperately close affair against Rotherham Metro. Rotherham, 8-3 down in the second period, recovered superbly to lead 12-10 at one stage in the third period. It went to 15-15 in the last before Luka Atkinson and Bertie Dix scored vital goals for Watford in the last minute and a half, securing a 17-16 victory.
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