Coventry's girls completed a perfect day's work at Sunderland Aquatic Centre (15 November), following up their earlier victory over City of Manchester by defeating reigning champions Otter 8-6.
It was another tight match, the London side leading 5-4 after two quarters but Coventry hit back to lead 7-6 - and then scored the only goal of the final quarter.
The men's competition produced another nail-biting finish as Portobello made up for their defeat earlier in the day by completing an excellent 12-11 victory over Cheltenham. The Scots led all the way through and were 12-9 up in the final quarter before Cheltenham rallied briefly. Leading marksmen for Portobello were Antonello Padolecchia (5) and Fraser Rutherford (4).
It was another tight match, the London side leading 5-4 after two quarters but Coventry hit back to lead 7-6 - and then scored the only goal of the final quarter.
The men's competition produced another nail-biting finish as Portobello made up for their defeat earlier in the day by completing an excellent 12-11 victory over Cheltenham. The Scots led all the way through and were 12-9 up in the final quarter before Cheltenham rallied briefly. Leading marksmen for Portobello were Antonello Padolecchia (5) and Fraser Rutherford (4).
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