Polytechnic recovered from 9-4 and then 13-7 down to snatch a thrilling 15-15 draw with City of Sheffield in men's Division One at Cardiff International Pool today (2 November).
Sheffield were 15-13 up until a minute from the end when Chris Icely's sixth goal reduced the margin. The London side then grabbed a point with a goal from Domat Safranko - with just one second remaining!
Sheffield finished a point behind fifth-placed Super 5s qualifiers Bristol Central. Even a Sheffield win against Poly would not have put them through as they lost to Bristol when the sides met earlier in the campaign.
Division Two also produced a nail-biting finale when Croydon Amphibians came from 7-5 down in the last quarter to defeat City of Birmingham 8-7. The Croydon hero was Alfonso Tucay who, despite being surrounded by three defenders, managed to score the winning goal - his fifth - as the final hooter sounded. Birmingham's defeat guaranteed that Welsh Wanderers would qualify for Championship 1, leaving Birmingham, Manchester Hawks and West London Penguin to be demoted to Championship 2.
Sheffield were 15-13 up until a minute from the end when Chris Icely's sixth goal reduced the margin. The London side then grabbed a point with a goal from Domat Safranko - with just one second remaining!
Sheffield finished a point behind fifth-placed Super 5s qualifiers Bristol Central. Even a Sheffield win against Poly would not have put them through as they lost to Bristol when the sides met earlier in the campaign.
Division Two also produced a nail-biting finale when Croydon Amphibians came from 7-5 down in the last quarter to defeat City of Birmingham 8-7. The Croydon hero was Alfonso Tucay who, despite being surrounded by three defenders, managed to score the winning goal - his fifth - as the final hooter sounded. Birmingham's defeat guaranteed that Welsh Wanderers would qualify for Championship 1, leaving Birmingham, Manchester Hawks and West London Penguin to be demoted to Championship 2.
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