In the end, it was the final quarter in the very last match in men's Championship 1 that settled the promotion issue.
Poly took on familiar rivals Sutton & Cheam in a game that guaranteed the winners the third promotion spot to Division 1 alongside Invicta and Sheffield. And it was Poly who battled through in dramatic fashion, winning 6-5 thanks to the only goal of the nerve-racking last period by Lyndon Cranley.
Sutton had looked strong early on, leading 3-1 after two periods and then 5-2 in the third. That sparked a Poly revival in which goals by Chris Icely (2) and Luke Jones brought their side level at 5-5.
Picture (Trevor Hyde): All smiles . . . Poly celebrate the club's return to the big time. Back row, L-R: Joan Secanell, Chris Brown, Luke Jones, Richard Polya, John Clark, Rapha Perretta, Matteo Gaspari, Brian Hoy, Jorge Herrando Garijo, Chris Icely, Andre Ferdinand, Gary Simons. Front: Gareth Keen, Federico Carucci, Lyndon Cranley, James Reddick, Sergio Schiaffino.
Poly took on familiar rivals Sutton & Cheam in a game that guaranteed the winners the third promotion spot to Division 1 alongside Invicta and Sheffield. And it was Poly who battled through in dramatic fashion, winning 6-5 thanks to the only goal of the nerve-racking last period by Lyndon Cranley.
Sutton had looked strong early on, leading 3-1 after two periods and then 5-2 in the third. That sparked a Poly revival in which goals by Chris Icely (2) and Luke Jones brought their side level at 5-5.
Picture (Trevor Hyde): All smiles . . . Poly celebrate the club's return to the big time. Back row, L-R: Joan Secanell, Chris Brown, Luke Jones, Richard Polya, John Clark, Rapha Perretta, Matteo Gaspari, Brian Hoy, Jorge Herrando Garijo, Chris Icely, Andre Ferdinand, Gary Simons. Front: Gareth Keen, Federico Carucci, Lyndon Cranley, James Reddick, Sergio Schiaffino.
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