Harlequins Mens Hockey Match Report

Harlequins (A) 1 - Annadale (A) 2

Irish Club Championship - Quarter Final, First Leg

Saturday 12th April 2003

Scorer: P. Lombard

An Annadale winning goal in the last minute has left Quins with a mountain to climb in defence of the Irish Club Championship title. Annadale began quickly & scored from their first corner after 3 minutes. Quins responded well to this early set back & really tested Annadale. From the first corner Eaks low drag flick found the goal. Amazingly & to everyone's surprise the umpire ruled that the ball was played inside the circle during the stick stop & he disallowed the goal. Quins continued to apply the pressure & scored from the 3rd corner when Eaks pass was deflected to the goal by Paul Lombard. Annadale survived two more Quins corners & a couple of half chances to leave the sides level at the half time break.

The second half was very tight with chances few & far between. John Hobbs & Jason combined to save an Annadale corner which seemed destined for the net. Quins had a couple of half chances from play but failed to make the most of them. A Quins attack in the final minute broke down & Annadale swept quickly from their own 25 to score with seconds remaining on the clock.

C. Daunt, J. Hobbs, P. Chambers, M. Pedersen, B. Hayes Curtin, P. Lombard, S. Nicholson, J. Black, D. Eakins, R. Gash, D. Lombard, P. McLaughlin, E. Gash, C. Brady, P. O'Driscoll, N. Bryan.