College Of Exter On Cloud 9 To Finish Winless Streak

Males’s Hockey League Premier Division Evaluate – 6 March 2022

The College of Exeter ended their 20 recreation winless run within the Males’s Hockey League Premier Division in emphatic fashion, successful 9-0 at fellow relegation candidates Durham College on Sunday afternoon.

The primary assembly between the groups had led to a 3-3 attract Devon in Section One, Durham equalising within the final minute however the reverse fixture within the Backside 5 was all a technique.

Amazingly, Exeter solely led 1-0 at half time, Max Lowrey changing a penalty nook simply earlier than the interval. The floodgates opened within the third quarter, Charlie Taylor’s 41^st minute open play objective and Lowrey’s second penalty nook of the match two minutes later rapidly leaving Durham 3-0 down. Rhys Bradshaw added the fourth objective from the penalty spot within the 51^st minute earlier than Durham had been swamped by 5 open play targets within the fourth quarter.

Ben Fox began the ultimate quarter rout within the 58^th minute earlier than Jacob Payton scored within the 61^st and 62^nd minutes. Seb Ansley made it eight with 4 minutes to play with Billy Collins finishing an historic day for the Devon College within the final minute.

Exeter had final gained 3-2 at Brooklands Manchester College on 22 February 2020 and stored their first clear sheet since they gained 3-0 at Studying on 29 September 2019.

Exeter closed to inside three factors of Durham and 6 factors of Brooklands Manchester College, who misplaced 6-2 at residence to Oxted. Brooklands trailed 3-0 on the break, Nick Giles scoring within the second minute from open play; Lewis Fraser changing a twelfth minute penalty nook and Sam Driver scoring type open play within the 32^nd minute. Jamie Batten’s 40^th minute objective and Driver’s 44^th minute effort, each from open play prolonged the result in 5-0 earlier than Brooklands responded via Peter Flanagan’s 53^rd minute penalty nook conversion and James Lavers’ open play objective on the hour mark. Chris Webster scored Oxted’s sixth objective three minutes from the top.

With all people other than Durham College having performed 13 video games (Durham have performed a recreation extra) Oxted have a 4 level benefit over eighth positioned Beeston (who had their first bye week) with two of Brooklands, Durham College and Exeter prone to go down on the finish of the season.

Within the High Six, Outdated Georgians maintained their eight level lead as they beat East Grinstead 3-0 in Surrey. James Carson scored the one objective of the primary half within the ninth minute from open play with Ashley Jackson changing a 42^nd minute penalty nook and Tom Carson scoring a 3rd from open play 4 minutes later to offer Outdated Georgians their eighth successive win since dropping 2-0 at Wimbledon in October.

Wimbledon opened up clear daylight between themselves and third positioned Surbiton with a convincing 4-1 win at London rivals Hampstead & Westminster. Ben Arnold opened the scoring within the 25^th minute earlier than Ed Horler rapidly added a second three minutes later, each from open play to 5 Wimbledon a 2-0 half time lead. Horler as soon as extra scored rapidly after Liam Ansell notched Wimbledon’s third objective within the 53^rd minute, Horler including a fourth two minutes later, once more each targets coming from open play. Hampstead’s sole reply got here from Sam French’s penalty nook conversion with 4 minutes remaining as Hampstead dropped to fifth behind Holcombe on objective distinction.

Surbiton misplaced floor after Holcombe avenged their 6-4 defeat at Sugden Highway on the opening day with a 3-0 win at Holcombe Park. Aside from a 5-0 defeat awarded towards them a fortnight in the past after they had issues fielding a goalkeeper away to Hampstead & Westminster, Holcombe haven’t misplaced on the sector of play since October when Outdated Georgians beat them 2-1 in Kent.

All three targets got here from open play with Jake Raben scoring within the 14^th minute, Jake Owen doubling the hosts’ lead within the 30^th minute and Nick Bandurak scoring his thirteenth objective of the season within the 43^rd minute to assist Holcombe near inside two factors of Surbiton and transfer above Hampstead into fourth.