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Jimmy Roberts and Philip Tempro
looking for a ball
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Richard Gooding on the ball whilst
under pressure from Danny Atwell
to progress slowly along as safety was paramount. That however did not
keep British player Ollie Taylor, who makes his way to the island every
year for the local season, from opening the scoring for Republic Bank,
this lead was short-lived though as Alex Cole drew things even for the
home team before the chukker’s end.
The condition of the field weighed in heavily on the flow of the game
though and several of the subsequent goals came from penalties as
outright runs proved difficult to complete. The second chukker saw
only a single goal as Jamie Dickson sent home a 30-yard penalty. This
lead was shortlived though, as Taylor drew things level once again early
in the third with another penalty; a 40-yarder this time.
The game of one-up manship continued as the last two chukkers saw
the most action. Dickson had a good run up the right hand side of the
field as he headed to the Southern goal to put away his second goal of the
day, however, Taylor was there once again to roll home a penalty and
his hatrick of the game at that point. The third chukker however would
not end on equal terms as Richard ‘The Velvet Helmet’ Gooding, sprang
into action and gave Apes Hill a fourth goal at the end of the chukker.
Thirty seconds into the fourth, Taylor got his hands on a 60-yard
penalty that he cracked home to bring his tally up to four goals.
Other than Taylor, Marc Atwell was the only other player from his
team to score and opened his account with a cheeky shot right in front
the Northern goal. Dickson converted another penalty to draw things
level at five goals apiece, however it was Atwell who sewed it shut
with a long run on a counter attack, to escort the ball through the
uprights on the horn. The match finished 6-5 with Apes Hill
victorious over Republic Bank
Weather conditions improved drastically for the second game of
this 6 goal tournament and made for greater tempo at the Apes Hill
polo field for the second match. The Range Rover Buttals team came