{"id":39659,"date":"2024-03-29T20:57:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T18:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39659"},"modified":"2024-03-29T20:57:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T18:57:31","slug":"day-3-girls-middelburg-defy-the-odds-to-reach-belgotex-sport-easter-hockey-tournament-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39659","title":{"rendered":"DAY 3| Girls| Middelburg defy the odds to reach Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament final"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Photo:
Photo: Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg<\/strong> made history on day three of the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Festival<\/strong> by booking themselves a place in the Cup final after defeating Rustenburg Girls’ High School<\/strong> 3-0 in the semi-finals on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The Mpumalanga school faces Somerset College in the title-decider, at 17:20 on the Hartleyvale A Astroturf, <\/strong>on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Entering the tournament, Middies were considered one of the dark horse teams.<\/p>\n

They were unphased by others’ perceptions, however, and immediately ripped off two wins on the opening day, swamping Private School Swakopmund 10-1 before defeating Hudson Park 3-1.<\/p>\n

On day two, they destroyed Curro Durbanville<\/strong> (6-0) and Hugenote\u00a0<\/strong>(8-0) to emphatically clinch first place in the group. That secured coach Alti Nel’<\/strong>s team a quarterfinals’ showdown with Woodridge College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That clash, on Friday morning, proved to be a tough test for the Mpumalanga side. They were held to a goalless draw but advanced to the final four after winning a penalty shootout 3-1.<\/p>\n

After that narrow escape, Middies<\/strong> quickly turned their attention to a stern semi-final test against Rustenburg, who had taken out Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

In the first two chukkas, it was very tight, with neither team creating many chances. The sides turned deadlocked at 0-0, but Middies changed that in the third chukka.<\/p>\n

Imke Grobbelaar<\/strong>\u00a0and Lum<\/strong>\u00e9 Smit<\/strong> stepped up when it mattered the most, netting, to open up a 2-0 lead as the contest headed into its last quarter.<\/p>\n

\"Photo:
Photo: Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Smit <\/strong>was not done and grabbed a second goal in the fourth chukka to seal an impressive 3-0 win for her side.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the match, coach Nel<\/strong> expressed how thrilled she was for her team, and how much reaching the final means to the Mpumalanga outfit.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been enjoying the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Festival<\/strong>. It’s been a great opportunity for our girls,” she told SuperSport Schools<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“The quarterfinal and semi-final were tough matches, but the girls showed they can do it.<\/p>\n

“This means a lot to us, and to end up in the best two is kind of crazy. We are very happy and, as parents and a coaching group, proud of the girls,” she added.<\/p>\n

In the second semi-final of the day, Monument’s hopes of defending the title they won in 2023 were dashed by Somerset College.<\/p>\n

Somerset snatched a 2-1 win, with Annabelle Hamel<\/strong> netting the winner with less than a minute left after Leila<\/strong> Holtzhausen<\/strong> had opened the scoring for the Western Cape side.<\/p>\n

The final day’s action kicks off bright and early when Hermanus<\/strong> faces Belville High<\/strong> in the Super Bowl final. The Shield final, meanwhile, will be an Eastern Cape derby between Kingswood College<\/strong> and Stirling High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The final, at 17:20, and all of the final day’s action will be live on SuperSportSchools<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cup Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Middelburg 0(3)-0(1) Woodridge
\nRustenburg 1-0 Paarl Gimnasium
\nOuteniqua 0-3 Somerset College
\nMonument 3-1 Stellenberg<\/p>\n

Plate Quarterfinals<\/strong>
\nHudson Park 0(1)-0(0) DF Malan
\nHo\u00ebrskool Nelspruit 1(3)-1(2) Windhoek Gymnasium
\nFairmont 3-2 Durbanville
\nNorthcliff 1(4)-1(3) Wynberg Girls’<\/p>\n

Shield Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Redhill 2-0 Curro Durbanville
\nStirling High School 4-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg
\nHo\u00ebrskool Eldoraigne 3-0 Penryn College
\nYork 0(4)-0(3) Kingswood College<\/p>\n

Super Bowl Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Bridge House 3-0 Hugenote
\nHermanus 1(4)-1(3) The Settlers
\nHo\u00ebrskool Punt 4-0 Worcester Gymnasium
\nBelville High 1-0 Langenhoven Gimnasium<\/p>\n

Bowl Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Pro-Ed Akademie 1-0 Private School Swakopmund
\nOudtshoorn 1-0 St George’s Diocesan
\nLa Rochelle 6-1 Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson
\nStrand High 1-0 Stellenbosch<\/p>\n

Cup semifinals
\n<\/strong>Middelburg 3-0 Rustenburg Girls’
\nSomerset College 2-1 Monument
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plate semifinals
\n<\/strong>Hudson Park 3-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit
\nFairmont High 2(8)-2(7) Northcliff
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shield semifinals
\n<\/strong>Kingswood College 1-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Eldoraigne
\nStirling High 1(3)-1(2) Redhill<\/p>\n

Super Bowl semifinals
\n<\/strong>Hermanus 1-0 Bridge House
\nHo\u00ebrskool Punt 0-3 Belville High
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bowl semifinals
\n<\/strong>La Rochelle 1-0 Strand High School
\nPro-Ed Akademie 5-0 Oudtshoorn<\/p>\n

37th<\/sup>-40th<\/sup> place playoffs
\n<\/strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson 0(3)-0(1) Stellenbosch High<\/p>\n

21st<\/sup>-24th<\/sup> place playoffs<\/strong>
\nCurro Durbanville 0(2)-0(1) Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg
\nPenryn College 0-6 York High<\/p>\n

29th<\/sup>-32nd<\/sup> place playoffs
\n<\/strong>The Settlers 3-1 Hugenote
\nWorcester Gymnasium 2-1 Langenhoven Gimnasium<\/p>\n

13th<\/sup>-16th<\/sup> place playoffs
\n<\/strong>DF Malan 2-1 Windhoek Gymnasium
\nDurbanville 1(2)-1(1) Wynberg Girls<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup>-8th<\/sup> place playoffs
\n<\/strong>Paarl Gimnasium 2-0 Woodridge College
\nOuteniqua 0-2 Stellenberg<\/p>\n

Fixtures on the<\/strong> Hartlevale A Astroturf\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 30 March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 –<\/strong> Super Bowl final: Hermanus vs Belville; 10:20 –<\/strong> Shield final: Stirling vs Kingswood;\u00a0<\/strong>12:40 – <\/strong>Plate final: Hudson vs Fairmont; 15:00 – <\/strong>3rd-<\/sup>4th\u00a0<\/sup> playoff: Monument vs Rustenburg Girls’; 17:20 –<\/strong> Final: Somerset College vs Middelburg 19:40 –<\/strong> Prize Giving<\/p>\n

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