{"id":39675,"date":"2024-03-29T22:19:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39675"},"modified":"2024-03-29T22:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:19:33","slug":"day-3-boys-grobler-applauds-gims-mental-strength-as-they-reach-belgotex-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39675","title":{"rendered":"DAY 3| Boys| Grobler applauds Gim\u2019s mental strength as they reach Belgotex final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> head coach Jacques Grobler<\/strong> applauded the mental strength and grit shown by his side as it reached the Cup final of the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/strong> in the southern suburbs of Cape Town on Friday.<\/p>\n

The defending champions booked their main game after a rollicking 9-1 thrashing of Namibia’s Private School Swakopmund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They will take on Worcester Gymnasium<\/strong> for the title after they edged out Stellenberg<\/strong> 4-3 from the penalty spot, with the teams having ended regulation time level at 1-1.<\/p>\n

Before their semi-final clash, Gim was certainly the most impressive side in the boys’ section, dominating throughout the pool stages as they took top spot in Pool C after their four matches.<\/p>\n

Their first stern challenge of the weekend came on Friday morning when they tackled Somerset College <\/strong>in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Gim struggled to break the deadlock against a well-organised team and trailed 0-1 going into the final chukka.<\/p>\n

They were kept in the fight by a late John Coetzee<\/strong> goal, which tied the scores at 1-1 and led to penalties. Coach Grobler’<\/strong>s side, despite missing their first, clinched the shootout 3-1, to progress to the final four.<\/p>\n

There, they met another side that had been impressive throughout the weekend, fellow pool winners, Private School Swakopmund.\u00a0That mattered little to Paarl Gimnasium though.<\/p>\n

They opened the scoring in the first chukka through Juan Swanepoel <\/strong>and skipper LD\u00a0Nel<\/strong> added another.\u00a0James De Jager<\/strong>, then, pulled one back for Private School early in the second chukka, but it was quickly cancelled out by another goal from Swanepoel,<\/strong> before Stefan Wiehahn<\/strong> scored to make it 4-1 at the halfway mark.<\/p>\n

The third chukka delivered only one goal with Paarl Gim’s skipper, Nel, getting a well-deserved double and extending his side’s advantage to 5-1.<\/p>\n

Grobler’s charges raised the tempo in the fourth and final chukka, scoring a whopping four goals while not conceding.<\/p>\n

Nel <\/strong>completed a hattrick, John Coetzee<\/strong> struck for a second time, and Neil De Wet<\/strong> also got his name on the score sheet to complete a 9-1 drubbing.<\/p>\n

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Paarl Gimnasium head coach, Jacques Grobler during the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament. Photo:Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Commenting on his team’s performances throughout the tournament, and addressing how they would approach the final, coach Grobler told SuperSport Schools<\/strong>: “We were successful in the pool stages. We got the results we were looking for, but it wasn’t always the flow, the connection, and creativity we wanted.<\/p>\n

“This morning, we had a very tough quarterfinal that we luckily sneaked through at the end, but it was a game we needed to reset mentally.<\/p>\n

“The semi-final was what we were looking for. It was more convincing from the boys, and they played with more freedom.<\/p>\n

“We won’t overcomplicate the final. We know what we’re good at. We will try and play to what we know, and to our strengths,” he concluded.<\/p>\n

The second semi-final was a battle between the Cape sides, Stellenberg and Worcester Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

The match was decided on penalties after it had ended tied at 1-1, courtesy of goals by Joshua Coetzee, for Worcester Gymnasium, and Christian Spence, for Stellenberg.<\/p>\n

Stellies will battle Private School Swakopmund in the third-place playoff, with Worcester advancing to the title-deciding match.<\/p>\n

All the action will be LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Cup Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Private School Swakopmund 2-1 Outeniqua
\nPaarl Gimnasium 1(3)-1(1) Somerset College
\nFairmont 0(1)-0(2) Stellenberg
\nYork High 0-2 Worcester Gymnasium<\/p>\n

Plate Quarterfinals<\/strong>
\nSACS 1-0 St John’s College (Harare)
\nKingswood College 4-1 St George’s Diocesan School
\nHudson Park 1-2 Durbanville
\nPaarl Boys’ High 2-1 Windhoek High<\/p>\n

Shield Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>DF Malan 3-1 Stirling High
\nHo\u00ebrskool Nelspruit 2-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg
\nMonument 3-1 Langenhoven Gimnasium
\nCurro Durbanville 1-2 Hermanus<\/p>\n

Super Bowl Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Middelburg 1(3)-1(0) Bridge House
\nBelville High 3-0 Windhoek Gymnasium
\nStellenbosch 3-1 Redhill
\nNorthcliff 2-1 Woodridge<\/p>\n

Bowl Quarterfinals
\n<\/strong>Hugenote 1-0 Pro-Ed Akademie
\nHo\u00ebrskool Punt 1-0 The Settlers
\nOudtshoorn 0-3 Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson
\nHo\u00ebrskool Swartland 0-1 Strand High School<\/p>\n

Cup semi-finals
\n<\/strong>Private School Swakopmund 1-9 Paarl Gimnasium
\nStellenberg 1(3)-1(4) Worcester Gymnasium
\n
\nPlate semi-finals
\n<\/strong>SACS 0-2 Kingswood College
\nDurbanville 0(0)-0(2) Paarl Boys’ High<\/p>\n

Shield semi-finals<\/strong>
\nDF Malan 1-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit
\nMonument 1-2 Hermanus
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Super Bowl semi-finals
\n<\/strong>Middelburg 0(2)-0(1) Belville
\nStellenbosch 0-2 Northcliff<\/p>\n

Bowl semi-finals<\/strong>
\nHo\u00ebrskool Punt 2-1 Hugenote
\nHo\u00ebrskool Robertson 0-3 Strand High<\/p>\n

29th<\/sup>-32nd<\/sup> place Play-off:
\n<\/strong>Bridge House 1-0 Windhoek Gymnasium
\nRedhill 1-0 Woodridge College<\/p>\n

21st<\/sup>-24th<\/sup> place play-off:<\/strong>
\nStirling 1-3 Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg
\nLangenhoven Gimnasium 0-1 Curro Durbanville<\/p>\n

13th<\/sup>-16th<\/sup> place play-off:
\n<\/strong>St John\u2019s College 8-0 St George\u2019s Diocesan
\nHudson 0-3 Windhoek High School<\/p>\n

37th<\/sup> -40th<\/sup> place play-off:
\n<\/strong>Pro-Ed Akademie 2-1 The Settlers
\nOudtshoorn 1-5 Ho\u00ebrskool Swartland<\/p>\n

5th<\/sup> -8th<\/sup> place play-off
\n<\/strong>Somerset College 1-0 Outeniqua
\nFairmont 1-0 York High<\/p>\n

Fixtures on the Hartleyvale Astroturf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 30 March\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

09:10 –<\/strong> Bowl final: Middelburg vs Northcliff; 11:30 –<\/strong> Shield final: Hermanus vs DF Malan; 13:50 – <\/strong>Plate final: Kingswood College vs Durbanville; 16:10 –<\/strong> 3rd\/4th playoff: Private School Swakopmund vs Stellenberg; 18:30 –<\/strong> Cup final: Paarl Gimnasium vs Worcester Gymnasium; 19:40 –<\/strong> Prize Giving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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