Today saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st hockey team participating in the regional leg of the 2024 ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ’ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ contested at Kingswood College, South Africa in Makhanda.
Facing formidable opponents, the girls showcased their prowess right from the onset.
Their first encounter of the day against ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ got them off to a good start with a 3-0 victory.
They squared off next against ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐, the intense match resulting in a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
The Union team then engaged in a riveting clash against ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ, with both sides showcasing their mettle, ultimately concluding in a deadlock, with the scoreboard frozen at 0-0.
In what turned out to be their last match of the day – a valiant effort against ๐๐ฆ๐ in the semi-finals – saw the girls narrowly missing out on a spot in the final, the match concluding with a close 2-1 scoreline in favour of DSG, the eventual champions.
๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ-๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต! ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ!