Hockey: CALA all set for a gala week ahead
Victory over bottom club Motherwell on Saturday at Meggetland could be enough to clinch the title on goal difference. And, on Wednesday, Edinburgh square-up to Hillhead in Perth (8.30pm) in the play-off for the final place in Division One of the indoor league.
Edinburgh's home win outdoors yesterday completed a weekend win double after they demolished nearest challengers Stepps 5-1 at Millerston on Saturday. Neil Allan, Edinburgh's coach, said: "It's a big week but we've only three players without an injury."
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Hide AdElsewhere, Inverleith edged Dundee Wanderers 1-0 on Tayside thanks to a goal from Heriot-Watt student Steve Beattie two minutes before the break. The result means Edinburgh University face a play-off against the second-placed team in Division Two to remain in the top league.
Grange, who lost out to Kelburne in the title race, required a diving deflection from Cammy Fraser in the final two minutes to earn a 4-4 home draw with Western despite being 2-1 at one stage.