Hockey: Grange seek swift revenge in trip to face champions

GRANGE player/coach Craig Harper believes his Division One title-chasing side can upset hockey champions Kelburne in tomorrow's feature game.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Feb 2011, 11:00 BST
Updated 18th Feb 2011, 10:38 BST

The league pace-setters travel to Bellahouston determined to erase the disappointment of last Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Peffermill and Harper has pointed to a number of missed chances during that clash in which Robert Barr missed a penalty shot just before the break with Kelburne 2-0 ahead.

Kelburne started the season late but have won all six of their league games, scoring 42 goals and losing five for 18 points. Grange have won eight of their ten games, drawing the other, and have 25 points. They have scored 38 goals and conceded ten.

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Harper said: "Losing our first game is a set-back but we have a chance to bounce back. We dominated the second-half on Sunday and I believe we can step-up at Bellahouston."

Elsewhere, second-bottom Edinburgh University, who salvaged a draw at Aberdeen on Sunday with a late goal, square-up to seventh-placed Inverleith at Peffermill, with both sides looking for points to move up the table away from the drop zone.

In Division Two, leaders CALA Edinburgh, fresh from their heroics in the Scottish Cup, where they edged Dundee Wanderers to move into the semi-finals, entertain Uddingston at Meggetland.