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A win and a draw for St Andrew’s 1sts

Staff ReporterBy Staff ReporterSeptember 19, 2017Updated:September 19, 2017No Comments2 Mins Read
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St Andrew's 1sts vs Pearson. Photo: Supplied

St Andrew’s College hosted Pearson High School and Grey High School for the annual pre-season water polo fixtures on Saturday (16 September).

The day started with some heavy rain but that did not deter the polo players as the St Andrew’s teams headed into their 1st round fixtures against Pearson.

The results were as follows:

U14As drew 3-3

U15As – St Andrew’s won 7-6

St Andrew’s 1sts vs Pearson. Photo: Supplied

The St Andrew’s 1st team match against Pearson started slowly with both teams trading attacks but none able to yield any goals. Into the 2nd, 3rd and 4th chukkas, St Andrew’s started to press forward and scored some brilliant team goals. There were also some moments of brilliance from Wesley Williams and Andrew van Vuuren that set the stage for a strong finish by the home team. The final score was 13-2.

The St Andrew’s 1st waterpolo side. Photo: Supplied

The 2nd round of fixtures against Grey were always going to be extremely tough but the St Andrew’s team’s showed true spirit to compete.

The results were as follows:

U14As lost 8-0

U15As lost 5-3.

The new Waterpolo Pavilion. Photo: Supplied
The opening of the new Waterpolo Pavilion. Photo: Supplied

Buoyed by the official opening of the new pavilion at the water polo pool, the St Andrew’s first team started there match with huge intensity going 2-0 up in a matter of 4 minutes. Grey were never going to go down easy and managed to take advantage of some untimely mistakes to claw their way back into the match at three-all. Both teams traded goals with Grey going into the last 40 seconds with a 6-5 lead. St Andrew’s dug deep and with a superb exclusion by Andrew van Vuuren, Christopher Bennett slotted the man up advantage to draw the game six-all.

St Andrew’s 1sts vs Grey. Photo: Supplied
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