The Northwood 1st hockey team played to a tough 2 – 2 draw against Pretoria Boys on Friday 17 May.
After 9 hours of travelling the Northwood boys were slow starters and conceded early through a penalty corner rebound against a fired up Pretoria Boys team. The team fought back strongly and managed to score from a powerful drag flick from Dale van der Merwe.
Northwood started to take control of the match and forced a number of scoring chances and penalty corners but were unable to convert. Pretoria Boys took a 2 – 1 lead into the half time break after a brilliant individual effort.
The second half saw Northwood completely dominate the play and they were rewarded with about 10 minutes to play when Dale van der Merwe scored his second drag flick of the game. Northwood continued to pile on the pressure but were unable to grab the winner.
The team showed good character to get a result after a long day of travelling.
