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Posted by Andy Darnley on 16 March 2014
Cannock Reach National Final
On Saturday Cannock went down fighting in their latest NOW Pensions National League fixture. Desperately needing points to edge clear of the relegation play-off spot, Cannock took on Surbiton, who have already secured their 4th place in the league. By half time the Chase Park side had a commanding 4-1 lead with goals from Dave Beckett, Peter Jackson, Navraj Degun, Harry Jawanda. However, a second half of disarray, dispossession and disappointment resulted in Surbiton adding five goals to their tally and sending Cannock to a 6-4 defeat, with four goals from Matt Daly.
It wasn’t all bad for Cannock this weekend though - they beat Sevenoaks 4-1 to book their spot in Hockey’s premier cup competition the NOW: Pensions Men’s Cup final. Two goals came in each half with strikes from Pete Jackson (2), Will Fleet and Nick Bandurak. Cannock will face NOW: Pensions Conference North champions Brooklands Manchester University in the final after they beat Old Loughtonians 5-4 in the other semifinal.
In the Midlands Leagues Cannock had another successful weekend. The seconds won 4-0 away to Northampton Saints with goals from Chris Beck, Louie Morris, Chris Darnley and Will Fleet. The thirds had a convincing 8-0 win at Belper. The fourths and fifths, playing in the same league, faced each other for the final time. Honors went to the fourths with a 7-0 win. The sixths continued their move up the league with a 5-0 win over Sutton Coldfield and the sevenths won 3-1 against Edgbaston, maintaining their second placed spot.
