From the outside looking in, a 4-2 result, albeit a loss, against the defending premiers Lithgow Panthers isn’t too bad an opening round for the Ex-Services side.
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But not everything is always as it seems.
Not early doors in any women’s Premier League Hockey premiership race anyway.
The blue and golds had that loss amplified to a 5-0 defeated and will start round two with negative-four competition points after it was discovered Servies played the round one clash at the Orange Hockey Complex having failed to provide Hockey NSW Numbers – basically, proof of registration.
Despite the Panthers’ win it wasn’t all smooth sailing for the defending champions. The hosts initially shot out to a 2-0 lead against Panthers and threatened to go on with the job.
However, the hosts’ advantage was cancelled out by a double to Amelia Leard and then further winners to Tiarna Anderson and Amy Dewar. All four goals came in the space of 10 minutes.
The Lithgow Panthers will travel to the Parkes gala day on Saturday, April 29, to play St. Pats.