Cup of joy for mighty Quins

Cork Harlequins 2 Lisnagarvey 1

With two final losses in the last three years, it seemed like they might be running out of opportunities to lift the premier men’s hockey competition. Yesterday, however, their day finally arrived when they beat a committed and talented Lisnagarvey with a performance that was underlined by their determination to finally break this duck.

Two second-half goals from John Hobbs and David Lombard sealed Quins’ victory, and though Garvey got a late consolation through Jonathon Bloomfield, on the balance of play this was a deserved victory for the Cork outfit.