KO16: Wimbledon HC – Western Wildcats HC

Match report

Samuel Hooper fired home two set piece goals for Wimbledon to see them land a hard fought 3-1 win over Western Wildcats.
Euan Gilmour’s brilliant reverse-stick shot, moving away from goal, hit the top of the net for a 1-0 Wimbledon lead in the 10th minute.
Western hit back, however, in the second quarter when the hugely impressive Jamie Golden ripped a drag-flick into the top of the net.
But a double from Hooper before half-time gave the London club the gap they needed at half-time, making it 3-1, the first a low drag-flick, the second a penalty stroke.
Western pushed on in Q3 but could not find the goal they needed to cut the gap. They kept pushing into the final quarter as the game became more stretched, also opening up more chances for Wimbledon to expand their lead.
Neither could complete those openings, though, and so it was Wimbledon who were left to celebrate a narrow win.