A thrilling rollercoaster of a tournament semi-finals day saw the South African Under 21 Hockey IPT one step closer to its conclusion as the two semi-finals saw hopes both dashed and ignited in search of the glory to be crowned the best Junior province, at the University of Cape Town on Friday, 4 April, 2024.
Semi-Final 1: Western Province (2) 1-1 (1) Northern Blues
In an enthralling battle between two equal adversaries, Junior World Cup captain Caylin Maree opened the scoring for Western Province before a 52nd-minute equalizer from Angele Vogel pushed the game towards a shootout.
Both hoped for a winner in regulation time, but it wasn’t to be, and the game went to a shootout to decide the finalists. Caylin Maree and Cerian Fourie goals cancelled each other out before Paige Thomas scored the deciding goal to send Western Province to the final.
Semi-Final 2: North West 5-1 WP Peninsula
North West have been untouchable in the group stage and produced a semi-final of equal quality. A sublime opening quarter saw them blitz into a three-nil lead thanks to Chanel Genis, Ane Janse van Vuuren and Germarie Spershott.
Photo: Zac Zinn / Belgotex Sport for SA Hockey
Pens pulled one back to give a glimmer of hope, but Nuriyah Bell and Dine van Jaarsveld put the game to bed and secured North West a deserving place in the final.
The 5-8 Playoffs
The knock-out rounds continued with the fancied Southern Gauteng and KZN Raiders emerging victorious over Free State and Eastern Province respectively, and the two will battle for 5th place on the final day in Cape Town.
Photo: Zac Zinn / Belgotex Sport for SA Hockey
There are games from 08:30 on Saturday morning with the finals being played in the evening at UCT. You can get your tickets through the SA Hockey App or at the gate. The games are all live streamed on the Supersport Schools app.
Day 4 Semi-Final Results at the 2024 Under 21 South African Hockey IPT on Thursday, 2 May, 2024
5-8th Place Playoff 1 – Southern Gauteng 5-3 Free State
5-8th Place Playoff 2 – KZN Raiders 6-0 Eastern Province
Semi Final 1 – North West 5-1 WP Peninsula
Semi Final 2 – Western Province *1-1 Northern Blues
Tournament Finals Day 5 Fixtures at the 2024 Under 21 South African Hockey IPT on Saturday, 4 May, 2024
08:30 – 7-8th Place Playoff – Free State v Eastern Province
12:00 – 5-6th Place Playoff – Southern Gauteng v KZN Raiders
15:30 – Bronze Medal Match – WP Peninsula v Northern Blues
18:30 – Tournament Final – Western Province v North West
Day 1 Results on 30 April, 2024
Day 2 Results on 1 May, 2024
Day 3 Results on 2 May, 2024
Original Copy: SA Hockey, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: In one of South Africa’s duel for the ages, tournament hosts Western Province needed the penalty shootout round to beat the Northern Blues after playing to a 1-all draw in regular time, at the 2024 SA Hockey Under 21 IPT underway at the University of Cape Town on Friday, 3 May, 2024. Photo: Zac Zinn / Belgotex Sport for SA Hockey
Photo 2 Caption: North West reminded Saturday final opponents WP of their creds in a 5-1 win over WP Peninsula. Photo: Zac Zinn / Belgotex Sport for SA Hockey
Photo 3 Caption: KZN finished off their IPT with their best run of the 2024 tournament in a 6-nil win over Eastern Province. Photo: Zac Zinn / Belgotex Sport for SA Hockey
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