Khalsa travel all that way for nothing

The hosts started the game in third and subjected Khalsa to a spell of early pressure which was rewarded in the 12th minute with a goal from Alex Czerniewski.

Seven minutes later Durham doubled their lead with a spectacular diving effort from Josh Barnes.

Khalsa responded well and were unlucky not to pull a goal back, with Gury Ghattaura narrowly off-target with a shot and Aaron Nagra’s seeing a short-corner effort deflected around the post.

Czerniewski’s second of the game looked to have secured the game for Durham, but Khalsa enjoyed a 15-minute spell which saw Jas Singh, Adie Betts and Anit Chudasama all denied by the in-form home keeper.

With the visitors chasing the game, their defence was left exposed and the students took full advantage with three goals in the space of six minutes.

Matthew Murphy’s penalty stroke made it 4-0 before Tony Wilson pounced four minutes later and Khalsa’ misery was complete when Barnes added his second of the game with 20 minutes still remaining.

Khalsa 2nds moved into a promotion spot in Midlands Division One with a 4-3 home success over Worcester

Anit Chudasama grabbed a well-deserved hat-trick and William Kenney-Herbert added the fourth.

Khalsa over-40s exited the EHB Masters at the last-16 stage with a 2-1 defeat at Bournville.

The hosts took the lead mid-way through the first half with a disputed goal and held their advantage until after the break when Lakhbir Singh Atwal equalised after a well-executed move.

Both sides had chances to win it, but in the closing stages the home side’s superior fitness and agility came to the fore and they scored the all-important winner with ten minutes left.

Warwick Men’s 1sts leaked three goals in the final 20 minutes to slump to a 5-3 defeat at home to Stone in Midlands Division One.

Warwick found themselves trailing 2-0 inside ten minutes but took control of the game thanks to goals from Ant Baxter, Rob Pomfrett and George Tedstone.

However, a loss of shape and poor decision-making allowed Stone to score three unanswered goals and move level on points with their hosts.

Meanwhile, the men’s 5ths beat Hampton-in-Arden 6-3.

Warwick women’s 1sts put aside their late arrival at Hinckley to win 4-2.

Liz Holding opened the scoring after a superb assist from Bertie Harris and Kirstin Bryce made it 2-0 at half-time after a fine run from Becky Weaver.

Hinckley pulled a goal back from open play after a short corner had initially been repelled but Warwick re-established their two-goal cushion after good work from Polly Lapage-Norris.

Hinckley brought it back to 3-2 with a swift counter-attack after Warwick felt they should have been awarded a short corner.

However, they shrugged of the injustice and Aggie Poole made sure of the three points for Warwick with a fourth goal.