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10 minutes from tip off in Rossbrien in our Men’s first season opener versus Cork C of I. Fantastic to have hockey back 🏑 Munster Hockey Live updates throughout

Game underway! Let’s home for a fast start for Insta 🏑💪

CLOSE!! Super work in the middle from Captain Gary O Connor as he turns over Church and plays in Chris Ryan who’s delicate chip clips the post! Great start.

Great defensive work from Tiernan Gaffney as he stops a Church attack.

Harsh decision goes against Institute. Corner to Church of Ireland - Super defence by institute who break the other way through Adam Gardiner

Super play from institute across the pitch, pinning Church in their own half! Great play from Nick as he wins a series of frees along the LHS driving us up the pitch.

Exceptional goalkeeping from Tristan as he stops a wave of Church chances. Another questionable umpiring decision goes against us however and Church have their third SC - another save and Institute break !

First Quarter comes to a close. 0-0! Super work across the board from Institute so far. Let’s keep going 🏑💪 Munster Hockey

Institute caught at the back and Church lead. (0-1)

Shocking from Church breaking down play in the middle. Green card for their woes. Should be more as he fires his stick against the fence. C of I heads gone???

Institute growing into the game - Nick Lampp wins in midfield, slips it to Tiernan who’s shot is saved by the opposition keeper. Down the other end however and Church put yet another SC wide of the target.

First half ends and it remains 1-0. Institute unlucky to behind in a relatively end to end game.

Tristan off his line like a rocket again an stops a Church attack. Institute break again and Church can’t handle Chris Ryan’s speed. Their man in the middle tries to take a chunk out his stick and sees a green card for it.

2-0 CofI

Q3 comes to a close with a series of Church corners. They punish us on the last one and head into the final quarter with a 3-0 lead. Institute coming out with hoping of eating into their lead.

Umpires request a change of balls before the last quarter commences. Covid officer in plave gets a new sanitised ball in play. Let’s see what both teams can do with it. #newballs

4-0, but to who Chris Kamara?

5 minutes to go as Insta try to get on the scoreboard? Gary Acheson, out of firsts retirement for another year, looks to capitalise on some sloppy Church defending but it comes to nothing.

And that’s all she wrote! 4-0. Well done to Cork C of I on the win. Safe home! We go again next weekend against Bandon Hockey Club. #munsterhockey

Daggers controlling things from the back "in a gentlemanly way!" Lovely bit of archive stuff from Sports Stadium in 1992 as Avoca Hockey Club get the best of Institute Men’s Hockey