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Maranui brave in defeat

Author: Chris Hayward
Date: 17/05/2008
Posted: Chris Hayward on 16/05/2008

Marist may have been a bit jaded from last nights big match but they didnt figure that the Maranui merry band of 10 would give them such a fright in this afternoons game at Sacred Heart.

Maranui held out the Magic throughout the first half leading 6-5 at the break. And it took the end of the third quarter before Marist hit the lead at 7-6. They hung on grinly against a Maranui side reduced by the end of the 4th quarter to just 7 players to win 10-8. Maranui grabbed a very valuable bonus point in the run into the next stage of games. Phil Howat proved a saviour for the Magic with 4 goals whilst Lachie Tijsen marked his return to first class water polo after a long lay off due to injury with a 3 goal bag for the Mudcrabs.