They now progress to next phase of EH cup competition
The Isle of Man Men's Over-35's national hockey team has made a winning start on its competitive debut.
In its first outing in England Hockey (EH) cup competiton, the Manx squad claimed a 7-3 victory away at Chester Men's Over-35's on Sunday, 4 October.
The star in front of goal for the Island side was Andrew Whiting who netted a hat-trick whilst Karl Moore bagged a brace on the day.
Jamie Brown and Andrew Winstanley were also on the scoresheet.
As a result, the Isle of Man progesses to round two of the EH Men's Over-35's Cup with their next opponent and the date for their next fixture in the tournament to be confirmed in due course.
More broadly, this is now the second squad the Isle of Man has fielded in this age bracket in EH competition after the Isle of Man Women's Over-35's team made its inaugural appearance in the EH Women's Over-35's Cup in November last year.
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