Khalsa miss out on a chance to close gap at the summit
Two goals from Savhan Singh Lall and one from Navdeep Singh Hayer put the home side into a 3-2 lead.
However, the students were awarded a short corner in the dying seconds and James Hodge stepped up to score his second of the game to maintain the visitors’ six-point advantage over Khalsa at the top of the table.
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Hide AdKhalsa 3rds drew 1-1 at neighbours Warwick in the East Midlands Premier to leave both teams firmly ensconced in mid table.
Khalsa started well and went a goal up courtesy of skipper Raghbir Singh Hayer.
However, Warwick quickly equalised in a match neither team deserved to lose.
Bhupinder Singh Sidhu was Khalsa’s man of the match.
Khalsa 4ths lost an entertaining game 7-5 to Stratford in South West Two of the Central League, with defensive errors proving costly.
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Hide AdWarwick Ladies 2nds bolstered their Warwickshire Division Two promotion hopes with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Stratford Ladies 2nds.
A Martha Hayes hat-trick looked to have put the game beyond Stratford, but they hit back to level and it needed a goal from player-of-the-match Aggie Poole to give Warwick all three points.
Warwick Ladies 4ths extended their unbeaten record to six games courtesy of a 5-3 victory over Sutton Coldfield 6ths.
Hannah Wishart touched home a goalbound shot from Tilly Worlidge to open the scoring before Sutton struck back to equalise.
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Hide AdA rasping shot from Sophie Lapage-Norris restored Warwick’s lead, only for the hosts to respond again to take the sides in at the break at 2-2.
Katie Davey and Hannah Wishart gave Warwick a two-goal cushion but it needed an Ella Worlidge strike to see off the stubborn challenge of Sutton Coldfield after they had pulled it back to 4-3.
Warwick Badgers went down 2-1 to Rugby and East Warwickshire Badgers.
Leamington Ladies 3rds enjoyed a 4-0 victory over Warwick on Monday night in their final match before the Christmas break.
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Hide AdLeamington started brightly and Emily Steer scored with a strike from the top of the D before Marianna Gallo doubled the away team’s advantage with a penalty corner strike before half-time.
Leamington maintained their grip on the game after the break with further goals from Laura O’Neill and captain Debbie Burton.