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s r G CoreSportgib 4th February 2016 Results of the junior league competition and ladies cup:- 7 a side Eagles boys 1 - 1 Grammarians boys 9 a side Falcons 4 - 3 Grammarians boys Eagles girls 4 - 1 Hawks Eagles boys 9 - 1 Grammarians girls Ladies cup Hawks 0 - 0 Grammarians Junior league matches continue this Thursday as from 4.30pm. rammarians ladies, on Friday, provided a steely tough opponent for one of Gibraltar's hopes in Europe. The young ladies, who were just a few weeks ago at the wrong end of an 8-0 score-line played with the type of determination and grit expected from a team looking to put the record straight. Pressing the veteran Hawkes in every zone of the field, the Grammarians kept pushing Hawkes back into their own area. The veterans clearly frustrated as they reacted to umpire calls and the tough tackling, as the match came to its final 15 minutes, Grammarians winning also the chase for the ball in most areas giving Hawkes very little possession. With neither team scoring, the saved penalty by Hawkes keeper Chelsea Glover, who was playing her first match after she was injured in the previous match with Grammarians, made her the hero of the day. The young keeper coming out second best when the rebound was struck straight onto her legs. Hawkes, who had argued against some of the umpires decision, feeling short-changed in what they believed should have been a short corner, themselves had a chance to score in the last minute with a strike at goal going just wide. click here to see full gallery collection in our website