Bedford Hockey Club Women head to national finals

The journey to the finals saw Bedford open their run with a standout 9-0 performance against Blueharts, before falling foul of St Albans, sending Bedford into the Plate competition, where they began with a 14-0 victory over Broxbourne.

The next round brought Bedford face-to-face with Rugby & East Warwickshire, a game which ended in a 2-2 stalemate and won by Bedford 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out.

It was then a 3-0 win over Sevenoaks which took Bedford into the semi-finals, where they took on Taunton Vale last weekend.

Bedford made a dominant start, several shots on goal being blocked by Taunton’s England Masters’ International keeper.

But it was Taunton who took the lead with 10 minutes to play in the first half.

The lead was short-lived, however, Bedford pulling the scores level again from a penalty corner at the half-time whistle.

Bedford went ahead eight minutes into the second half, followed up by a third goal on the 60th minute mark.

A late goal by Taunton with two minutes left on the clock, brought a tense finish, but Bedford held onto their 3-2 lead to take their place in the finals.

The squad will have to wait until Saturday to find out who they will be meeting, but know it will be either Epsom or Harrogate.

The finals will take place on 3rd May.