Men's EY League round-up: Three Rock Rovers move top

For the fifth successive round, there has been a change at the top of the men's EY Hockey League with Three Rock Rovers taking over from Lisnagarvey after a dramatic day in the elite competition.

Three Rock Rovers were 3-1 winners at Annadale, coming back from a goal down, with Ben Johnson scoring twice for the second week running in Ulster, netting either side of a Ross Canning penalty stroke.

James Clark had given Dale the dream start with a fourth-minute opening goal but the defeat has left them in a perilous position, just one point above the drop zone.

For Lisnagarvey, they were ambushed by Corinthian in the closing minutes in a 2-2 draw.

Things appeared to be going smoothly, with Ollie Kidd and Mark McNellis putting them two clear in the fourth quarter but Davy Howard and veteran Andrew Sutton’s goal in the last 30 seconds earned the Reds a point.

It drops Lisnagarvey from a one-point lead down to a one-point deficit behind Three Rock, who they meet in Dublin on the next two Saturdays, first in the Irish Senior Cup and then in the EYHL.

Banbridge, meanwhile, won a rollercoaster against YMCA 3-2 to continue their push for a good play-off draw.

Grant Glutz had the Y 1-0 up from a penalty stroke but replies from David Finlay, Johnny McKee and Eugene Magee turned things their way. Glutz’s second of the day closed out the game but proved immaterial.

Bann remain level with Monkstown in fourth place but have reeled in the gap to the top three, with Glenanne losing to ninth-placed Pembroke 5-3.

All five of the Pembroke goals came set-plays with Alan Sothern scoring two penalty strokes and two penalty corners, with Julian Dale getting the other corner goal.

Glenanne led 3-2 to at one stage before Pembroke fought back and are now just