Indians delight in surprise result

A reversal in fortunes at a Rotorua derby match has given one team the impetus to improve and the other the drive to continue succeeding.
Rotorua Indians upset Rotorua Aces in their Midlands Intercity game on Saturday, winning 3-1 in a game marred with penalty cards and a dismissal apiece.
A pre-season game two weeks ago gave Aces the upper-hand, but team manager Stephen Te Moni said they were left speechless by the first goal and were full of determination to regain the upper hand.
The match at Smallbone Park was a passionate and aggressive game, a typical result when the two sides meet in competition.
"We started with a poor attitude thinking we had the game in the bag, after continuous success versus Indians for the last several years," Te Moni said.
"All previous results were swiftly eliminated when we found ourselves one nil down at the break from an awesome individual effort from one of their new recruits, that left even our backs speechless and in awe."
That player was Jujar Singh who scored a few goals for Indians late last season. He showed off his tight dribbling skills and evaded the Aces defence, carrying the ball into the circle and getting past goalkeep Natana Waaka.
In the second half the Indians scored again from youngster Chevez Makan.
A penalty corner from Tenga Rangitauira brought Aces back into the match but a failure to capitalise on penalty corners was the team's downfall.
That was coupled with an attack from the Indians who got the ball to Amit Kumar. In a one-on-one with Waaka it was Kumar who came out on top.
"We had an outstanding performance from Paul Wylie in goal," Indians spokesman Dipak Dheda said.
"He thwarted the numerous Aces attacks. Our defence also made amends for last week. We had let ourselves down then and we knew we were better than that result. Seven days in sports can be a long time."
Te Moni said the match showed the passion to win at all cost.
"The green and yellow cards didn't hinder on the quality hockey that was played by both teams. Though we were disappointed in the loss, we did, and have had a lot of positives arise."
Both teams travel this weekend.
In the women's match it was unknown territory for Rotorua Aces, up against Mount Maunganui who were making a return to the league after a long absence.
The Mount side was full of youth but lacking in game experience which gave the Aces the upper hand when it counted most. Trailing 2-1 at halftime Aces came back with a vengeance and proved they were capable of being one of the top teams again, winning 4-2.
"The reputation of our team is we're not able to come back from being down but it was good to see we had it in us," captain Pirihita Rangitauira said. "Going into the second half we knew our first priority was to cover the defence as they had scored their goals we didn't have that. We also worked on shortening our passes which meant we were able to put some goals away."
RESULTS
Premier Men: Rotorua Aces 1 (Tenga Rangitauira), Rotorua Indians 3 (Jujar Singh, Chevez Makan, Amit Kumar), Mount Maunganui 5, Kohekohe 1, Thames Valley 5, Otumoetai 1, Fraser Tech 4, Suburbs Piako 0, Waikato University 4, Pukekohe Indians 0, Hamilton Old Boys 4, Onewhero-Pukekohe 1.
Premier Women: Rotorua Aces 4 (Parekura Rangitauira 2, Hairina Wright, Sharon Clark) Mount Maunganui 2, Otumoetai 3, Te Awamutu 0, Waikato University 4, Fraser Tech 2, Onewhero 4, Taupo 3.