Surbiton storm back to reach KO8 showdown with Wimbledon

Surbiton produced an outstanding second half performance to power past Waterloo Ducks as they delighted their home crowd with a 4-2 success.

They trailed 1-0 at half-time but a crazy Struan Walker goal and a couple of Luke Taylor efforts and a deflection from James Gall changed the complexion of the game. They will play Wimbledon next on Sunday evening, a result which guarantees two English sides will be in the last eight for the first time since 2013.

Waterloo were the first to strike when William Ghislain brilliantly robbed the ball in the right corner. His jinking run saw him work his way into the circle and pick out Nico Dumont who slapped in first time.

Surbiton started to make most of the play after that and were rewarded with a penalty stroke but Conor Williamson saw his shot repelled by Simon Vandenbroucke, keeping the game at 1-0 at half-time.

The lead, though, swapped hands in the second half as Surbiton affected some great counter-attack goals. The first came from a monster Williamson overhead which Struan Walker got the deftest of touches to guide the ball into the net for 1-1.

Then Taylor’s excellent tackle set in motion a break which finished with a penalty corner; the sweeper stepped forward to slam in from the top for 2-1.

And things got even better for the home club when Gall got a great touch to a corner move. Taylor added a stroke in the last four minutes for further insurance, rendering Tomi Domene’s goal a consolation.

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