Grange have lost their perfect record in the men’s Premiership after being held to a 1-1 scoreline at Hillhead as the season re-opened after the winter break.
The Edinburgh side remain top but suffered an early jolt when Matt Carder scored for the home side and it took until the second-half for Dylan Bean to level for the Capital combine.
Grange had most of the pressure but failed to convert that into goals. Yan Adam’s men defended well.
The University of Edinburgh closed the gap between them and Grange with a comfortable 7-2 success over bottom-markers Kelburne with Keir Robb securing a treble.
Alex Wilson scored twice with Declan Bradley and Calum Munro completing the scoring.
Watsonians shutout Inverleith 4-0 while Clydesdale were edged 3-2 at Dundee Wanderers, a goal in the dying minutes from Kennedy Gibb did the damage.
Uddingston beat Erskine Stewart’s Melville 1-0 thanks to a strike from Jedd Campbell.
Grange Edinburgh Ladies earned a 2-1 win over second-placed Western Wildcats, Hannah McKie and Heather Croll scoring for the home side, and GHK cruised to a 4-0 win over Hillhead while Glasgow University beat Gordonians 5-1.
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