Lisnagarvey made an impressive start to their defense of the Regulation Season Championship as they converted 3 of their 4 penalty corners, while Pembroke Wanderers managed none from the same number. Lisnargavey opened the scoring after 7 minutes as Dan Nelson smashed in a great shot from 10 metres out after a move that started down the left. His brother Ben doubled the lead in the 21st minute as he put a pass from Dan into the far corner of the net. Pembroke had a spell of pressure around the half-hour mark, and James Milliken produced three great saves in the Lisnagarvey goal. James Lorimer scored a penalty corner hat-trick between the 33rd and 51st minutes to put the game beyond doubt, and with 17 minutes to go Troy Chambers added a sixth from close range. [Reference: 3]