​​Goalkeeper Rory Kemp, pictured, was the penalty saving hero as Fareham won the South Central indoor six-a-side hockey championships in dramatic fashion at Eastleigh.
He saved three Marlow penalties as Fareham beat the Buckinghamshire side 2-1 in a shuttle-style shoot-out after the teams had drawn 5-5 in normal time in the final.
In between Kemp’s penalty saves, James Seager and Jack Simmons scored to give Fareham victory and a place in next month’s National League Division 2 play-offs in Canterbury.
Emerging eventual champions looked a distant dream for Fareham, who trailed 3-0 to Marlow in their opening pool match before a second half comeback was rewarded with a 4-4 draw.
Fareham thumped Oxford 4-0 to claim second place in their group and a semi-final showdown with Havant whom they beat 5-4 after almost tossing away a four-goal lead.
The final against Marlow was a real yo-yo affair before Kemp’s goalkeeping heroics won the day.

Fareham ladies have conceded their 100 per cent record, but they remain unbeaten and lead the South Central Women’s Premier Division by three points from Bournemouth, who have played one match more.
But they fell behind in their last two matches, initially to Henley, whom they went on to beat 4-1, and then Amersham & Chalfont, who carved out a two-nil lead before Fareham hit back to preserve their unblemished record.
Fareham spent the bulk of the first half trailing to a ninth minute strike by Henley’s Jane Dench, but head coach Steve Lemon [left] had to tweak his motivational Churchillian half-time team talk after Laura Anning equalized from a penalty corner deflection moments before the break.
Whatever Lemon said did the trick because Fareham scored three second half goals through Sarah Johns, Rebecca Reaveal and Poppy Roddis to win 4-1 and make it eight wins in a row.
Lemon really did have to perform his touchline magic at Amersham, where the unbeaten leaders trailed 2-0 minutes into the second half and were facing their first defeat of the season.
Twice Fareham conceded from short corners, the first by Helene Gosden and then Holly Levine, but bounced back and clawed a goal back through Aimee Timm and later equalised when Gracie Coleman started and finished a 56th minute move to make it 2-2.
Coach Lemon reflected: “The draw gave our main rivals the opportunity to close the gap a little in the league table. Despite this we are still in a good position, with three points more than Bournemouth (who have played a game more) and a lead of six and seven points respectively over Oxford Hawks 2s and Marlow, who will both still have a big say in events at the top of the table.”
Fareham’s Hampshire rivals Southampton, Trojans and Havant all face a new year battle for survival, with basement girls Havant yet to gain a point.

Teenager Fareham hockey hot shot Charlie Cook has been picked for play for England Under-18s in Germany next year – even though he’ll be two years younger than most of his peer group.
Squad selection for the 15-years old comes on the back of some eye-catching performances for the England U16s, initially against Ulster last summer and, more recently, in international tournaments in Holland and Germany.
Cook, who has already made his mark in Fareham’s Western Conference side this autumn, celebrated his 15th birthday with a goal against Ulster and bagged another five on European soil, scoring twice in the 4-4 draw with Spain, a brace against Scotland and another goal in the 6-2 win over Austria in Frankfurt. 
He is coached at Seaford College by former Great Britain international Ben Barnes, Fareham’s past coach at Henry Cort, who explained: “It’s very unusual for England to pull players up a year group, they don’t do it without a great deal of thought. 
“Charlie had a great summer for the Under 16’s and they have rewarded him with the call up to the 18’s. 
“He is a confident and very capable hockey player, but I know he will keep his head down and work harder than ever to make the most of the opportunity. He knows where he wants to get to and is very determined. 
“I saw him training out in the last light at school the other afternoon when the pitch lights failed, rather than stopping, he carried on until it was almost pitch black. We just got the brightest yellow balls out to keep going for as long as possible. 
“It’s that kind of work ethic that has got him this far. He knows he will have to keep it going for more success as the competition for places is very high. 
Hockey has been in Charlie’s blood almost since he began to walk and run – his father Nigel having been a prominent player for Fareham in their Bath Lane days and, more recently, the town team’s coach and manager.
“I was about four years when dad bought me my first hockey stick and a couple of years later I began playing mini’s for Fareham’s Under-8 team,” Charlie recalled.
Selection for England has far from being straightforward for Cook, who had to impress at several trial weekends before being picked for the Under-15s.
He said: “The weekends were pretty demanding. Up early and on the training pitches soon after breakfast, working on individual and team skills, on top of working out in the gym.
“It was hard work, but the rewards are there.  Believe me, I shall be giving it everything.  This is a wonderful opportunity and I don’t plan to miss it.”