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Report: 19-09-2015 – Ladies 1st’s (2) vs. (2) Kingston upon Hull 1st’s

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The ladies 1st team had a tough start to the season with an injury riddled encounter against KUH 1st’s. The game was delayed early on when Kelly Whittam was injured, causing the game to be delayed.

Unfortunately Slazenger had been in the ascendency, with the team, under new captaincy from Ailish Hendry, taking an early 1-0 lead through Jessica Rudge. Once play resumed, the game was more equally balanced; Hull equalised from a short corner and then went on to take the lead; scoring a second after sustained pressure.

With time running out, Slaz equalised through their own short corner routine to take their first point from the match.

Report: 25-10-2014 – Mens 1st’s (5) vs. (1) Kingston Upon Hull 1st’s

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Slazengers traveled to hull looking for a victory after 2 defeats in a row. It was the hosts, Hull, who started strong.

However, Slazengers got in ther stride, taking control of the game with 4 goals from Richard tuddenham and 1 from Daniel Perry. The man of the match was awarded to under 18 Matthew Stacey with a outstanding debut display.

Report: 11-10-2014 – Ladies 1st’s (1) vs. (4) Kingston-Upon-Hull 1st’s

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Slazengers started out very positive with excellent distribution from Frankie Tyrell and Sarah Hobbs but were unable to connect with the back board. Hull continued to turn up the heat and scored 2 goals from a short corner and rigorous game play.

Half time allowed Slazengers to gather feedback from subs and from the onset into the last 35 minutes they were driven to giving more towards their attack.

Hull again managed to score but this was a short lived celebration as we managed to hit the back board with Helen Houghs strike. This gave Slazengers much confidence and allowed them to keep up the pressure missing opportunities on goal only by a small margin. The second half was much improved but the end result was 4-1. Man of the match Frankie Tyrell for an outstanding performance.

Report: 15-02-2014 – Mens 1st’s (6) vs. (2) Kingston upon Hull 1st’s

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Slaz knew they could increase the gap between them and bottom of the league.  but it wouldn’t be.an easy game. Slaz fired the ball round and looked good again man of the match was Isaac fisher who had another faultless performance. 

Richard Tuddenham got a hatrick. Isaac fisher got one and mark swindon managed to hit one right that thundered into the top of the net. Slaz are in a solid mid table position.

Report: 09-02-2014 – Boys U12’s Tournament

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Slazenger u12 boys had mixed results this weekend.

There first game on Sunday saw Slazenger’s dominate the first half but then 2 quick goals from Halifax put them on the back foot. The team showed great determination to come back and draw level with goals from Owen Bland and Joshua Swallow.

The second game against Leeds B team was a closely fought game, but Slazengers came out on top winning 1-0 through another goal from Swallow.
The next game didn’t go as planned as they lost to Thirsk the winners of the league in the last minute.

Kingston upon Hull was the next game and Slazenger lost 2-0 when some of the decisions didn’t go their way their heads went down allowed the opposition to attack  on the break.

On a positive note they finished the day on a better note as they drew 1-1 with Airedale after a great solo run and goal from Bland.

Report: 08-02-2014 – Mens 2nd’s (3) vs. (4) Kingston-Upon-Hull 3rd’s

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After recording victories over the top two teams in the league in the previous weeks, Slazengers mens 2nd team were brought back down to earth by a strong Hull side, eventually losing 4-3. Hull were quick out of the blocks and their midfield began controlling things, creating chances for the Hull side. Some smart defending and good saves by keeper Ralph Toon kept the scoreline level. It was Slazengers who took the lead when Robin Brearton burst into the box and unleashed a ferocious shot into the top corner. Hull probably didn’t deserve to be losing and were soon back level when a well worked short corner paid dividends. Hull continued to be the better side and went in at the break 2-1 up after scoring a second just before half time.

Slazengers came out for the 2nd half determined to increase their intensity and give Hull more of a game in the centre of the park and it was this pressure which led to the equalizer. Jake Barras picked up a lose ball and smashed home a reverse stick shot from the top of the ‘d’. The Hull midfield seemed to have the better of Slazengers throughout the game with the Slazengers guys struggling to deal with the formation Hull were playing and although they worked hard, it was Hull who took the lead once again. Slazengers pressed for the equalizer once again only for Hull to hit them on the break to double their lead. Slazengers pulled one back through Ben Graham near the end but there wasn’t time to mount a come back and Hull held on for a deserved victory.

Slazengers will look to bounce back from this setback next week away to Sheffield University Bankers.

Report: 08-02-2014 – Mens 3rd’s (5) vs. (0) Kingston-Upon-Hull 4th’s

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Slaz 3’s travelled out to Kingston-Upon-Hulls ground looking to build on their recent run of form, and surprise goal scoring tallisman Simon Taylor looking for his 3rd in as many games (after a run of 10+ years without).

The team started brightly, winning the toss and playing with the wind at their backs for the first half. The team worked well, controlling the speed of play and retaining possession to the frustration of the opposition. However the Hull defence made it hard work for Slaz to convert the pressure into a goal.

The limited attacking play from Hull was soaked up with some great work by Alex Calderley, Byron Dean and Mark Kitchen.

It wasn’t until well in to the first half when Luke Gueli rounded the keeper and slotted the ball away to give the visitors the first break. From then on, Slaz continued to control the pitch and exert pressure on the home site. The creditable Hull defence It wasn’t to hold however; some strong work from Dan Levitt and James Walker in midfield setup Dan Moakes to put daylight between Slaz and the tiring opposition.

In the second half, Simon Taylor picked up his third in 3 games with a well executed strike (or was that a pass?). The fourth came from Ian Hedges’ reverse tomohawk from the edge of the D and Luke Gueli finished a brace with after going one-on-one with the goalie minutes before the end.

Slaz host Leeds Adel at home next week 1:30 push.

Report: 07-12-2013 – Mens 1st’s (2) vs. (3) Kingston Upon Hull 1st’s

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Slaz were slipping up early on but kept in the game and created lots of chances in the first half, but due to misfortune and some great saves Kingston were in the lead at half time. Slaz failed to challenge the ball when not in possession and Kingston made their few chances count.

Slaz did hold the ball well and had most of the possession for the entire game and in the second half were in the opposition half, but always looked short of scoring.

Slaz failed to have the spark they have had for previous week and will be keen to get some more points back next week.

Slaz goals were scored by Richard Tuddenham and Paul Wiper.

Report: 10-11-2013 – Ladies 2nd’s (5) vs. (4) Kingston-Upon-Hull 3rd’s

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Yvonne Horner Shield Semi Finals

An away game at Hull in the last thing you want at 3pm on a cold Sunday afternoon but Slazenger Ladies 2s showed their dedication to the cause and away we went on the bus of fun. The game started well with a quick goal and few more followed.

At half time the score was 4-1 to Slazengers. The second half was slower to take momentum and before we knew it the score was 4 all. A wake up call for Slazengers and with the prospect of flicks Slazengers pushed through and got another goal. Final score 5-4 to Slazengers through to the Cup final in April.

Goal scorers were Natasha Wiper, Daisy Gee Sanders, Elle Poskett and 2 for Hannah Field.

Man of the match went to Donna Wood.

Report: 23-02-2013 – Mens 5th’s (2) vs. (5) Kingston Upon Hull 5th’s

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Slazenger Men’s 5’s faced a tough task in their latest development fixture against Kingston Upon Hull when the opposition turned up with only 11 players but 6 of them were adults.

That said, the first half saw an encouraging display from the youngsters against a physically stronger team. Matthew Chilton and Elliot Golding were particularly energetic, with Harry Gunning authoritative in midfield. It was good to see the home team go into the half time break 2-1 up after strikes from centre forward Peter Gunning and George Fealy.

Second half was a much different proposition as all the hardworking the young players had put into the first half began to tell and the adult opposition started to dominate. They snuffed out most of the home attacks and hit long passes to the skilful junior strikers who created lost of scoring chances. But for the composure and concentration of keeper Harry Buttery, Slazengers would have conceded more than the four goals they did.

Heads didn’t drop against such strong opposition but it did prove to be a long and very cold afternoon for the home team.
Final score 5-2.

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