Slazengers mens first eleven travelled to top of the table York University knowing they were in for a tough game and it was York who eventually came out 2-0 winners. York dominated much of the first half possession but were limited to a few speculative shots whilst Slazengers were happy to sit back and hit York on the break. It was York who took the lead mid way through the half, keeper James Walker was defeated by a wicked deflection off Slazenger captain Will Buckley. Slazengers were then reduced to 10 men after Jonny White was yellow carded but York weren’t able to take advantage.The second half again saw York with good possossion but no real threat in front of goal with Slazengers trying to build some opportunities for themselves only to see the final pass go astray. As the half progressed, Slazengers began to press higher up the pitch and were eventually caught on the break by the younger students who were able to pass round the defence and run the ball into an open goal.
Slazengers enter the last three games of the season knowing that 2 wins should be good enough to fend off relegation and will hope to get the first of those at home to Doncaster on Saturday.
From Ben Graham [6th March 2010]
