Report: 05-03-2011 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs (2) Doncaster 4th’s

Slazengers were all over Doncaster in the 1st half. After some amazing attacking play from slaz it was clear it was only a matter of time before the first goal would be blasted against the backboard. There was some beautiful build up play from midfielders Becky Stafford and Katie Brown in midfield before Roxy Farris and Elle Poskett did a series of sensational passes before a superb strike from Roxy Farris finished the move putting slaz 1-0 up.After the goal Slaz continued to push Doncaster deep into their own half, creating many more chances. Unfortunately they could not be converted although Gemma Whittam did manage to get a hat trick of hitting the post which can only be described as a special achievement. Just before the half time whistle Doncaster punished Slaz for these missed chances by scoring on the break, bringing the scores level again.

From the start of the second half Slaz were again creating many chances from the wing with some silky skills from Kate Durrans. Many balls were put through the box but nobody could get the vital touch past the keeper. After these missed chances Doncaster again got round the Slazenger defence for another goal against the run of play. Now Slazenger were chasing the game with around 20 minutes to go.

This called for super striker Julie Finch to make her way up the pitch, easily taking the ball past four players, only to be denied by a dive from the keeper that any premiership footballer or olympic diver would be proud of! The chances continued to come after this but were all saved by some outstanding saves from the keeper. Sadly there were no goals for Slaz after this and the score stayed at 2-1, a result which was not deserved by Slaz.

By Donna Simpson
From match played at Doncaster Hockey club on Saturday 5th March 2011