The mens 1st team hosted Hull University 1st’s for the first home game of the season. Slazengers started brightly, playing some expansive possession hockey; moving the ball quickly and denying Hull the ball. Hull responded well, challenging and pushing to find cracks in the home defence. It was Slaz who scored first, a well worked move from Mark Swinden set Richard Tuddenham up for his first. The second came quickly afterwards; a fast attacking move from Danny Perry set up newcomer Ian Hedges to calmly slot the ball away at the back post.Shortly before the whistle, a second goal from Tuddenham put Slaz 3 up going into the break.
In the second half, Hull came out stronger, looking to play quick breaks down the wing. Continued defence from Slaz held out, with disciplined work from the back line of Jonny White, Matt Birkett, Adam Drake and Phil Midgely. In the end, Hull broke through and slotting two away in quick succession. At the other end of the pitch however, Hull conceded 2 penalty flicks within 10 minutes, each being scored by Tuddenham before sealing his 5th from open play masterminded by a tireless Issac Fisher and Paul Wiper in midfield.
