Slazenger Hockey Club

L.A.Carnegie

Report: 05-02-2011 – Ladies 1st’s (7) vs. (1) L.A. Carnegie 2nd’s

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Another unsunny day in Adel, but this did not dent the spirits of the Slazenger ladies 1st XI who have only had one game since November due to the bad weather. This break did not appear to have had a detrimental effect on the teams match fitness or skills.

Slazenger took the lead mid-way through the 1st half when Mandy Sowerby took on the defence single-handed to slot the ball home. Another followed from a short corner, again by Sowerby with a straight strike to the left of the keeper. Slazenger made it 3-0 at half time when Defender Kerry Inman-Rollin converted another short corner.

In the second half, Slazenger pushed on and were soon 5-0 up, with goals from Sarah Cooper who converted a rebound from Ailish Hendrys shot which hit the cross bar and Claire Mills also found the back of the net!. Adel then pulled a goal back in scrappy fashion to make it 5-1, before the game was rounded off with a splendid goal from captain Holly Tyers and a dubious short corner goal from Mandy Sowerby.

Final score was 7 – 1 to Slazengers and they regained there top spot of the Yorkshire Premier League with a game in hand on their nearest rival.

Report: 05-02-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (1) vs (1) LA Carnegie 5th’s

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After a great team performance last week slaz were looking to get another win with an away match at Leeds Adel Carnegie 5th. This however was not the case and slaz came away with a 1-1 draw.

The Match itself was a close one with both teams pushing for the win. Slaz took an early lead with a well-worked goal. Man of the Match Matt Banks crossed the ball to Jake Barras on the wing who charged into the D and had a shot which was saved but Jake slotted the ball home off the rebound. Instead of gaining momentum slaz seemed to back off which allowed Adel to create chances of their own with James Walker making some great saves in the slaz net to deny Adel.

Adel soon equalised from a free hit and some slack defending from slaz. The free hit was just outside the D, it was taken quickly and was crossed into the D with an Adel player gaining half a yard in front of the defence to tap the ball in. With Slaz unluckily going behind they stepped up their game and started to pile pressure on Adel again, creating a couple of decent chances but Adel’s defence kept slaz at bay until half time.

The second Half was just as close as the first however slaz did have more chances to score. Both teams were looking to score from counter attacks, which seemed to create a lot of end-to-end hockey. Slaz seemed to have the better of the chances but did not take them. A close opportunity was from Simon Randall who crossed the ball into the D aiming for Byron Dean but the Adel keeper came out to clear the ball. Another chance came from a short corner but again the keeper saved two shots and Adel’s defence cleared the ball.

A draw was the fairest outcome in a match that both teams felt they could have got a win. Apart from the disappointment of not winning the match was well contested and was enjoyable. Slaz’s next match is at home against Leeds 5th.

From Rob Whawell
Match played on 5th February 2011 at Slazenger Hockey Club

Report: 09-10-2010 – Ladies 1st’s (3) vs. (1) L.A. Carnegie 2nd’s

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Slazenger Ladies Hockey First Team put in an extra special performance this week to ensure two wins in two matches. The team performance this week against a team that we were beaten by in the pre season friendly, was extra special, everyone put in the effort and capitalised on every challenge. For the first time slazengers showed ‘passion on the pitch’, we were a ‘team’ from the onset, no individualism, just a pure team effort.

Andrea Wallace delivered in midfield, the distribution was a key part of the teams success. On the wings we had Katie Firth and Sarah Hobbs that provided us with lots of attacking opportunities.

Slazengers dominated throughout the game and it appeared the opposition had lost interest as the goals for slazengers just kept rolling in with one being unfairly disallowed at the start of the game.

The final result being 3-1 to Slazengers was a true reflection on a very one-sided game by the home side. Katie Firth took the man of the match title, which was well deserved and also took one of the goal scoring opportunities. Coach Steve Wood was over the moon with the score line and the hard work put in by the whole team.

From
Saturday 9th October, 12pm, Slazenger Hockey Club

Report: 05-09-2009 – Mens 1st’s (1) vs (5) LA Carnegie 2nd’s

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After a difficult season last year which saw Slazengers mens hockey first string lose 8 of their starting 11 resulting in the inevitable relegation, they were looking to start the new season with a fresh confidence. The first friendly of the year was against higher league opposition in the form of LA Carnegie 2 and could quite easily have ended in a demoralising defeat after Slazengers found themselves 3-0 down after barely 10 minutes had passed.
A change of formation however and a team spirit built during difficult times last season spurred Slazengers into action and midfield anchor Jonny White slowly began to take control, spreading the ball well and ensuring Slazengers kept some good possession. Some strong runs from Paul Wiper led to a number of short corner and when he was upended in the ‘D’, a penalty stroke was awarded. Veteran Simon Chamberlain stepped forward to convert the flick ensuring Slazengers went into the break 3-1 down.The second half was more of an end to end affair with chances going to both sides, LA Carnegie scored first to increase their lead but were again pegged back after a second penalty stroke was awarded. This time Paul Wiper stepped forward to convert the chance. Slazengers continued to press but a late breakaway by LA Carnegie to take the score to 5-2 resulted in a final score that didn’t fully reflect the game.

Jack Mumford had an excellent debut game in goal as did Jack Kitchen, manipulising the ball well down the left of midfield. Although the final result was a defeat, Slazengers will take a lot of positives from the game and will look to build on them in the coming weeks.

Report: 26-02-2006 – Girls U10 Tournament

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Slazenger U10 girls had mixed results in the fifth tournament of the season but opened with some great hockey against LA Carnegie.

Rebecca Jessop opened the scoring followed by Lucy Kent with Ellie Spruce nearly making it three.

The next game was a much closer contest against Harrogate who took a one goal lead and managed to keep Slazenger out.

A 1-1 draw was fought out in the next game with York B with Chloe Bates scoring the goal from a Sophie McGhie pass.

The final game was against a strong York A team who played a good passing game to run out 4-0 winners.