Slazenger Hockey Club

Ladies 3rd XI

Report: 07-11-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (3) vs. (3) Rotherham 3rd’s

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Slazengers Ladies 3rd’s made an early morning visit to a Rotherham side only one position above them in the league table. Slazengers made a positive start to the game dominating possession of the ball, which was rewarded midway through the half when Lily Miles smashed the ball into the D and Justine Birkett got a sly delection. Slazengers continued to work hard pressing forward from the midfield driven by Niomi Firth. Another goal was added to the tally a minute before half time when Hannah Chilton finished off some Slazengers quick passing,taking a 2 goal lead into the break.

Rotherham came back re-charged in the second half and gave themselves hope with an early goal. The 2nd half was more evenly balanced than the first, despite slazengers taking a 3-1 lead when player of the match Justine Birkett struck the ball against the backboard and gave the away team some breathing space. However Rotherham didn’t allow them to rest for long, pulling one back with a goal from free play and another from a short corner. Slazengers desperately tried to take all 3 points in the final seconds with 2 consecutive short corners after the final whistle blew. But it was not to be, leading to an unfortunate 3-3 draw for the Ladies team.

Report: 31-10-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (0) vs. (1) Louth 1st’s

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A Sunday fixture for Slazengers ladies 3s meant a home tie against Lincolnshire side Louth in the 1st round of the Yvonne Horner knockout cup. The first half saw both teams applying pressure in the opposition’s half, but the Slazengers defence were impressive and stood firm. Goalkeeper Gemma Wilson made impressive saves, keeping Slazengers in the game time and time again and resulting in her earning the player of the match accolade.

The 2nd half continued to be goaless until mid way through when Louth finally broke the deadlock. Slazengers continued to battle hard and push forward with Caro Schofield looking dangerous, but the final whistle thwarted their efforts and the score finished 0-1, ending Slazengers cup hopes.

The sides meet again in two weeks time in a league fixture.

Report: 24-10-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs. (2) Doncaster Independent

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Slazengers Ladies 3s had a disappointing loss against bottom of the league Doncaster Independent this weekend.

During the first half Slazengers successfully defended a flurry of penalty corners with some crucial tackles by defender Karen Bates and great saves by goal keeper Gemma Wilson

In the second half, determined to score Slaz gained a short corner. With a well worked routine player of the match Karen Woodhead powered the ball into the back of the net from the outside edge of the D to take Slazengers into the lead.

Doncaster independent fought back and netted 2 goals in the remaining 15 minutes of the game. The final result finished at a gutting 2-1 loss for the Horbury side.

Report: 17-10-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (3) vs. (4) Lindum 3rd’s

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Slazengers Ladies 3s had an unfortunate loss against Lindum this weekend at home. Slaz started out well with a speedy goal in the first 10 seconds of the match from some skilful playing from Caroline Schofield. Lindum then began to find their feet and slipped away 2 goals in the back of the net.

Despite some hard battles and attacks from Slazengers, the score line remained at 2-1 at half time.

Unfortunately Lindum scored a further two goals, before player of the match Caroline Schofield netted her second. Slazengers then pulled another one back before the final whistle sounded and the result was a 4-3 loss to Slazengers.

Report: 10-10-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (0) vs. (8) Sheffield Bankers 2nd’s

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Slazengers ladies 3’s faced tough opposition when they travelled to Sheffield Bankers on Saturday. Slazengers had a good first 20 minutes managing to hold their opponents to 1 goal lead. Sheffield Bankers passed the ball well and at half time Slaz were down 3-0. The 11 strong team were visibly exhausted and haribo were shared. In the second half Slazengers mounted some attacks but we’re pushed back by the very strong Sheffield squad of 16, who constantly had fresh legs on the pitch. The greens were pleased to hear the final whistle with the result being 8 – 0. It could have been worse but for the strong Slazengers defence, player of the match went to goalkeeper Gemma Wilson after some skilful saves.