Slazenger Hockey Club

Ladies 3rd XI

Report: 14-02-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (0) vs. (7) Sheffield Bankers 2nd’s

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The game started at a strong tempo, and Slazengers quickly recognised that they were to be in for a hard afternoon’s work against a well drilled University side. Top of the league Bankers scored four times in the first half.

Slazengers started the second half positively and managed to maintain the scoreline for the first 20 minutes with some excellent tackles by defenders Karen Bates and Julie finch. However Bankers managed to score another 3 goals. The deficit may have been larger if it was not for the excellent goal keeping skills demonstrated by player of the match Dana Clarke.

Report: 24-01-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (1) vs. (0) Chapeltown 2nd’s

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Slazengers ladies 3s continued with their strong start to the new year with a 1 – 0 home victory over Chapeltown 2s. Despite losing by the same goal margin earlier in the year Slazenger’s looked the stronger of the two sides. They scored the only goal of the game with a quick response after a Chapeltown attack down the middle of the pitch.

The resulting counter attack consisted of a succession of short passes leading to the ball being on the stick of Lilly Miles who dribbled round the Chapeltown defence only to be initially denied by the Chapeltown keeper, Miles however took advantage of the rebound with a clean strike to take a 1-0 scoreline into half time.

The second half continued in the same manner with the Slazengers mid field of Emily Entwisle, Linda Stacey and player of the match Miles working tirelessly however Slazengers could not find the finishing touch and the scoreline remained the same at the final whistle with the Horbury side deserving the full three points.

Report: 10-01-2015 – Ladies 3rd’s (5) vs. (0) Tadcaster Magnets 1st’s

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Ladies 3rd's - Mollie Gilbert
Ladies 3rd’s – Mollie Gilbert

The first game back after the Christmas break saw Slazengers ladies 3s take on Tadcaster Magnets 2s in an early afternoon home fixture. Slazengers were looking to improve on a 0-0 draw from earlier in the season and made a good start to the game with early pressure resulting in them taking the lead through midfielder Ellie Page.

A second followed not long after with an outstanding goal for 13 year old Molly Gilbert, who in her debut game, swept the ball in from just inside the penalty area, taking the half time score to 2-0.
The second half also began well for Slazengers and it was not long before the lead was extended to 3-0 with Ellie Pages’ second goal of the game. It quickly became 4-0 with Emily Chason knocking the ball in at the left post from a short corner.

The scoring was closed at 5-0 when the ball was pushed over the line by centre forward Louise Beever. A good performance for Slazengers with player of the match being shared by Molly Gilbert and Emily Entwisle.

Report: 14-12-2014 – Ladies 3rd’s (5) vs. (4) Pickering 1st’s

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Slazengers ladies 3s made the long journey to North Yorkshire to face a Pickering side in a rearranged Sunday fixture. Slazengers started the game the more positive of the two sides and their attacking start was rewarded with the first short corner of the game. In a well executed move the ball was pushed out and stick stopped at the top of the penalty area, with a little nudge it was placed into the path of the falling stick of defender Sarah Ritchey who, with a clean strike, scored her first goal for the club and put slazengers 1-0 up.

Slazengers followed it up with another well worked goal in free play 10 mimutes later, with a move that was finished off neatly by Karen Woodhead to put Slazengers 2 up.

The comfortable lead was short lived however, as Pickering upped their game to bring the score back level and take the 2-2 scoreline into the half time break.
Both teams started the second half with further end to end attacks which resulted in a further 5 goals being scored between the two teams.

The further goals for Slazengers came from Ellie Page, Louise Beever, and with centre forward Karen Woodhead scoring her second of the game. Despite Pickering pulling one back everytime Slazengers pulled ahead, time ran out for them when the final whistle blew and Slazengers took all 3 points with a well earned 5-4 victory.

Report: 29-11-2014 – Ladies 3rd’s (4) vs. (4) Lough 1st’s

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Slazengers ladies 3s took on an in-form Lough 1s in a home fixture. Lough were favourites having made an impressive start to the season with an even more impressive goal scoring record.

Slazengers centre forward Karen woodhead scored a good solo goal, breaking into the goal area in the first half and powering the ball onto the back board. The play moved from end to end with good passing from slazengers which ensured the pressure was always on. With the score 2-2 at half time slazengers went into the lead in the 2nd half making the score 3-2.

Lough pulled one back to equalise but slazengers responded poistively and quickly to regain the lead with a superb solo effort by player of the match Linda Stacey. A final goal from Lough levelled the score at 4-4.

An all important point gained for slaz as next week they take on top of the league Sheffield Bankers.