Mens 1st's vs. Leeds 5th's The mens firsts were away at Leeds last week, and following some interesting navigational choices started the game without a keeper! This small defensive matter wasn’t going to hold back the Slazenger charge and after 5 minutes the firsts were 2 goals up. At this stage It looked like the game could have been well in hand, however this confident start soon began to erode as individuals took to a dribbling game. When half time arrived this poor play saw the game a … [Read more...] about 2016-17 Season – League Week 18 (04-02-17)
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2016-17 Season – League Week 17 (28-01-17)
Mens 1st's (6) vs. (3) City of York 3rd's Post Christmas break the men’s first eleven have only managed 40 mins of hockey. after injury forced last weeks game to finish early. But frozen pitches and injured opposition were to hold us back no more, a triumphant return to January hockey saw the men’s firsts defeat York 3 – 6 and continue the push for promotion. It’s fair to say that 5 weeks without a full game did show on match fitness levels, substitutions were plentiful, as were tired legs. … [Read more...] about 2016-17 Season – League Week 17 (28-01-17)
2016-17 Season – League Week 15 (14-01-17)
Mens 2nd's (4) vs. (1) Chapeltown 2nd's Slazenger took a renewed optimism to Chapeltown after narrowly missing out on the full 3 points the previous week and were rewarded with a 4-1 win. The team started well, with some aggressive hockey, finding Chapeltown on the back foot. However, some miss-timed passes and lack of clinical finish in front of goal left them searching for a way to convert the pressure. Eventually however, some good running off the ball created space for Asad Baig to set … [Read more...] about 2016-17 Season – League Week 15 (14-01-17)
2016-17 Season – League Week 14 (07-01-17)
Mens 1st's - No Game Mens 2nd's (3) vs. (3) Huddersfield dragons 2nds. Slazengers mens 2nd team returned from their Christmas break at home to Huddersfield on Saturday with the final score in an entertaining game being 3-3. Slazengers started slowly and were duly punished when Huddersfield scored from a short corner however captain Ben Graham quickly got them back level, nicking the ball from the Huddersfield defender to break clear and score. The sides were level at the break but Slazengers … [Read more...] about 2016-17 Season – League Week 14 (07-01-17)
2016-17 Season – League Week 13 (17-12-16)
Mens 3rds Slazenger Men’s Third team were keen to put on a good performance during their final game of 2016 which was a re-scheduled top of the table clash against Chapeltown. The match began evenly with both sides attempting to impose themselves on the opposition, however, after five minutes it was the home team who began to gain the upper hand with several quick counter attacks created by good passing, fast hockey. The only thing missing was someone to convert one of these chances into a … [Read more...] about 2016-17 Season – League Week 13 (17-12-16)
