Slazenger Hockey Club

Lincoln Roses

Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs (3) Lincoln Roses 3rd’s

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Simon Randall scores his second

After a disappointing match last week Slazenger men’s 2nd team got back to winning ways with a difficult home match to Lincoln Roses 3s beating them 5-3.

Slaz started off second best and were soon behind after 5 minutes from a quick attack from Lincoln. This however made slaz wake up and were soon creating chances of their own and after 15 minutes play slaz got their first goal, Neil Crouch dribbled past two Lincoln player into the ‘D’ and passed to Simon Randall to slot the ball home.

Lincoln then started putting pressure on slaz again and they nearly scored but slaz keeper, and man of the match, Giles field made some outstanding saves to keep them out. After slaz absorbed Lincoln’s attacks they scored their second and third goals. The second was set up again by Neil crouch who charged at the ‘D’ passed the ball to Byron Dean who drew out the keeper and passed to Jake Barras who tapped it in. The third was started off by Anwar Al-Khaili who passed the ball back to Neil Crouch who ran at the ‘D’ and passed it off to Simon Randall to score his second.

After the break Lincoln started off strong again were putting slaz under a lot of pressure and eventually pulled the score back level from two counter attacks. This again made slaz take the game to Lincoln and were soon ahead again.

Jake Barras dribbled round one player and ran into the left side of ‘D’ and reverse hit the ball into the top right corner. Lincoln were now getting tired and it started to show as slaz enjoyed most of the possession and created more chances. Byron Dean got slazenger’s fifth goal scoring from a short corner.

Report: 26-03-2011 – Mens 1st’s (2) vs. (2) Lincoln Roses 2nd’s

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Slazengers mens first team new they were in for a tough time against Lincoln Roses second team having lost 3-0 earlier in the season but in the end were disappointed to come away with only a 2-2 draw.

Both teams had some good possession in the first half and it was up to Richard Tuddenham to break the deadlock with a fierce strike from the top of the ‘D’. Lincoln weren’t to be denied however and equalised quickly to go into half time level.

The second half was a similar affair with both teams playing some good hockey, Adam Drake battled well in midfield and Dan Perry attacked well down the right wing and it was following an attack down the right that Slazengers took the lead again, the ball breaking to Tuddenham for him to smash home his second.

Slazengers continued to press and could easily have doubled their lead only to see the final pass go begging or the Lincoln keeper make a good save. It was Lincoln who had the last laugh though, equalising in the final 10 minutes.

Adam Drake took the man of the match award for Slazengers.

Report: 26-02-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (3) vs (2) Lincoln Roses 3rd’s

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After a bitter defeat 2 weeks ago and the game cancelled due to the weather last week Slazenger men’s 2nd team were hoping to get back to winning ways with a home game against Lincoln Roses 3s.It was a close match with end-to-end hockey which saw slaz win 3-2. From the start you could tell it was going to be a close match with both teams set out for the win. It was slaz who created most of the chances in the first quarter of an hour but were soon under pressure when they went down to 10 men through injury to Eddie Taylor. With slaz forced to rearrange their formation Lincoln capitalised and scored from a counter attack with a scrappy finish in the slaz D. Slaz were soon level with a goal scored from a short corner, the ball came out to Anwar Al-Khaili who passed it off to Byron Dean who crossed to ball for man of the match Matt Green to score his first of the match. Surprisingly with slaz still down to 10 men they managed to take the lead through a well-worked team goal.

Byron Dean started the attack with a run down the right wing and passed the ball Anwar Al-Khaili who passed the ball through Lincolns defence to Simon Randall who took the ball round the keeper and finished with a well-struck shot from a tight angle. To Boost Slazenger’s confidence they were soon back to 11 men on the pitch with Andy Fisher offering his services. Lincoln were soon level from a strong attacking run down their left with a pass across the top of the D and was finished with an unstoppable shot. With the scores level and half time approaching both teams were pushing for the next goal. Lincoln were forced to finish the half with 10 men when a player was given a yellow card for a repeat offence and had to leave the pitch.
From the restart both teams were pushing to take the lead, which created end-to-end hockey. Anwar Al-Khaili and Steve Roberts teamed up well and between them controlled the midfield with none stop running. With twenty minutes to go the match seemed to be heading for a draw, slaz were boosted by latecomer Matt Banks who was subbed on and made an immediate impact.

For the last ten minutes Slaz were camped in the Lincoln half and were aided by the waterlogged pitch, which made it hard for Lincoln to clear the ball. Slaz were creating chance after chance but it seemed Lincoln were going to hold on to the draw until slaz were awarded a short corner in the second to last minute. The ball came out to Matt Banks who passed it to Byron Dean on the right who crossed the ball into Matt Green who put it past the keeper for his second of the match. There was not enough time for Lincoln to get an equaliser and slaz took all 3 points.

Next week Slazengers have a double header with an away match on Saturday to League champion contenders University of Leeds 6s and a home match on Sunday against bottom of the table Lincoln 3s.

From match played at Slazenger hockey Club on 26th February 2011

Report: 22-01-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (1) vs (1) Lincoln 3rd’s

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After a good home win last week Slazenger men’s 2nd team were looking to go to Lincoln and get a result but only managed a 1-1 draw. The home side went ahead only a couple of minutes after the start with a well worked quick goal fed from midfield which split slazengers defence and was slotted passed the keeper. This seemed to wake slazengers up, as they seemed sluggish prier to the goal, and from this they seemed to work better as a team and started producing some good attacks.

This however was short-lived, as John Sykes was given a yellow card for a rough challenge on a Lincoln player and slazengers had to play on with 10 men. With things not going slazengers way it looked doubtful that they were going to get a win but slazengers equalised through a well-worked simple short corner scored by, Man of the Match, Matt Banks with a strike from the top of the D. Shortly after the goal Slazengers were back to 11 men on the pitch and by half time Slazengers had enjoyed most of the possession.

The second half started and continued as the first had finished with Ian Hedges and Byron Dean working well down the right wing and with John Sykes, Jake Barras, and Steve Johnson working hard up front. Slazengers created countless attacks but just couldn’t get the ball in the Lincoln goal. Lincoln defended well and counter attacked a couple of times while slazengers were exposed at the back with Richard Smyth making two great saves to keep the home side out.

Although Slazengers travelled to Lincoln looking for a win they went home happy with a draw and a good team performance, especially the 3 players who stepped up from the 3s (Ian Hedges, Nick slack, and Steve Johnson) to help out. Slazengers men’s 2nd team are at home next week against Scunthorpe men’s 1st at 1.30pm.

By Rob Whawell
From Match played at Lincoln Roses Hockey Club on Saturday 22nd January 2011

Report: 06-11-2010 – Mens 1st’s (0) vs. (3) Lincoln Roses 2nd’s

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Slazengers mens first team travelled to Lincoln Roses on Saturday with both teams defending unbeaten records in the league, it was Slazengers who lost that record though going down 3-0 to a strong Lincoln side.Things could have been very different however with Slazengers controlling the first 20 minutes and creating a number of chances only for the final pass to miss its target or the home keeper to pull off a good save. After Lincoln opened the scoring following a defensive mix up, Slazengers heads seemed to drop a little as they found themselves second best to the 50-50’s and giving possession away too easily.

Into the second half, Lincoln continued to control the majority of possession although Slazengers still created some chances, both Paul Wiper and Dan Perry going close. Lincoln scored two quick goals to effectively kill off the game midway through the second half and although Slazengers continued to push, they failed to get on the score sheet.

Jack Kitchen took the man of the match award for Slazengers who will look to bounce back quickly from their first defeat of the season at home to Leeds next week.


By Ben Graham, From 6th November 2010 at Lincoln Roses Hockey Club