It must have been the early start that was the reason for Slazenger's starting sluggishly against York in their latest development league fixture. Despite dominating possession the team never converted this dominance into goals. York were a young, well organised team with a pair of good central defenders who Slazengers struggled to get past. That said, Aidan Hopkinson never stopped working hard in midfield and Dave Smyth was always available to link play between midfield and attack. The first … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Mens 4’s Dev. (1) vs (0) York 10’s
Mens Development
Report: 12-11-2011 – Mens 4th’s Dev. (2) vs (2) Rotherham 5th’s
Slazenger's 4's endured a tough, gruelling encounter with Rotherham 5's in their latest development league fixture. Both sides were evenly matched and despite playing some good passing hockey in the first 10 minutes it was the away side who dominated most of the first half. Slazengers battled well and were resolute in defence without really imposing themselves on the game. So it was against the run of play that they went into the half-time break 1-0 up. Matthew Stacey received the ball … [Read more...] about Report: 12-11-2011 – Mens 4th’s Dev. (2) vs (2) Rotherham 5th’s
Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (0) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
Slazenger 4's played well against Airedale 3's in short spells but appeared anxious during the rest of the game. The team managed to play the occasional good passage of play but it was too often interspersed with sloppy play that allowed the opposition to defend deeply and hit the home side on the break. Matthew Stacey and Aidan Hopkinson played well in midfield and Matthew Smith stuck to his man-marking task well. There were very few scoring chances for the home side despite Peter Gunning … [Read more...] about Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (0) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (1) vs. (0) Barnsley 2nd’s
Slazengers continued in the same good form that they showed in their previous game, against this week's opponents Barnsley. Again making good use of the flanks the Horbury side enjoyed the majority of the possession and created 5 good goal scoring chances within the first 25 minutes. Rowan Tejura and Robert Cann linked well on the right side and Tim Hunter was a constant threat on the left. With Tom Pitchforth and debutant Matthew Stacey working well in midfield supporting striker Aidan … [Read more...] about Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (1) vs. (0) Barnsley 2nd’s
Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (5) vs. (1) Huddersfield 7th’s
On a miserable afternoon Slazenger 4th's played some excellent, flowing hockey and won away from home 5-1 against local rivals Huddersfield. Making excellent use of the wings and keeping possession well Slazenger's got quickly into their stride and created several early chances without finding the back of the net. Aidan Hopkinson had lots of success on the left wing and was ably supported by captain Tim Hunter in midfield. On the odd occasion that the opposition did break into the … [Read more...] about Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (5) vs. (1) Huddersfield 7th’s
