The first match was a 5-3 win on Saturday away to Doncaster 5's. Slaz went ahead midway through the second half through a well worked goal from Neil Crouch, but Doncaster then scored twice to take the lead. Just before half time slaz managed to get back on level terms with a goal from man of the match Simon Randall. Not long after the break slaz were behind again after Doncaster fought back, however a further goal from Neil brought the Horbury side back into contention. Slaz took … [Read more...] about Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs. (3) Doncaster 5th’s
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Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (4) vs. (2) Chapeltown 4th’s
Slazenger Mens 3rd's knew that only a win would do, however the last encounter with Chapeltown 4th's had been a cup match which had ended 4-1 to the opposition. As another team chasing promotion, it was going to be a tough encounter for the Horbury men. As such a close encounter, it began fast with both teams trying to gain the upper hand . Slaz surged forward and had a couple of early efforts go just wide of the mark. Chapeltown were dangerous on the break, using some swift and accurate … [Read more...] about Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (4) vs. (2) Chapeltown 4th’s
Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (0) vs. (1) Rotherham 5th’s
Slazengers final game of the season felt like a training match for the first 15 minutes with lots of time on the ball and no real pressure from the opposition. Consequently Slazengers started brightly and created lots of chances without ever looking likely to score.Time and again possession was either squandered in the final quarter of the pitch or the Rotherham keeper managed to save smartly by smothering the ball on the ground. As time progressed Rotherham slowly increased the tempo and … [Read more...] about Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 4th’s (Dev) (0) vs. (1) Rotherham 5th’s
Report: 10-03-2012 – Mens 1st’s (1) vs. (1) Leeds 3rd’s
This was Slaz’s biggest game of the season, and Slaz were ready for it. Leeds are a well drilled side and with a win could have a good chance for promotion. Slaz got the toss and started with possession. They whizzed the ball round the pitch keeping it away from the Leeds press for 5 min, which was lovely to see compared to Slaz’s usual starting 10 min. Slaz played good hockey for the first half and went one goal up through Richard Tuddenham. Good attacking play was seen from both … [Read more...] about Report: 10-03-2012 – Mens 1st’s (1) vs. (1) Leeds 3rd’s
Report: 10-03-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (5) vs. (1) Leeds 7th’s
Slazenger 3's went into the weekends match, anticipating a tough encounter and knowing that a win would be a boon to their promotion capaign; The previous (away) leg had resulted in a goalless draw. Slaz started jittery though at pace; fielding their usual formation, with the addition of newcomer Dave Gascoigne, the team looked stable and in control. The horbury team attacked quickly, and put pressue on the Leeds back line. However, the curse of the 3rds continued, being unable to convert to … [Read more...] about Report: 10-03-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (5) vs. (1) Leeds 7th’s
