Slaz Ladies 1sts travelled all the way to Alnwick in their first game against the North East team. As a team which had finished high in the league last season, the Horbury side knew they would be playing a tough match, but came out of it with the first win of the season. After a loss and a draw, in their opening games, the team had changed to a new 3-4-3 formation and it paid dividends. Within the first 15 minutes, the deadlock was broken through an individual effort from Sarah Hobbs, … [Read more...] about Report: 15-10-2011 – Ladies 1st’s (3) vs (1) Alnwick 1st’s
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Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 3rd’s (3) vs (3) Garforth 1st’s
Slazenger 3rd's went into their confrontation with Garforth 1st's looking for a win, though could only manage a draw. The game started briskley with some fast flowing hockey. Wingers Luke Gueli and Man of the match Robin Brearton worked tirelessly to move the ball down the wings, opening the pitch and allowing midfielders to feed the strikers. Several chances went close, although a combination of strong defending and good goalkeeping from Garforth's back line successful conversion. Slaz … [Read more...] about Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 3rd’s (3) vs (3) Garforth 1st’s
Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs (3) Lincoln Roses 3rd’s
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 … [Read more...] about Report: 15-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs (3) Lincoln Roses 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: 09-10-2011 – Slazenger Boys U10′s Tournament (Pocklington)
A relatively young (Average age of 7!) and inexperienced Slazenger U10 boys team arrived at Pocklington full of energy and were rewarded with promotion. Slazengers 0-0 York B The boys started well and tried to get the ball into the oppositions half, but the play remained in the centre of mid field as they got used to playing together and the competiveness of tournament games. York had borrowed a couple of players from Sheffield and these posed the greatest threat. The Slazenger boys had … [Read more...] about Report: 09-10-2011 – Slazenger Boys U10′s Tournament (Pocklington)
