Saturday 8th October, an early morning, cold spectators and a astounding 8-0 win against Huddersfield Dragons for Slazengers ladies 2nd team. The morning started off with Lisa Minchella setting her eyes on that one goal she hoped to score. However in her 14 years of playing at Slazengers she was yet to succeed in scoring her goal... until today. Not only did she battle hard defensively with Karen Bates and Sarah Ritchey who took player of the match, she scored the first goal of the day, … [Read more...] about Report: 08-10-2011 – Ladies 2nd’s (8) vs (0) Huddersfield
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Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 3rd’s (3) vs (0) Harrogate 5th’s
Slazenger 3rd's took a break from the regular league matches to open their account in the Yorkshire Mens "E" Cup. Slaz was looking for a good start after a stuttering beginning to the season, racing out at the start and instantly putting Harrogate under pressure. Slaz began playing some fast hockey, moving the ball through the midfield and out to Captain Paul Corney, leading the way up front. Few chances went close, but Slaz hindered themselves playing at such a high speed. As the half … [Read more...] about Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 3rd’s (3) vs (0) Harrogate 5th’s
Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (2) vs. (4) Leeds 5th’s
Slazenger men’s 2nd team travelled to Leeds 5th looking to follow up last weeks result with another win, but were beaten 4-2. The score line was not a fair reflection of how close the match was. From the start it was end-to-end hockey with both teams creating chances but Leeds took the lead through a well-worked team goal. It was not long however before slaz equalised. Neil Crouch ran through from midfield to the top of the ‘D’ and hit the ball for Simon Randall to tap in at the post. The … [Read more...] about Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (2) vs. (4) Leeds 5th’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
Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 1st’s (3) vs (0) Chapeltown 2nd’s
With 3 games played of the season, Slaz sit top of the table, after a fast paced, non-stop game of hockey. Slazenger's 1st team won 3-0 against Sheffield's Chapeltown's 2nd team. Though they were sluggish to start, a series of well crafted moves came together to feed Richard Tuddenham the ball to score the opener. Mark Swindon and Jonny White worked well in midfield to break down Chapeltown's defences and fed Slazengers' front line with more of the ball. Slazengers continued to dominate … [Read more...] about Report: 08-10-2011 – Mens 1st’s (3) vs (0) Chapeltown 2nd’s
