Mens 4th team travelled away to Rotherham for their first game of the weekend. Slaz travelled with a slightly weakened side, with several missing members. However the biggest problem proved not to be the lack of numbers, but some impressive goalkeeping from the opposition keeper. Slaz’s young team played some good linking hockey, but the […]
Report: 03-11-2012 – Ladies 1st’s (0) vs. (2) Rotherham 1st’s
Slazenger travelled to Rotherham expecting a hard game but seemed to make it hard for themselves in the first half. Although they didn’t allow Rotherham much space for them to settle into their formation, Slaz never really looked like they were going to score. Rotherham were the first to put the ball in the back of the net after […]
Report: 20-10-2012 – Mens 5th’s (1) vs. (0) Rotherham 5th’s
Gunning on fire again!! Slazenger Men’s 5th team were playing at home against Rotherham in their latest fixture in the Yorkshire development league. Fielding a young team the home side had to weather early pressure from the opposition who were strong in defence and had several skillful opponents in midfield. That said, Danny Croxall and […]
Report: 14-10-2012 – Mens 3rd’s (4) vs. (2) Rotherham 4th’s [CUP]
Slazenger’s started the brightest in this division 6 cup fixture, with several telling attacks down both flanks and generally controlling the possession well in midfield with Ste Roberts and Rowan Tejura dictating the play and spreading the ball out wide to the wingers. However, the away team failed to capitalise on all this possession and […]
Report: 07-10-2012 – Boys U16’s (A) Tournament
A good first morning for the Slazenger Boys U16 A team. Results as follows: Slazenger 2 – 2 Doncaster A slow start against Doncaster meant that Slazenger’s defence had to be sound. With Matt Feather, James Higgins and Rowan Tejura solid in the tackle and Ralph Toon awake in goal, they absorbed the pressure and […]
Report: 07-10-2012 – Boys U12’s Tournament
Slazenger Boys U12’s started their 2012/13 campaign with 4 good performances in their first games together, a number of new faces have started this year and everyone who played could be proud of their achievements. Slazenger 1 – 2 York The first game was against a strong city of York side Slazenger’s took the lead […]
Report: 29-09-2012 – Mens 1st’s (2) vs. (4) Rotherham 1st’s
Slaz were under pressure from the start with Rotherham closing down the slaz defence. With the use of the new rule slaz were able to release the slaz attackers with the ball fired over the top of the Rotherham high press. Slaz settled in and created some good passing and counter attacks. Slaz opened the […]
Report: 15-09-2012 – Mens 5th’s (Dev) (4) vs. (2) Rotherham 5th’s
A Cracking Start for the Development Team The Men’s Development team started the season with a fresh line up and a 4 – 2 win over Rotherham. The back line was led by Harry Buttery, possibly the shortest goal keeper in this league, with Andy Fisher, Mayank Gupta, Danny Croxall and PJ. In midfield a positive start […]
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 […]
Report: 11-02-2012 – Ladies 1st’s (0) vs. (7) Rotherham 1st’s
Slazenger had been monitoring the snow situation on the Rotherham pitch on the Friday and it looked like the game was going to be cancelled. Despite the Rotherham website confirming the cancellation on the Saturday the match went ahead. Slazenger unfortunately had several of their key players missing due to injury (Smithy and Rudgey), availability […]
