Ladies 2nd XI

Match Report

A hard-fought battle at home ended in a 2-0 defeat against a strong Sheffield side, but there were plenty of positives to take away from our turf!

​Sheffield applied heavy pressure in the first half, but our defensive structures held firm under a barrage of penalty corners. A special shoutout to Gemma S for a stellar first half, putting in a fierce defensive shift and tracking runners everywhere. Sheffield eventually broke the deadlock with a well-worked passing move bundled over the line, but our scramble defence kept us in it.

​We came out with a completely different energy in the second half. Higher press, great hustle from the midfield, and relentless work rate turned the tide and created some great attacking opportunities in front of the home crowd. Jess earned player of the half with fantastic overall impact, alongside a hardworking midfield that forced high turnovers.

​Special thoughts go out to Zoe, who took a heavy hit going down across the body right after returning to the pitch, causing a brief pause for medical attention. Thankfully, she's okay! The team rallied brilliantly after the restart, pressing hard right to the final whistle and being very unlucky not to find the back of the net.

​A strong performance all round—Sheffield edged the first half, but we showed fantastic character and fight in the second. On to the next one!

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In Slazenger’s Ladies 2s second game of the weekend against Sheffield University Bankers, it started out with a strong attack from Bankers, they began with quick passes around Slaz and quickly earn their first goal. Slaz quickly turned around with Bankers failing to defend and with a tap around the keeper from Mia, the score was equalised 1-1. Approaching half time Slaz scored again, Mia placed the ball to the back of the net following some excellent passes up front. The sound of the whistle signalled the ending of the first half with a 2-1 lead to Slaz. The second half started with a good battle between the two teams. Unfortunately, Slaz gave away a short corner which resulted in a goal, making it 2-2. Slaz came back strong with a hard pass into the D, which Nicci chipped up in the air and struck mid volley past the keeper, scoring a well deserved goal. It was a definite contender for goal of the season! Bankers equalised again, but with minutes left, Slaz were awarded a short corner; with a strong push to the top of the D, Stacey scored a goal from an excellent hit. Slaz earn a well deserved win 4-3. Player of the match was jointly awarded to Maisie Davis and Nicci Swinden, but there were notable performances from Jess Lloyd, Helen Ramshaw and Linda Stacey who stepped up from the 3s to play this tough game.

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Both teams started off strongly in Slazenger’s ladies 2s games against Sheffield Bankers. In the first few minutes Nicci smashed an amazing ball past the keeper scoring the game’s first goal of the game. However Bankers responded quickly scoring themselves an equaliser. Next a flick was awarded to Bankers to which they scored their second goal. Bankers seemed to be on a roll, scoring their third goal. During a short corner Slazenger’s Nicci scored our second goal. Finishing the first half on 3-2. starting off in the first 10 minutes, bankers scored through some excellent passes they managed to score 2 more goals before Coops did an amazing run and hit into the back of the net. bankers scored their last goal finishing off the game with the end score being 6-3. There were some solid performances in defence, notably Nicole who made some excellent tackles. Player was jointly awarded to Nicole and Cherry, who had another good game in midfield.

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Slazenger 2s game against Sheffield Bankers started with Bankers scoring their first goal of the game. Their next goal was scored during a short corner, defence tried to clear it however Sheffield were persistent and scored their second goal. There were many great balls from defence and runs from midfield unfortunately Slaz couldn’t score. At half time slaz were down by 2-0, however they remained optimistic. Bankers started the first half off with excellent passes to and from defence to score their third goal. There was another close opportunity but frustratingly slaz couldn’t score. Despite slaz’s determination, Bankers again managed score another 4 goals to make the end score 7-0. Player of the match went to Heather Wilshaw-Jones.

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Another 6 point weekend for Slaz ladies 2's continuing their winning form and taking them to mid table safety.

Sheffield Uni Bankers were the visitors on Saturday and turned up with their usual army of players, probably expecting a repeat performance of their home leg where they beat a struggling Slaz 2nd team 4-0. However that wasn't to be the case. Still buzzing from 5 wins in a row Slaz took to the field in high spirits oozing strength and confidence and dominated the majority of play. There were plenty of circle penetrations in the first half from the home side, coming from great passages of play and rhubarb triangles from defence through the midfield to attack and Slaz were unlucky not to convert a couple of early chances. At the other end any chances Bankers had were thwarted by the solid Slaz defence and keeper Tracy Lorriman who made some excellent saves throughout the game.

With the half time score a stale mate Slaz knew they had to keep their heads and continue to play hard in the second half as Bankers were becoming frustrated that they couldn't break the Slaz spirit. There were numerous short corner chances for the visitors but the Slaz backline's awesome PC routine was no match. Utilising opportunities to break early Slaz continued to attack through great confident passing and were rewarded with a short corner of their own which was converted by Claire Dunstan. Final score 1-0 to Slaz and another well deserved 3 points.

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Ladies 2s travelled to Sheffield to face another tough fixture against Bankers. With half term unavailability again causing problems throughout the ladies section the visitors were missing some of their regular players and travelled with a bare 11, thanks to Sue Hope, Lauren Fealy and Lizzie Tunstall for stepping up and making the trip.

The match was played in much the same vain as Slaz's previous matches with some good passages of play and numerous attempts in the Banker's D being thwarted but it was Bankers who took the lead by playing smart hockey moving the ball well in space and round the back. Slaz were down to 10 for a spell in the first half after Lucy Brereton had to leave the field following an elbow to the head, however the way Bankers were playing it seemed as if they had more players on the pitch than Slaz for the whole half and the visitors were 2-0 down at half time.

In the second half a tired Slaz 11 continued to battle against a fresh legged 14 strong Bankers. Despite some good runs down the flanks and some further chances in the Bankers D, Slaz were unfortunately unable to convert. Whilst at the other end of the pitch despite some good clearances by the Slaz keeper and defence the home side slotted in a further two goals with the game finishing 4-0 to bankers.