Slazenger Mens 1st's met fellow title chasers Old Malton in an important promotion game. Unfortunately they went down 4-1 to a well drilled if physical Old Malton side. Slaz started well, with some flowing passing and high workrate. However, this fell away after 10 minutes and the teams looked closely matched. Slaz pressed on occasion, but the visitors was just as dangerous on the break. Slaz scored first, with an individual effort from man of the match Mark Swinden carrying the ball haf the … [Read more...] about Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 1st’s (2) vs. (4) Old Malton 1st’s
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Report: 18-03-2012 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs. (2) Leeds 5th’s
The second match was a 5-2 win on Sunday home to Leeds 5's. The win was a reward for an excellent team performance against a team pushing for promotion. Leeds started the match strongly and were soon ahead, Slaz reacted well and midway through the first half slaz were back level through a goal from Ben Graham. After the break both teams were pushing for the win and slaz scored twice with goals from Simon Randall and Neil Crouch. Leeds got themselves back into the game with another goal … [Read more...] about Report: 18-03-2012 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs. (2) Leeds 5th’s
Report: 17-03-2012 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs. (3) Doncaster 5th’s
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
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
