Slazenger Ladies 3rds enjoyed a hard fought 5-4 victory over Colne Valley in another high scoring game away from home. From the off, Slaz maintained strong pressure, and a well controlled defensive formation to contain theColneValleythreat. JessHolland(player of the match) produced some cutting runs down the wing, delivering several balls into the D with no repsone from the home team. Unfortunately, a strong attack co-ordinated by the hosts found a shot on goal, putting them 1-0 … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 3rd’s (5) vs (4) Colne Valley
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Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 2nd’s (2) vs. (1) Bingley Bees 2nd’s
Slazenger Ladies 2nds also returned to winning ways, hosting Bingley Bees on Saturday; keeping promotion hopes well within sight. In a quick game of end to end hockey, several periods of sustained pressure from Slaz were enough to seal the win. Slaz started brightly, with some great passing play from the midfield. Good passing moves and attacking play from Nez Rollinson, Lauren Carruthers put the visitors under pressure early on. Slaz looked to have secured the early lead with a deflection … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 2nd’s (2) vs. (1) Bingley Bees 2nd’s
Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 1st’s (4) vs (1) Driffield 1st’s
Slazenger Lades 1st's picked up their second win in as many weeks with a 4-1 win over Driffield 1st's. In a fast pace game, Slaz dominated play and added another 3 points to the North League Div 2 (East) campaign. Though Slaz were quick to get going, a tough defence from Driffield meant that it was not until 20 minutes in that the first goal was scored. Pressure from the midfield, forced the ball into the D, where Laura Teasdale was in position to lift the ball over the keeper, allowing … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Ladies 1st’s (4) vs (1) Driffield 1st’s
Report: 19-11-2011 – Mens 4’s Dev. (1) vs (0) York 10’s
It must have been the early start that was the reason for Slazenger's starting sluggishly against York in their latest development league fixture. Despite dominating possession the team never converted this dominance into goals. York were a young, well organised team with a pair of good central defenders who Slazengers struggled to get past. That said, Aidan Hopkinson never stopped working hard in midfield and Dave Smyth was always available to link play between midfield and attack. The first … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Mens 4’s Dev. (1) vs (0) York 10’s
Report: 19-11-2011 – Mens 3rd’s (1) vs. (4) Chapeltown 4th’s
Slazenger mens 3rd's suffered a 4-1 defeat on Sunday at the hands of Chapeltown 4th's. The team fought hard, but struggled to repeat the flowing form which had created such high scoring victories of earlier rounds of the cup. However, they were unable to progress past the semi-final stage. Slaz never seemed to fully get going in the game, though contested well in the first half. Chapeltown struggled to find a hole, with the back line of Mark Kitchen, Alan Perry, and Nathan Crowther keeping … [Read more...] about Report: 19-11-2011 – Mens 3rd’s (1) vs. (4) Chapeltown 4th’s
