Slazenger Boys U10's travelled to Pocklington School, newly promoted, and ready to make waves in division 2. In the end they proved more than a match. With most players well under 10 years old, they are becoming a force to be rekoned with! Thirsk (1) v (0) Slazengers Thirsk pressed straight away and got a short corner which was well defended by defenders Will Fealy and Niran Tejura, Thirsk got a shot off from the re-bound which was saved by Harry Buttery. Slaz then started to press Thirsk … [Read more...] about Report: 30-10-2011 – Boys U10’s at Pocklington
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Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (0) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
Slazenger 4's played well against Airedale 3's in short spells but appeared anxious during the rest of the game. The team managed to play the occasional good passage of play but it was too often interspersed with sloppy play that allowed the opposition to defend deeply and hit the home side on the break. Matthew Stacey and Aidan Hopkinson played well in midfield and Matthew Smith stuck to his man-marking task well. There were very few scoring chances for the home side despite Peter Gunning … [Read more...] about Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 4th’s (0) vs. (0) Airedale 3rd’s
Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (4) vs. (3) University of Leeds 6th’s
Slazenger men’s 2nd team managed to keep their unbeaten record at home this season with a 4-3 win over University of Leeds 6’s. The match was a close one with some great play created by both teams but was overshadowed by disapline issues, with the match having two yellow cards and a red card. Slaz started off the better team and scored two early goals. The first was a great team goal which was started by Ben Graham who ran the ball through to the top of the ‘D’ and passed to man of the match … [Read more...] about Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 2nd’s (4) vs. (3) University of Leeds 6th’s
Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 1st’s (2) vs. (3) Normanby Park 1st’s
Slaz started off with some good work rate but Normanby Park pilled on the pressure and pinned Slaz in their own half. Slaz failed to compose and Normanby Park fired one in. The Horbury side worked hard but failed to play good hockey. On occasions slaz put some good passing into to break Normanby parks D. Richard Tuddenham looked dangerous when he fired balls at the keeper and capitalised evening up the score. Slaz defended well but were under too much pressure from a well drilled side, … [Read more...] about Report: 29-10-2011 – Mens 1st’s (2) vs. (3) Normanby Park 1st’s
Report: 23-10-2011 – Boys U14’s Tournament at Ben Rhydding
For the first fixtures of the season, Slaz travelled to Ben Rhydding to take on two home teams and Leeds/Adel. Slazenger (0) vs. (1) Ben Rhydding A Slazengers started very brightly, quickly taking command of the mid field area and keeping possession well. Both wingers (Matthew Smith & Alex King) mounted attacks and both Hannah Field & Tom Pitchforth saw their shots go just wide or saved by the keeper. The game remained evenly balanced throughout with Rhydding’s attacks being calmly … [Read more...] about Report: 23-10-2011 – Boys U14’s Tournament at Ben Rhydding
