Slaz had a different side out that struggled to get its positioning sorted, but battled for possession and played some good hockey getting the ball quickly moving around. It wasn’t until midway through the first half that midfielder Will Buckley opened the scoring with a drive into the D and taking a reverse stick shot into the far corner of the goal. More followed from Richard Tuddernham who got 2 goals from short corner routines. Doncaster kept the pressure on and got one back but they … [Read more...] about Report: 30-11-2013 – Mens 1st’s (8) vs. (3) Doncaster 3rd’s
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Report: 30-11-2013 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs. (4) Wakefield 4th’s
Slazengers mens second team took the spoils in the local derby with a hard fought 5-4 victory over local rivals Wakefield. It was Wakefield who started the brightest but Slazengers defended well and took the lead when right back Rowan Tejura broke into the 'd' and fired under the Wakefield keeper. A topsy turvy half saw Wakefield quickly draw level only for Slazengers to take the lead again through a Paul Johnson short corner strike. Both teams were playing good hockey and creating chances … [Read more...] about Report: 30-11-2013 – Mens 2nd’s (5) vs. (4) Wakefield 4th’s
Report: 30-11-2013 – Mens 3rd’s (3) vs. (1) Doncaster 5th’s
Slazenger men's 3rd's travelled away to Doncaster for the 5pm game under the lights, coming away with a hard fought 3-1 result. The game started smartly, with Slaz playing some good passing hockey and controlling the field. Doncaster had some solid players in midfield and looked to break down the Slaz attack when they pressed. Strong play from "Man of the Match" Jack Mumford and James Walker gave the team an opening in the centre. A quick breakaway from Slaz resulted in the first goal, … [Read more...] about Report: 30-11-2013 – Mens 3rd’s (3) vs. (1) Doncaster 5th’s
Report: 30-11-2013 – Ladies 1st’s (4) vs. (7) Rotherham 1st’s
Slazenger Ladies 1st team took on mid table Rotherham this week with renewed optimism that they could get a decent result. They managed to hold off for a whole 10 minutes this week which was an improvement but conceded the first goal from a short corner quickly followed by a second 5 minutes later. The last 8 minutes of the half saw four further goals as Sarah Cooper scored for Slaz followed by an opposition own goal rightly claimed by Amy Smeaton. At this point Slaz thought they were coming … [Read more...] about Report: 30-11-2013 – Ladies 1st’s (4) vs. (7) Rotherham 1st’s
Report: 30-11-2013 – Ladies 2nd’s (3) vs. (3) Leeds University 4th’s
Another tough game against a team in the top half of the table. The game started well with some good possession and some chances on goal. Elle Poskett got the first goal putting Slazengers into the lead. Some more hard work and linked play gave Daisy Gee Sanders a goal. Leeds then started to come back managing to get 2 goals themselves. Then disaster Leeds scored again putting them in front but after many chances on goal Elle Poskett game through with some more silky skills to score the … [Read more...] about Report: 30-11-2013 – Ladies 2nd’s (3) vs. (3) Leeds University 4th’s
