Match reports January 15 2011
A bad day for the 1st Xi who were outclassed by a slick Woking side and well beaten 4-0 at Thames Ditton to slip to four points off the promotion places. The Ladies battled back from a goal down to London Wayfarers to draw 1-1 to go three points clear in second, the 3rd XI won away at Old Reigatians 4-2 but the 4th XI lost 1-2 at home to Reigate Priory Cardinals.
1st XI 0-4 Woking
After our last performance against Woking and with a full squad, with the exception of Rory, we were optimistic about the game ahead but it
just wasn't to be. Last weekend at TD wasn't our finest hour but I don't think we deserved to be on the end of a 4-0 loss. We began strongly with some good possession hockey and for the first 20 minutes looked very composed on the ball. We played to our strengths well by keeping out wide which caused Woking problems with cookie, CV and DP causing problems on the flanks and Lewis and Adair stretching them out up top. This was not to last long unfortunately when a goal by Woking
with their first threatening attack undoing our defence with a good passing move that ended with a tap in. With our momentum taking a knock the game became far more even with lots of 50/50's being contested in the middle of the park. With 10 minutes left of the half we conceded a short corner which which ended with a straight strike rattling the back board leaving us 2-0 down at half time. If that wasn't bad enough Knappy managed to receives yellow card which can only be put down to a sniper shot in the surrounding area as their talented South African hit the deck with no-one in the surrounding area. A minute later Hunter also managed to receive a yellow card,
obviously another injustice, leaving the team with 9 men to see out the remainder of the half.
The second half started with a great deal of urgency but we still found it difficult to break down Woking who broke down play very well in the middle and closed down our flanks effectively. With the next goal being crucial we tried to force the issue too much and 15 minutes into the second half Woking had a player given a yellow for not being 5 yards from a free hit, sensing a chance of a comeback we pushed on hoping to take advantage of the situation. Again, managing
to shoot ourselves in the foot with Hunter receiving a second yellow for the same offence. Not being deterred we had a great penalty stroke decision turned against us, which has since been acknowledge by the umpire, when the Woking keeper beat the ball away with his stick above
his head after a great flick from an acute angle. With frustration mounting, another nail in the coffin was a good counter attack from Woking to seal the 4-0 victory at TD In a game with few shots on goal we were unfortunately never getting in a position to make a comeback. Lots of points to take away from the match which can hopefully proved productive this coming Saturday
against Reigate. Jonny Hunter
Ladies XI 1-1 London Wayfarers III
Well, where to start? Firstly a big congratulations to Georgie who is pregnant with her second baby! I see an OC’s junior team on the horizon.
We started the first half slightly lacking in energy and failed to convert our hunger to win into our play. Due to a few absent team members we also had players playing in different positions, which meant that we had to quickly adjust to new structure. Wayfarers were quick to take advantage of this and managed to concede a goal through a short corner within the first 15 minutes.
Half time came around very quickly and instead of focusing on the seemingly negative position that we had found ourselves in, we started in second half of the game with our heads held high and with an attitude that I believe was responsible for us winning that half. It’s hard to highlight a player in particular as every single member of the team upped their game and OC’s were back to their usual selves. Our opportunity came from some skilful dribbling from Manny that lead to a short corner. Jax passed the ball to Manny who had a great strike at goal, however was deflected by the goalie to hit the goal post. Philly picked up the rebounded ball and made a great effort with a reverse pass which May who was perfectly positioned managed act quickly and put the ball past the goalie and straight on to the back board. Result!
In the dying moments of the game we had a second opportunity to score and take the game. With a great pass from the back line across the D, Jax narrowly missing the final touch. Really unlucky but maybe the result that was deserved considering our first half. Well done girls, text book come back. Philly Denman
Woking 12-1 2nd XI
Old Reigatians 2-4 3rd XI
This week we faced Old Reigations 2's. Well where do I start, probably one of the most enjoyable games of hockey that I have played in for a while. We started the 1st half with a few players suffering for hangovers/still drunk. (I won't name names Lewis) and 9 men on the pitch. At this point, there was strong competition for DOD.
Old Reigations kindly said they would start with 10 to even things up. So it was 9 vs 10, thank you to them for their sportsmanship. All credit to everyone out on the pitch for showing the right attitude and just getting on with it. Specially considering we were all playing out of our natural positions.
We started well passing the ball round the back and Andy P finding a lot of space out on the left. Unfortunately the hard work did not pay off and we went 1-0 down.
We did not let our heads get down and dug in. Tim, Ollie and Ian held the fort at the back, Ollie played what I must say was one the the best games I have seen him play. Tim got a well deserved man of the match. I can't actually think of a tackle he missed.
Alex and Ross started creating chances up front linking very well and creating chances. The goal came from Andy P. Charlie O eventually turned up, when he did arrive he again played very well controlling the middle of the park. The next two goals with two clinical finishes from Charlie and Ed Brown.
At half time we were 3-1 up, thank you to Andy P for umpiring the second half for us. Not the most effective plan considering, Andy was playing really well and Chris B had a shocker. With again a strong performance in the second half we managed to go 4-1 up with goal come from Charlie O.
Our concentration slipped for a split second and Old Reigations managed to get one back making the final score 4-2. A good result specially considering , we were a man down. Well played to everyone and thank you to Andy for umpring the second half. Chris Bents
4th XI 1-2 Reigate Priory Cardinals
Report to follow
Veterans 1-3 Wimbledon
Report to follow
1st XI 0-4 Woking
After our last performance against Woking and with a full squad, with the exception of Rory, we were optimistic about the game ahead but it
just wasn't to be. Last weekend at TD wasn't our finest hour but I don't think we deserved to be on the end of a 4-0 loss. We began strongly with some good possession hockey and for the first 20 minutes looked very composed on the ball. We played to our strengths well by keeping out wide which caused Woking problems with cookie, CV and DP causing problems on the flanks and Lewis and Adair stretching them out up top. This was not to last long unfortunately when a goal by Woking
with their first threatening attack undoing our defence with a good passing move that ended with a tap in. With our momentum taking a knock the game became far more even with lots of 50/50's being contested in the middle of the park. With 10 minutes left of the half we conceded a short corner which which ended with a straight strike rattling the back board leaving us 2-0 down at half time. If that wasn't bad enough Knappy managed to receives yellow card which can only be put down to a sniper shot in the surrounding area as their talented South African hit the deck with no-one in the surrounding area. A minute later Hunter also managed to receive a yellow card,
obviously another injustice, leaving the team with 9 men to see out the remainder of the half.
The second half started with a great deal of urgency but we still found it difficult to break down Woking who broke down play very well in the middle and closed down our flanks effectively. With the next goal being crucial we tried to force the issue too much and 15 minutes into the second half Woking had a player given a yellow for not being 5 yards from a free hit, sensing a chance of a comeback we pushed on hoping to take advantage of the situation. Again, managing
to shoot ourselves in the foot with Hunter receiving a second yellow for the same offence. Not being deterred we had a great penalty stroke decision turned against us, which has since been acknowledge by the umpire, when the Woking keeper beat the ball away with his stick above
his head after a great flick from an acute angle. With frustration mounting, another nail in the coffin was a good counter attack from Woking to seal the 4-0 victory at TD In a game with few shots on goal we were unfortunately never getting in a position to make a comeback. Lots of points to take away from the match which can hopefully proved productive this coming Saturday
against Reigate. Jonny Hunter
Ladies XI 1-1 London Wayfarers III
Well, where to start? Firstly a big congratulations to Georgie who is pregnant with her second baby! I see an OC’s junior team on the horizon.
We started the first half slightly lacking in energy and failed to convert our hunger to win into our play. Due to a few absent team members we also had players playing in different positions, which meant that we had to quickly adjust to new structure. Wayfarers were quick to take advantage of this and managed to concede a goal through a short corner within the first 15 minutes.
Half time came around very quickly and instead of focusing on the seemingly negative position that we had found ourselves in, we started in second half of the game with our heads held high and with an attitude that I believe was responsible for us winning that half. It’s hard to highlight a player in particular as every single member of the team upped their game and OC’s were back to their usual selves. Our opportunity came from some skilful dribbling from Manny that lead to a short corner. Jax passed the ball to Manny who had a great strike at goal, however was deflected by the goalie to hit the goal post. Philly picked up the rebounded ball and made a great effort with a reverse pass which May who was perfectly positioned managed act quickly and put the ball past the goalie and straight on to the back board. Result!
In the dying moments of the game we had a second opportunity to score and take the game. With a great pass from the back line across the D, Jax narrowly missing the final touch. Really unlucky but maybe the result that was deserved considering our first half. Well done girls, text book come back. Philly Denman
Woking 12-1 2nd XI
Old Reigatians 2-4 3rd XI
This week we faced Old Reigations 2's. Well where do I start, probably one of the most enjoyable games of hockey that I have played in for a while. We started the 1st half with a few players suffering for hangovers/still drunk. (I won't name names Lewis) and 9 men on the pitch. At this point, there was strong competition for DOD.
Old Reigations kindly said they would start with 10 to even things up. So it was 9 vs 10, thank you to them for their sportsmanship. All credit to everyone out on the pitch for showing the right attitude and just getting on with it. Specially considering we were all playing out of our natural positions.
We started well passing the ball round the back and Andy P finding a lot of space out on the left. Unfortunately the hard work did not pay off and we went 1-0 down.
We did not let our heads get down and dug in. Tim, Ollie and Ian held the fort at the back, Ollie played what I must say was one the the best games I have seen him play. Tim got a well deserved man of the match. I can't actually think of a tackle he missed.
Alex and Ross started creating chances up front linking very well and creating chances. The goal came from Andy P. Charlie O eventually turned up, when he did arrive he again played very well controlling the middle of the park. The next two goals with two clinical finishes from Charlie and Ed Brown.
At half time we were 3-1 up, thank you to Andy P for umpiring the second half for us. Not the most effective plan considering, Andy was playing really well and Chris B had a shocker. With again a strong performance in the second half we managed to go 4-1 up with goal come from Charlie O.
Our concentration slipped for a split second and Old Reigations managed to get one back making the final score 4-2. A good result specially considering , we were a man down. Well played to everyone and thank you to Andy for umpring the second half. Chris Bents
4th XI 1-2 Reigate Priory Cardinals
Report to follow
Veterans 1-3 Wimbledon
Report to follow
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