Match report October 29 2011
A fairly forgettable weekend as three of the sides went down to heavy defeats, the only spark of light being provided by the 2nd XI who came away from Barnes with a battling 1-0 win
1st XI 1-5 Havant II
This is going to be a close league this season and if any side can remain undefeated between now and Christmas they will have a sizeable lead at the top of the table. In the last four weeks Fareham beat Edwardians, Fareham were stuffed by Yateley, we outplayed Edwardians, struggled to beat Yateley whilst Edwardians thumped Yateley 7-2 on Saturday.
Having played pretty well in the last 3 weeks we ended up being tonked by Havant who destroyed us in the first 15 minutes going three up playing pacy and expansive hockey to which we had little answer. Their first was courtesy of a stroke which was unfortunately conceded when Cato slipped with the next two tap ins following rapid breaks from defence. Our one corner of the half was deflected an inch above the bar by Woody and a few minutes later arguably the turning point was at 1-0 when Woody creamed the ball goalwards following a great set up by Nick only to see his shot turned round the post by a wonder save from the Havant keeper and Havant breaking away tomake it 2-0.
A fourth came just before the break with a top drawer reverse stick shot beating the impressive Coops just inside the far post. Oddly, even at four down we still believed we had a chance to get back in the game as we were creating chances and began to retain our structure causing Havant a number of problems. Chances were, however, not converted and Havant scored a fifth when we dallied on the ball too long in our 25 leaving a two-on-Coops but Woody deservedly scored from a pin-point Hunter pass at the death.
All in all a very good game of hockey to play in and expertly umpired with both side impressed with the quality of the guys with the whistles. Tough luck on us to come up against a Havant team who had players keen to impress to secure their place in their 1st XI when the National League resumes next week, but their hockey in the first 15 minutes was a joy to watch, and watch we did... Rex Harrison
Tulse Hill & Dulwich 4-0 Ladies XI
Barnes III 0-1 2nd XI
This week we faced Barnes, who we always have tight games against and have really enjoyed playing against for the last few years! We needed the three points to bolster our position in the league. Well, we did come out of the blocks slowly; we were under the cosh from for the first part of the game. Just staying on our feet was proving to be a difficult task in itself. I think we were practising out defence again, I think we owe some thanks to Alan, Tom, Tim and Robin for picking of tackle after tackle. Also to Watson for making so quality saves time and time again.
We then started to use the ball and the pitch a little bit more effectively. James was, Guessy starting to see a little bit more of the ball. With that we started to exert a little bit of pressure, we also started to win the shorts. Half time came and the score was still 0-0, we knew that the game was there for the taking if we could keep our discipline, not name any names Ports! Lewi gave us a good talking to and it seemed to be doing the trick.
In the second half we showed some great promise with Henry, Guessy, JP all linking up well. The break eventually came with Peeps popping up in at the right time in the right place to slot the ball past the keeper. Top scorer Peeps adding another one to his tally. I have to say it was good to see that even going down to 10 men everyone on the pitch was prepared to give 300 hundred percent and looked like we really wanted it. I don’t think there was anyone on the pitch that did not want to hear the final whistle.
The whistle did eventually come and we had managed to close out the rest of the game. MOM want to JP well done mate cracking game, I think we all know who DOD was!!!
The pub crawl was a fantastic way to celebrate the victory. Thanks to Henry for organising it all. Chris Bents
Reigate Priory 5-0 3rd XI
1st XI 1-5 Havant II
This is going to be a close league this season and if any side can remain undefeated between now and Christmas they will have a sizeable lead at the top of the table. In the last four weeks Fareham beat Edwardians, Fareham were stuffed by Yateley, we outplayed Edwardians, struggled to beat Yateley whilst Edwardians thumped Yateley 7-2 on Saturday.
Having played pretty well in the last 3 weeks we ended up being tonked by Havant who destroyed us in the first 15 minutes going three up playing pacy and expansive hockey to which we had little answer. Their first was courtesy of a stroke which was unfortunately conceded when Cato slipped with the next two tap ins following rapid breaks from defence. Our one corner of the half was deflected an inch above the bar by Woody and a few minutes later arguably the turning point was at 1-0 when Woody creamed the ball goalwards following a great set up by Nick only to see his shot turned round the post by a wonder save from the Havant keeper and Havant breaking away tomake it 2-0.
A fourth came just before the break with a top drawer reverse stick shot beating the impressive Coops just inside the far post. Oddly, even at four down we still believed we had a chance to get back in the game as we were creating chances and began to retain our structure causing Havant a number of problems. Chances were, however, not converted and Havant scored a fifth when we dallied on the ball too long in our 25 leaving a two-on-Coops but Woody deservedly scored from a pin-point Hunter pass at the death.
All in all a very good game of hockey to play in and expertly umpired with both side impressed with the quality of the guys with the whistles. Tough luck on us to come up against a Havant team who had players keen to impress to secure their place in their 1st XI when the National League resumes next week, but their hockey in the first 15 minutes was a joy to watch, and watch we did... Rex Harrison
Tulse Hill & Dulwich 4-0 Ladies XI
Barnes III 0-1 2nd XI
This week we faced Barnes, who we always have tight games against and have really enjoyed playing against for the last few years! We needed the three points to bolster our position in the league. Well, we did come out of the blocks slowly; we were under the cosh from for the first part of the game. Just staying on our feet was proving to be a difficult task in itself. I think we were practising out defence again, I think we owe some thanks to Alan, Tom, Tim and Robin for picking of tackle after tackle. Also to Watson for making so quality saves time and time again.
We then started to use the ball and the pitch a little bit more effectively. James was, Guessy starting to see a little bit more of the ball. With that we started to exert a little bit of pressure, we also started to win the shorts. Half time came and the score was still 0-0, we knew that the game was there for the taking if we could keep our discipline, not name any names Ports! Lewi gave us a good talking to and it seemed to be doing the trick.
In the second half we showed some great promise with Henry, Guessy, JP all linking up well. The break eventually came with Peeps popping up in at the right time in the right place to slot the ball past the keeper. Top scorer Peeps adding another one to his tally. I have to say it was good to see that even going down to 10 men everyone on the pitch was prepared to give 300 hundred percent and looked like we really wanted it. I don’t think there was anyone on the pitch that did not want to hear the final whistle.
The whistle did eventually come and we had managed to close out the rest of the game. MOM want to JP well done mate cracking game, I think we all know who DOD was!!!
The pub crawl was a fantastic way to celebrate the victory. Thanks to Henry for organising it all. Chris Bents
Reigate Priory 5-0 3rd XI
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