Ladies 1s
L1s started with the big red car breaking down stranding 5 players. Luckily Emma Haward answered her phone and Ashley-Mark Perhat who had been considering coming to watch before he found out we were going to Canterbury came to the rescue!
When we finally all made it to Canterbury we knew it was going to be a tough game. And it was. We kept it out for the first half but struggled to get any shots on.
Ash decided that rather than the 35 mins we played, half time was a good time to tuck into a muffin rather than doing a team talk.
We tried to rally but Canterbury scored early on into the second half. We continued to struggle. Ash had to be a hero for the second time when Claire Shrimpie Boyling needed carrying off. Emma did a dramatic sweep/fall. Katherine Abbie seemed to have a target on her head but luckily she got her arm in the way before the ball hit her.
So in the end we lost but need to pick ourselves up to try and beat undefeated top of the league East London next week!
MoM Kathy
DoD Shrimpie for cruising solo in her car and not coming to the aid of her team mates who definitely did phone her
Ladies 2s
Ladies 2s battled against Basildon to lose 2-1. Best quote of the day ‘why are you bottom of the league? You were one of the hardest teams we’ve played’ (Basildon goalie). DOD to El for a brilliant fall and MOM to er..ahem…Me. Winning is overrated.
Ladies 3s
Ladies 3’s played home today against third from top of the league Redbridge and Ilford.
We won…we won! Did I say we WON?! Final score 2:1 to us 😃
Now in true hockey analysis…in the first half we were a bit ‘bunchy uppy’ in midfield and perhaps even a little asleep?! We also developed new technique we’ve named ‘kerfuffling’ (Katie Barraclough?!) anyway it was quite effective in confusing the oppo and Jane Blackborow slammed one in the net. In the second half, we were a different team and dominated, playing some good solid hockey, lovely passing, and a massive effort from everyone. Seven minutes before the final whistle we were awarded a short corner, Katie Illman passed to Zoe to who put a cracker in the net, I’ve been told to tell you ‘it was a number 3’?! 🙂
Sad to say this was Lucy Scuttford last game and she played a corker, we will miss you Lucy!
Men’s 1s
L2-1
Men’s 2s
Tim Boxall, “Lads, we are going to tear these Bedford chumps a new one.” Well that’s a bit awkward….
The journey there was bad enough. An hour and a half with Paul Matthews listening to Justin Bieber and attempting to sing along. When we arrived, we thought it couldn’t really get worse? It did. Before the first goal we play some decent hockey, then we conceded. And then conceded another ten times. But then we scored after a beautiful move. Then we concede twice more. Final score 13-1.
A few stand out moments from the game include: Nati Kerrigan moving away from the ball for the first goal, Nati kicking the ball into the back of Paul, certain players (who will not be named) passing to the opposition several times, their captain rolling around on the floor for a good two minutes after he missed a tackle, the umpires actually being on our side and Boxall breaking his thumb.
After careful thought and going through the list of candidates: Jon (missed two open goals), Boxall (lead a team to lose 13-1), Rob Martin (being Rob), Matt Tanswell (enjoying LEGOLAND), Matt O’Hara (conceded 13, can’t take 16s and having a go at Paul), Nati(concede 13), there was only one winner:
POP – Jonathan Jones. Didn’t play as he had claimed to being having “dinner” with his parents and left us totally baffled in Bedford as we had twelve players and one was meant to be a “substitute”?
MOM – Horace, he scored.
A thanks to Nati Kerrigan for jumping in goal for us and Tim Boxall hope thumb gets better soon!
Men’s 3s
The M3’s hosted Braintree today, in what was billed the first of three cup finals. This was a big six pointer and a win meant we could drag Braintree into the mix. We did just that, winning 3-1.
Highlights included Kieran and Ed Bear Stubbing ‘s slick hockey at the back, Jonathan Jones dropping himself and some strong short corner routines.
The greatest highlights were Ferg Heath ‘s comedy fall and Steve Hare barely touching the ball (GK for the day). Two more cup finals to go…
Goals: Zain Rashid, Jonesy, Joe Russo
MOM: Tbc (open to nominations late in the day)
POP: Ed, for ruining Steve’s day
Men’s 4s
Fixture: Redbridge and Ilford 2s vs WFHC 4s (6th bottom vs 5th top)
Pushback: 12pm
Venue: Redbridge Sports Centre
Weather: Rained footballs sporadically
Teasometer: 9.6/10 Redbridge have had the revolutionary idea of adding sausage to their chip butty offering – a groundbreaking idea that could be food for thought at future WFHC Committee meetings.
M4s scored so quickly it took them the rest of the half to recover from the shock. From pushback Nadeem brought down an Oliver Loessl aerial and did a ‘lay off’ to Frank Dijkstra who buried it.
Despite this Redbridge, on a field which would make Rostov’s pitch look like a (massacre free) bowling green, dominated possession – and before the first half was up we’d conceded two.
Oli fed me with another aerial. I ate up some ground, did a few players, solved world hunger and put it on a plate for Frank who finished his dinner for his 342nd goal of the season.
Unfortunately dreams of a comeback were shattered as they scored 5mins from time – M4s not being helped by a hatrick of greens for not retreating the full distance from free hits!
Redbridge (and Ilford lets not forget) were fully deserving of their 3 points, but wow that was gutting!
MOTM:
Jon Sidwell – M4s Duracell-endorsed midfielder was everywhere, he always is, but that marathon training is clearly paying off.
