Report by Ned Naisbitt
Two titans in red collided for this week’s hockey fixture. South Saxons vs Cliftonville, the pundits had had this one on the calendar since the draw. It looked to be a high-octane affair and did not disappoint.
Saxons were clearly feeling confident early on, with the Ville defence repelling multiple waves of attack (without too much bother it must be said). Ville answered back with some pressure of their own, with a plethora of chances created and a decent bit of threat on the Saxons goal.
Chances for Mowgli, Kat, Kerry and Ned all looked promising but eventually it was a Dan-Dan combination that did for the Saxons defence. A lovely aerial ball by Mees was picked up by Vinson, who strolled into the circle and placed a calm shot to the keeper’s left. 1-0 Ville with half time fast approaching.
The second half started in earnest, with Ville’s extra subs starting to show on the pitch. A tiring Saxons team struggled to maintain meaningful possession, and the game opened up for the Ville midfielders. Chances came and went with lots of flash on display, but the pick of the lot was Kat’s twisty-turny-topsy-turvy waltz into the circle which was achingly close to being finished off.
Final Score: Cliftonville HC 1 – 0 South Saxons
Team Sheet:
- Kerry Adams
- Scarlett Bates
- Elliott Cobb-Webb
- Hugh Coleman
- Anna Elliott
- Paula Gaffney
- Jule Gossens
- Dan Mees (C)
- Charlie Morgan
- Tinashe Muchemwa
- Ned Naisbitt
- Kat O’Hara (C)
- Mowgli Palmer
- Jemima Ratcliffe
- Dan Vinson
Next week is the semis and finals.
We’re booked to play Maidstone Iguanodons in the Semis at 7pm, while Canterbury Red take on Canterbury Green in the other Semi at the same time.
The final will be held at 8pm between the winners of the two semi-finals. Two games in one night will be the biggest test of all the players!
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