Ladies 3rd
Matches
Sat 12 Mar 2022  ·  Women Thames Division 3
Sonning 5
3
1
Yateley Hockey Club
Ladies 3rd
C Miles (45')
Match Report: Ladies 3rd XI 12th Mar

Match Report: Ladies 3rd XI 12th Mar

Philippa Messenger15 Mar 2022 - 20:56
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Super Sonning steal the show

Sonning 3-1 Yateley

After the flurry of goals during last week’s game, the ladies 3s were hungry for another win this week when they headed to Sonning. After a clearing-up shower and the swift removal of a rogue worm, Yateley were good to go.

After captain Flips won the toss, a speedy opening pass took the oppo by surprise. Twin telepathy from Hattie and Clara meant that in under a minute, with great linking passes down the right, the ball hit the back of the net. Alas…with ‘back of stick’ being declared, the goal was disallowed - much to Yateley’s disappointment.

End-to-end play continued which meant both Yateley and Sonning earned short corners - which neither team could convert. After a number of Yateley attacks on goal, Sonning were quick to pounce on a loose ball in the midfield and soon made it 1-0. With Sonning’s forwards grasping every opportunity, another goal slipped pass the Yateley defence making it 2-0 at half-time.

Following a focused team talk by the Skippa, Yateley went back out in the second half and began to settle into their stride. After pentrating Sonning’s ‘D’, a shot on goal was stopped on the line by a player’s foot which meant a well-earned penalty flick for Yateley. After a decisive ‘rock,paper,scissors’ game, Clara calmly took on the challenge and successfully put the ball past Sonning’s keeper to make it 2-1. With renewed energy, Yateley’s press came together, giving Sonning less room to dominate. Great base-line runs from Gabi and nifty footwork from Clare, Emily & Amber put Sonning’s defence under pressure but the goals just wouldn’t come. Even with numerous block tackles in defence from Flips, Carole & Clara, and Sarah’s endless energy at the back of the diamond, Sonning still managed to creep another goal across the line to make the final score 3-1.

Some great moments of play but sadly Yateley were denied a win by a solid performance from Sonning. With top of the league clashes looming, Yateley need to be even hungrier for a win next week…

MOM - Carole for great block tackles
DOD - Carole - no face masks (oops!)

Match details

Match date

Sat 12 Mar 2022

Kickoff

10:30

Meet time

09:00

Location

Instructions

YHC pitch side car park at 9am else 935am at Sonning Lane.
Normal red kit!

Competition

Women Thames Division 3

League position

3
Yateley 3
5
Sonning 5
Team overview
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