2nd XI Women Development
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Sat 12 Oct 2019  ·  Hampshire Area Division 4 (Women)
Petersfield Hockey Club
2nd XI Women Development
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Aldershot and Farnham 4
Aldershot & Farnham

Aldershot & Farnham

Lauren Preston17 Oct 2019 - 09:23
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Improving team

Coming into this game, both teams were yet to win this season and both had struggled for goals. Petersfield fielded a mixture of youth and experience as was evident after the first set of substitutes on 15 minutes where 6 of the players were from the U16 side or younger. Despite their young age they all did themselves great credit and did not lack from enthusiasm or confidence for the whole match

Aldershot and Farnham had the share of the attacking chances in the first half and won a series of short corners, the first being cleared by Jenny as they looked certain to score. Unfortunately for Petersfield , the pressure told with 2 goals coming from short corners within the last 5 minutes of the half. The second coming only a few seconds before the half where the ball was past round the D before finding an unmarked Aldershot player at the back post for a simple tap in.

The second half was even more tightly contested with Debbie and Zoe joining up well in the midfield to create a number of openings for Petersfield and Laura, running non-stop for every half chance. As the game progressed through, Petersfield pushed for a goal to get back into the game which left more gaps at the back which Aldershot looked to exploit. A goal line clearance from Joanne and some very sharp saves from Carys near the end saved further goals.

Ultimately it was a loss for Petersfield, but a lot of positives can be taken from the game with a number of team having made excellent debuts today and every single player having given their all and non-stop commitment to the final whistle.

Match details

Match date

Sat 12 Oct 2019

Kickoff

13:30

Meet time

13:00

Competition

Hampshire Area Division 4 (Women)

League position

9
Aldershot and Farnham 4
12
Petersfield 2
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