With 2 games left in the season, the Ville travelled to 4th place Gore Court, hoping to finish the season strong. With the season drawing to a close, we had the best weather for hockey that we had played in for a while, but we knew as we arrived that Gore Court were bound to bring a strong squad and make us earn the 3 points, especially as we only had 13 men.
We were largely on the back foot from pushback, with a few counter attacks, but we were doing a good job of limiting their opportunities, with Ed, Jude and Fin at the back, Martin had only a few saves to make.
As the first half progressed, Ville started to gain more control of the game, holding possession better and moving forward more effectively, we started to have a few goalscoring opportunities. This eventually culminated in a goal, after Kit intercepted a pass, before giving the ball up to Elliot who showed his skill in beating a few players, before laying it off to Asa who turned and slotted it home past the keeper, sending Cliftonville into a 1-0 lead. After this both sides struggled against each other's defences, each holding strong, and possession changing hands quickly. This continued into the half-time break and a much-needed rest for both teams.
Rejuvenated after the break, Gore Court started to look threatening, but the Cliftonville back 3 held strong and the midfield of Ollie, Kit and Aron started stringing some nice passes together, feeding the wings and the forwards. It wasn’t long before Aron smashed home a goal to give Cliftonville a bit of breathing room. Ville were now back on the front foot, moving the ball nicely and wining possession back quickly whenever they lost it, with Elliot constantly being a thorn in Gore Court’s side on the right wing. But Ville started to get a bit complacent and eventually got caught on the break, with a Gore Caught player smashing in a tricky finish past Martin, the visitors were reminded that this game was by no means over yet.
After this the Cliftonville midfield kicked into a new gear, with Aron distributing around and Ollie beating a few men before making the extra pass, Ville was starting to look threatening, winning multiple short corners. Elliott was continuing to cause Gore Court problems, constantly beating players and bringing the ball into the opponents D. Eventually Aron managed to smash home a short corner and put Ville into a well-deserved 2 goal lead. With the match drawing to a close, Ville stayed on the attack, with Jude, Ed and Paddy at the back making sure that Gore Court didn’t get the chance to get by them again.
Finally, the final whistle was blown and the Ville secured the 3 points, able to carry their momentum into the final match of the season. Ready to end an excellent season on a high.
SQUAD:
· Aron Walker (Capt), Asa Foster-Troy, Elliott Gandy, Paddy Harris, James Moor, Fin Munson, Jude Norwood, Kit Perdeaux, Archie Sellwood Adams, Ollie Todd, Dylan Walker. With 2 games left in the season, the Ville travelled to 4th place Gore Court, hoping to finish the season strong. With the season drawing to a close, we had the best weather for hockey that we had played in for a while, but we knew as we arrived that Gore Court were bound to bring a strong squad and make us earn the 3 points, especially as we only had 13 men.
We were largely on the back foot from pushback, with a few counter attacks, but we were doing a good job of limiting their opportunities, with Ed, Jude and Fin at the back, Martin had only a few saves to make.
As the first half progressed, Ville started to gain more control of the game, holding possession better and moving forward more effectively, we started to have a few goalscoring opportunities. This eventually culminated in a goal, after Kit intercepted a pass, before giving the ball up to Elliot who showed his skill in beating a few players, before laying it off to Asa who turned and slotted it home past the keeper, sending Cliftonville into a 1-0 lead. After this both sides struggled against each other's defences, each holding strong, and possession changing hands quickly. This continued into the half-time break and a much-needed rest for both teams.
Rejuvenated after the break, Gore Court started to look threatening, but the Cliftonville back 3 held strong and the midfield of Ollie, Kit and Aron started stringing some nice passes together, feeding the wings and the forwards. It wasn’t long before Aron smashed home a goal to give Cliftonville a bit of breathing room. Ville were now back on the front foot, moving the ball nicely and wining possession back quickly whenever they lost it, with Elliot constantly being a thorn in Gore Court’s side on the right wing. But Ville started to get a bit complacent and eventually got caught on the break, with a Gore Caught player smashing in a tricky finish past Martin, the visitors were reminded that this game was by no means over yet.
After this the Cliftonville midfield kicked into a new gear, with Aron distributing around and Ollie beating a few men before making the extra pass, Ville was starting to look threatening, winning multiple short corners. Elliott was continuing to cause Gore Court problems, constantly beating players and bringing the ball into the opponents D. Eventually Aron managed to smash home a short corner and put Ville into a well-deserved 2 goal lead. With the match drawing to a close, Ville stayed on the attack, with Jude, Ed and Paddy at the back making sure that Gore Court didn’t get the chance to get by them again.
Finally, the final whistle was blown and the Ville secured the 3 points, able to carry their momentum into the final match of the season. Ready to end an excellent season on a high.
SQUAD:
· Aron Walker (Capt), Asa Foster-Troy, Elliott Gandy, Paddy Harris, James Moor, Fin Munson, Jude Norwood, Kit Perdeaux, Archie Sellwood Adams, Ollie Todd, Dylan Walker.
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