Ladies 1st XI
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Sat 24 Nov 2012
South Berkshire Hockey Club
Ladies 1st XI
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Wokingham 1's
Local Derby : Bracknell 1s vs Wokingham 1s

Local Derby : Bracknell 1s vs Wokingham 1s

Alison Eatwell5 Mar 2013 - 13:36
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Bracknell Ladies 1sts went into todays local derby with wokingham Ladies looking for a consequtive win.

It was a fiercly fought contest with both teams starting out determined to chalk up the first goal. Bracknell started the livlier of the 2 teams exerting pressure in the Wokingham half, but without too many chances, Wokingham broke the deadlock and took the lead from a defensive break away. Bracknell responded well with great possession and strength across the midfield to carve open some chances, a great ball into the D from Girl of the game Katie Oliver saw Caz Apsey take advantage to deflect past the keeper to make it 1-1 at half time.

Bracknell then had to remain focused after soaking up some early pressure from Wokingham at the start of the second half. A great performance in goal from Emma Cox made some crucial saves to keep the scoreline at 1 a piece. Sam Hall, Becky Coveney and Katie Oliver displayed great resilience keeping Wokingham at bay, but from another break wokingham capitilised and made it 2-1. Bracknell dug deep and with sheer grit and determination produced some fine hockey. Pushing forward, wokingham were on the back foot and after waives of attacks, Lorna Palmer converted a well worked short corner on the left post.

Bracknell then had the momentum and continued to push forward and were rewarded when Caz Apsey struck for her second of the game following up a great shot from Helen Goodall. Bracknell remained strong and closed up the middle of the pitch preventing Wokingham from getting out of their own half. Bracknell kept possession through Yellie powley and Cath Coveney dominating individual midfiled battles. They were rewarded for a fantastic team performances when the ball broke free in the D for Kelly Lockyer to turn her defender and strike past the keeper to relieve the pressure on Bracknell and secure all 3 points. 4-2 the final score to Bracknell Ladies who welcome Oxford University to Bracknell next week.

Match details

Match date

Sat 24 Nov 2012

Kickoff

13:30

Meet time

12:30
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Hockey equipment - Grace Hockey sponsorhip