Hockey, Stratford 3rd Xi match report 31 Oct

Stratford upon avon 3rd XI Match report for 31 Oct 2009.

Result: Stratford Lost 3-2 to Telford.

 

 

The 3^rd X1 came away from the long trip to Telford empty handed on Saturday despite a good performance and new formation showing continuing signs that McBride's side are more than comfortable in this league.

Telford took the lead against the run of play with a sweetly struck short corner hitting the backboard with some ferocity. Stratford continued to press forward and play the quicker hockey against Telford and Richard Hyde fresh from a holiday in nearby Wales finished off a sweeping move started by Tequila Coache. Hyde and Coache continued to press Telford back until mid way through the second half where upon a Blackwell short corner was deflected in neatly by Noble.

With the game there for the taking and despite some erratic umpiring from the home side Stratford were caught on the break once too often and overlap allowed Telford to sweep the ball into the net. At 2-2 both sides continued to attack and it was Telford who took their chance best, striking the ball from the right side of the D into the opposite corner to snatch the game 3-2 with just a few minutes to go.