Hockey Stratford 3rd XI 6 Feb Match report
Away vs Solihull Blossumfield
Stratford lost 3-2.
After recent losses against the two top teams in their league, Stratford's third team were looking to consolidate their mid table position against Solihull Blossomfield, who are bottom of the league. Their confidence was misplaced. In fact it was more than misplaced – it went AWOL, along with the opportunity of a good victory. Solihull won 3-2 and even managed to score both of Stratford's goals by twice deflecting the ball into their own net.
Stratford played with a lack of self belief and drive and were unable to take advantage of a lot of space in the midfield. Too many attacks just petered out without getting a shot on goal and often led to a break that put the Stratford defence under pressure. Without a valiant performance from Tim Purser, in goal, the game would have been lost much earlier. Whilst there was no doubt about the work the whole team put in, no one seemed able to play an anchor role or put in a decisive performance. Stand in captain David Coache did his best to rouse the team but they failed to respond. With a couple of tough matches coming up, the team has to find their missing confidence.
Stratford played with a lack of self belief and drive and were unable to take advantage of a lot of space in the midfield. Too many attacks just petered out without getting a shot on goal and often led to a break that put the Stratford defence under pressure. Without a valiant performance from Tim Purser, in goal, the game would have been lost much earlier. Whilst there was no doubt about the work the whole team put in, no one seemed able to play an anchor role or put in a decisive performance. Stand in captain David Coache did his best to rouse the team but they failed to respond. With a couple of tough matches coming up, the team has to find their missing confidence.
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