5 May 2013 - Ladies 1's Match Report

Tornados Ladies 1's v. Jasenites - Sun 5 May

Final score: 1-3 loss

 

After two consecutive weekends of cancelled games due to lightening, and subsequent mothers meetings on the sideline replacing any form of hockey, the Tornados Ladies 1s were well overdue some pitch time when the Jasenites game came round on 5^th May.

 

With this in mind, the weather could have been a bit more forgiving... a clear sky and one of the warmest days of hockey we've had this season awaited us, and the expat in us (plus Max and Flo!) was afraid, very afraid.

 

We could try to blame the weather, but as a team we didn't quite have our match heads on and seemed to be lacking that extra bit of fire on the pitch from the off. We found ourselves playing a reactive game, never really giving ourselves the chance to bring out our own 'A-game' – however despite this, we were by no means the lesser team and play was very evenly split, if not in our favour the majority of the time. The first half saw the Tornados score a beautiful goal off the back of some slick triangular passing up through the midfield into the dee where Dom, striker extraordinaire, added the finishing touch to put the ball neatly in the back of the goal and secure a lead for the Tornados as we went into the second half.

 

Jasenites came out hard in the second half and scored a goal against us fairly early on. This was enough to put the Tornados on the defense even more, and as our heads dropped the Jasenites managed to ring up a further two goals to bring the final score to 1-3, to the Jasenites. This was by no means a true reflection of the overall state of play and it was widely agreed afterwards that a draw would have been more fitting.

 

LOM went to a deserving Alex Gill, who had an absolute stormer in the back line as LD; turning over play to our advantage throughout the game and working the ball neatly up the sideline. Meanwhile in the centre, Laura G provided a solid point of distribution, switching the ball cleanly around the pitch. The whole team gave it their all on a very hot day, and the final score has certainly put the fire in us to go out on the offence from the whistle in all our games since.

 

Jasenites, watch out for a storm from Tornados when we see you next (*15^th June, all support welcome!)…

 

Hilary, on behalf of the Ladies Ones