Claire Winter

Back to hockey with a bang!

It was great to get back on the hockey pitch and with the 3s game cancelled the 2nd XI were boosted by the 3rd XI players who played their socks off.

Mention should be made to Daisy in her debut for New Beccs, who had her knee ‘pop out’ and, after a short break to ‘pop’ it back in, she got back on the pitch and had an awesome game at the back! We also welcomed back on pitch, Fionna, who looked like she had never been away! A big thank you to Lizzy Loader for turning up even though she ‘declined’ on Teamer. She was suffering but gave her all. We started well and had more of the ball in the first half, made their goalie work hard but just could not make it count. Dartford had a break and got their first goal and by half time had another. Our heads did not go down and we battled on. When H rocketed in our first goal it looked like we could get it back. However, Dartford had other ideas and piled on the pressure and although there were many saves, another three got by. The game was played in great spirit and it is only the first game of the season so onwards and upwards. Play like this every week and our rewards will come

Awful journey down in storm Jorge with persistent heavy rain then eased for play- but it was still freezing!
Early first 90 secs saw a great goal from our Captain Hannah from a short corner.

Then Faversham fought back for a 1-1 score line. There was lots of great New Beccs play and we were very unlucky that the balls through didn’t materialise into goals.

Second half started well again lots of promising runs from Tania, Lynne, Kim, Harriet and Lizzy.
Charlotte working hard in goal keeping as many out as possible as always, unfortunately a good run through and great strike saw Faversham get their second winning goal.

A hail storm signalled the end of the game, and really the right result a good game all round.

Well done all, now time to dry off in the warm and dry the match sheet on the nearest radiator!!

Ladies 3’s faced the in-form Meopham in what turned out to be one of the best games of the season. Meopham took an early lead but Lily equalised for us with a superb solo goal. Meopham scored again to lead at the break but our barn storming second half performance was rewarded when Tracie made it 2-2 near the end.
There were excellent performances all over the park but Charlotte was the unanimous player of the match with a mixture of skill and bravery keeping the opponents attackers at bay for most of the game.

The Ladies 3’s are now unbeaten since November and now sit 5th in the table and with three games to go, a top three finish is still on the cards

The Ladies 3’s returned to winning ways after three consecutive draws. An even opening eventually saw us take the lead when Hannah scored with a great hit from a short corner.

Harriet made it two early in the second half after great play from Tania before Lynne put the game beyond doubt with our third soon after. Tania made it four when she fired home another short corner routine and although Burnt Ash pulled one back late on the Ladies 3’s held out for one of their best results of the season.

A competitive and tough first half saw us go in 2-1 down at half time with Lily scoring our goal. However, an excellent second half performance was rewarded with goals from Harriet and Jennie on her debut to put us 3-2 up with just seconds remains. However, we were denied a deserved win when Maidstone scored an equaliser with the last hit of the game.
A great game played in good spirits and on reflection a draw was probably a fair result.