Sonning Legends O45s
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Sun 04 Nov 2018
Sonning Hockey Club
Sonning Legends O45s
C John (10'), A Churchill (25'), (45')
3
3
Oxford Hawks
Great win for the Mighty Legends!

Great win for the Mighty Legends!

Kristin Cooper8 Nov 2018 - 22:10
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The Ladies O45s through to the next round after sudden-death penalties

This was the inaugural game for the Legends - our first foray into the Ladies over 45s cup competition.

Most legendary stat of the day: every single ladies team was represented in the game and played a part in the win :)

After a rigorous warm up two weeks ago in Sweeney's Pie Shop where everyone was fully certified and branded, we all underwent a full pre-game medical and drug test, ignored the results and stepped out to play Oxford Hawks.

The game started fast, was fast in the middle and ended - fast. Hawks were a good side and defended well, creating a number of early attacks and showing their pedigree in their creative play.

The Legends were equal to this however and their solid defensive line absorbed a good deal of pressure and set up a number of silky attacks. After 10 minutes their endeavours were rewarded when Gallibird passed the ball to CJ who made a wonderful first time deflection into the far left corner of the goal. It didn't take long for another opportunity to fall Sonning's way - Gallibird again, passed to Coops on the top of the D who reversed it to AJ, who popped it in. Hawks snuck a short corner in to make it 2-1 at half time.

Just after half time, Sonning must have thought they had finished the opposition off when AJ forced a goal in off an opposition defender's foot. However, Hawks must have taken more energy from the half time oranges than expected - a short corner was well played on the overlap and converted to make it 3-2. The equaliser came down the right, the ball was shelled in and with a great assist from Pikey to their centre forward and the final goal in open play was scored. Or was it?

Twenty seconds to go. Gallibird decides to take matters into her own hands and wobbles through a few hundred Oxford Hawks defenders. Enters the top right of the D, shoots, it's going top corner! Of AJ's head. Ouch. The game ends 3-3, AJ gets a few steri-strips from nurse Mei and steps up for the penalty shoot-out. Legend.

The first round of the penalty shoot out ends 4-4 and we move on to sudden death. Gallibird puts hers away with aplomb and it's all down to Rose in goal who had cannily predicted the next shot from Hawks and made an awesome save to win the game and put Sonning through to the next round against Chichester away. Get in!

The squad on the day consisted of the following superstars:
AJ 'scarface'Churchill, Fast Feet Annie, Carol '5 husbands' John, Windmill Coops, Claire 'That's all I've got' Gallibird, Luscious Lars, 'Mazing Mei, Private Pikey, Sue 'Top Gun' Patt, Racey Stacey, 'Ose Scales, Lynnie G, Carpentier Lynn, Bridge the Fridge, Magic Miche, Wing Commander Willers.

Player: CJ
Muff: First Touch Willers

Match details

Match date

Sun 04 Nov 2018

Kickoff

12:50
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