WOMEN'S 1'S:
Crowborough Women's 1's travelled to Hastings to play South Saxons who were back in the league after playing at a higher level last season. Crowborough went into the game looking to start strongly and they did just that, with some good team attacks and strong forward play. The team pressed hard and were only undone when outnumbered by a South Saxons attack shortly before half time and were really unlucky to finish the half 1:0 down. The team resumed the 2nd half as they finished in the 1st with solid defending and some lovely linked attacks. The team were unlucky with a few decisions and while pushing for a goal conceded a short corner with only a few minutes to go and South Saxons capitalized scoring another goal. The game finished in a 2:0 loss but the team were awesome and couldn't have given any more. Player of the match was shared between Clare B and Millie R-G.
WOMEN'S 2'S:
Women's 2's travelled to Eastbourne to take on their Women's 3's team on Saturday, Crowborough managed to win the pushback and the whistle blew for the start of the game. Within 2 minutes Josie M had managed had managed to score the 1st goal of the match which was a great boost for all the team. Eastbourne battle back and managed to get not 1 but 3 short corners in a row and as Crowborough's goalie had been stuck in traffic they where fighting without her. On the 3rd short corner Eastbourne managed to sneak the ball past the defense bringing the score level. They managed to find another goal which meant the 2's where 2:1 down going into half time. The 2nd half saw a fresh start for the Crows with Eve and Jess I playing some fantastic hockey, this enabled 2 more goals for the Women's 2's. The 1st was from a short corner which saw Celia F fighting for a goal against all of Eastbourne's defense, and the 3rd goal came from Amber V who took advantage of a great team worked attack and slotted the win home for them. It was certainly a nail biting match but the Women's 2's showed real determination and came away with a well deserved result of a 3:2 win. Player of the match went to Eve for her amazing play and for being a real asset to the team throughout.
WOMEN'S 4'S:
Women's 4's travelled to Littlehamton to play against Pheonix for a early morning game on Saturday. Crowborough led from the off and found their 1st goal in the 1st 5 minutes of the game. The goals kept coming for the Crows and by the end of the 1st half they where winning 4:0. The 2nd half Pheonix rotated around and held their own. Tilly S (GK) had a very quiet game but was ready to dive into action making an amazing top corner stick save, but the Women's 4's continued to dominate and scored 1 more final goal before full time. Fiona V-H for the 2ns time this season got a hattrick and Meg J who got a brace of goals earned herself Player of the match.
MEN'S 1'S:
Crowborough Men's 1's caught Worthing 3's off guard and started with a fast-paced and well-drilled game plan which led to an early goal in the 1st few minutes for the Crows. This early lead continued for the 1st 20 minutes of the game with Dan C scoring an "Ollie" from a save off the keeper and a follow-up goal from James P with a drag flick from a short corner. Worthing came back from this and started putting pressure on Crowborough with a goal back at the end of the 1st half with a deflection around the keeper. Going into the 2nd half Worthing continued to push hard leaving Crowborough to crack under the pressure a few times with missed passes and a divided midfield. The Men's 1's were able to hold on for most of the 2ns half however Worthing were able to get a 2nd goal with the ball being hit into the D and being deflected between both teams, finding its way into the goal. With the score coming to 3:2 to Crowborough, both teams were out for the win. Crowborough missed a penalty flick which could have helped give certainty of the win and Worthing were unable put away any of their short corners which prevented them from taking away a point. The game came to an end with the Crows holding on and walking away with all 3 points.
MEN'S 2'S:
Men's 2's hosted a strong and experienced Mid Sussex side on Saturday, however Crowborough were the team to settle into the game very quickly with the experience of Phil N and his partners in defense Harry H-M and Player of the match Alex P soaking up the early pressure. Once settled the youthful midfield of Darren P, Ethan B, Olly S, Jethro H and Harry M began passing the ball with confidence and skill to one another. As the Crows began to work their way up the pitch the confidence continued and turned into a great opportunity, after a lovely run down the right side of the pitch a lovely ball was pushed into the D were it found Darren P who slotted home Borough's 1st goal. The 2nd goal came shortly afterwards with great work between Olly S and Harry M to give Crowborough a 2:0 lead going into half time. Mid Sussex started the 2nd half strongly and if it wasn't for amazing goalkeeping from Rufus J they would have found their way back into the game. Once their opportunities were denied the Men's 2's again began to dominate by gaining momentum with the speed and skills of Sam A, debutant Nate P and Harvey H creating the opportunity for Crowborough on another short corner where Phil N played a cross shot that was deftly guided home by Darren P to give the hosts a final 3:0 victory.
MEN'S 3'S:
Crowborough Men's 3's hosted Eastbourne 4's on Saturday at Beacon school. Eastbourne caught the Crows off guard with an early goal putting the home side on the back foot from the get go. With perseverance, communication and hard work the 3's started to play their way back into the game but found themselves 2:0 down at half time. The 2nd half started much better with Stuart Smith managing to get a goal back for the Crows by lifting the ball over the oppositions diving keeper. The 3's gave their all but just ran out of legs, conceding 2 more goals in the last 10 minutes. Despite the score Crowborough played with heart, respect and encouragement to the young and new players to the team. The team voted Eddie D Player of the match as a just 14 years old he held his own and really started to frustrate the visitors with his skill towards the end of the game. The final score ended as a 6:1 loss.
BOY'S DEVELOPMENT:
A much improved performance saw the Boy's match the more experienced Crawley throughout the game. The opposition opened the scoring mid way through the 1st half with Crowborough responding less than 10 minutes later with a smart ball from Eddie was picked up by Hayden who sed into the oppositions D, expertly passed round the keeper for Will to coolly slot home the equalizer. The Boy's continued to play intelligent hockey throughout the match, making good use of wide areas and looking for early passes. Defensively they excelled. Superb communication between Henry, Max and Joe enabled them to cope with the opposition's mobile forwards. Although Crawley's experience paying off in the end the Boy's should be proud of their strong performance.
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