A dominant performance just denied the win at the final whistle

After a long lay off the 5th team were able to return to play. Richard Gray must have been keen to play his first match with boys James and Lewis as he arrived fully 5 minutes early. James' improvement in a year is marked and hopefully Lewis will follow suit but Father stole the show today when his trademark reverse stick paid off for the first time in 2 seasons but it was worth the wait as he rocked the goal with Bourne deepings second.
Aaron Waters, preparing to depart for Uni, showed his tenacity and desire and was rewarded with his parting gift to the club of the opening goal and celebrating in style.
The experience in the club is vital to enable our emerging talent to develop and Phipps, Wilmot, Knipe Taylor, Hotchkin Dacre and Matthews were the perfect platform for Ethan Foster and Charlie Butler, Harry Wakeham (also departing for Uni) and Lewis Gray. They didnt disappoint and played with growing confidence. James first touch and control is more assured and Charlie is a surprise package with growing trickery, often committing defenders in the D and winning corners or opportunities.
After being pegged back from the 2-0 lead the Dragons dug in and Stewart Dacre added an attacking instinct from a penalty corner to edge the visitors ahead again and while it looked as though they might hang on, a penalty corner on the final whistle was to spoil the party temporarily as the team reflected on what had been a very promising performance.