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Sat 04 Nov 2017  ·  Central Division
Taunton Vale 3
0
2
Winscombe Ladies Hockey Club
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It's sweet revenge for Winscombe 1sts as they beat Taunton Vale

It's sweet revenge for Winscombe 1sts as they beat Taunton Vale

Gail Izzard5 Nov 2017 - 21:54
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Taking on their nemesis opponents from last season's title run-in, it was Winscombe that came out on top of this early season-encounter.

An early start away from home saw Winscombe 1’s taking on Taunton Vale 3’s. From the push back, Winscombe set out with high tempo of play with short sharp passes, working the ball well around the back, creating great attacking play in the first 10 minutes, giving the Taunton Vale defence an early wake up call, but were unlucky not to put away and open the score line.

Winscombe were quick to work out Taunton Vale’s match play, which allowed Winscombe the space to run with the ball. The pace of the game was to dip but the midfield of Kelly Clark, Imogen Marsh, Holly Tyson and Mish Isgar worked hard to find Winscombe’s form again, by working as a unit to provide a line of defence to stop the Taunton Vale attack.

Just before half time Caroline Marsh turned over the ball from a loitering Taunton Vale attacker, finding Leanne Gardner who moved the ball quickly through Imogen Marsh to Sarah Holland. Holland carried the ball down the right and fired across the D for Hannah Coogan to slot home making it 1-0 at half time.

Winscombe showed great discipline in the first 10 minutes; holding onto the ball well and transferring across the back line of Charlie Phillips to Caroline Marsh through to the attacking right back. Chloe Brown found opportunities with Imogen Marsh to work the ball well up the right, pressing the Taunton Vale defence with forwards Gabby Richardson, Vonnie Rendall and Hannah Coogan unlucky not to score.

Winscombe’s possessional play was rewarded when Clark converted a short corner with a straight strike from the top of the D, to make it an excellent away win.

Player of the match was Imogen Marsh

Match details

Match date

Sat 04 Nov 2017

Kickoff

10:00

Competition

Central Division

League position

3
Winscombe
10
Taunton Vale 3
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