Won 5 – 1 HT 3 – 1
19 goals in 4 games for 1st XI
The captain, Oliver Rogerson, was in particularly good form against an able Cheltenham side. The hosts actually played the neatest hockey but the BG play was more direct, resulting in more chances on goal. Will Manners opened the scoring and soon added a second before Rogerson’s goal of the game; a tight turn away from his marker followed by the burial of the ball in the roof of the net. Cheltenham clawed themselves back into the game momentarily before Rogerson struck again and again, completing a well-deserved hat-trick. Nick Fletcher had a sound game on the left at the back and Carlos Ribas continued his improvement. This was a convincing victory but the boys know that they can play better still.
PJN