Colts A & B continue winning start at Stamford
The Colts travelled into the unknown on Wednesday as we were hosted by new opposition, Stamford. Emphasis was made beforehand about needing to start strongly.
The Colts A did just that and were soon on the offensive. Noah Martle and Mathew Nobes looked lively on the flanks with Marcus Tarrant instilling energy into the midfield with his quick thinking at free hits. It was not long before a quickly taken long corner by Mathew freed Marcus who found Noah free in the 'D' who calmly put the ball beyond the reach of the goalie. Moments later, a move straight from the training ground, saw Noah drive down the right before cutting in to set up Angus Robinson who was looking lively at centre forward. George Barber and Theo Davenport were looking solid at the back with George pressing forward to support the attacks at every opportunity. A third followed shortly with Mathew tucking away the ball after a melée in the 'D'. However, Stamford came back strongly and a moment of indecision at the back allowed them to pull a goal back and this opened the door a jar and gave them confidence.
In the second half, Stamford moved the ball around well and applied concerted pressure on our defence. Oliver Park was called into action and made a number of excellent saves as the defence held firm. We had lost our shape and needed a calm head which is when captain for the day George stepping up to the mark with some surging runs from the back. With about 5 minutes left, Marcus took a quick free hit which found Angus who coolly slotted the ball passed the goalie to secure a pleasing victory 4-1. The Colts have a busy time after the Exeat with a match against Cheltenham College followed by the IAPS qualifiers at Repton on Thursday.
CJH
Colts B
With the presence of veterans, the Colts B showed no signs of the long trip to take up the new fixture at Stamford as they earned a well-deserved 6-1 victory.
A combination of slick individual skills and good team play led to the emphatic win.
Like a tightening screw, the Bs quickly went beyond the tentative feeling out the opposition and began to dominate territory. Quick passing meant that the hosts were often left scrabbling and Oscar Phillips played his role at centre forward nigh on perfectly, haunting the opposition goal and slotting in five goals as his skilful teammates fed him the ball.
The opposition did have some good players and looked particularly dangerous down the left, but Ben Harris and skipper Harry Mitchell proved more than up to the task for most of the fixture, only conceding a goal when the midfield became a little complacent at 3-0 up and did not get back to help. They soon made up for it, with Oscar scoring his fourth before half-time.
Oscar brought his tally to five when he scored first in the second half before Jonty Craven added his name to the score-sheet with a powerfully struck penalty corner.
01788 810217
Email Us