Jersey Hockey Club Mens Over 50's beat Trojans to progress into the Quarter Finals of the England Hockey Masters Over 50's Plate. Go to 'News' for a full report.
Weekly Match Reports
England Hockey Masters Over
50's Knockout Plate
Competition
Jersey Hockey Club beat Trojans, in
Southampton, 2-0 to advance to the quarter finals of the England
Hockey Masters +50 Plate competition. Working hard to
overcome Trojans stubborn defence, Jersey finally scored after 60
minutes, with Nick Taylor calmly finishing after a creative run by
Peter Taylor. Minutes later, a defence splitting long ball
from sweeper Mark Bailey found striker Murray Gilson who's deft
shot cleared the diving keeper. Earlier in the match Jersey
keeper Mike Labey saved brilliantly low to his right from one of
the few Trojan attacks. Jersey captain Paul Masterton
commented 'with most of the possession, we showed great patience in
breaking down Trojans who defended in depth with 8 across the
back. It was a solid all round performance and we are looking
forward to the quarter finals on March
4th. At
this stage we could be drawn anywhere in England and are grateful
for Brewin Dolphin's support for our
campaign'.
Friendly Minis Tournament
incl. Visiting School,
Blundells
Five teams contested a mini Minis
tournament at Les Quennevais on Sunday. Three teams from
Jersey and two teams from Blundells School turned out in icy
conditions and enjoyed a competitive two hours of hockey.
Blundells A team ran out winners, with Jersey B
in second place. The majority of the Jersey girls
were members of the Minis Development group and the remainder came
from Jersey College for Girls. The mixture of young and older
made for three competitive Jersey sides. Blundells coach
Louiza May was pleased the tournament had gone ahead as there had
been some doubt regarding the icy pitch. She thanked Jersey
very much for once again providing competition for her touring
girls and promised to be back next year! Louiza presented two
of the Jersey contingent, Tilly Theron and Zara Norem, with prizes
for their performances both for their actual hockey skills and
for their fair play.
