WH&E L1 1 : 1 London Royals W1
The weather seems to be a running theme in these match reports….this week it was unseasonably warm #climatechange.
Coming off the back of our 11-0 victory last week, the L1s arrived later than normal at Southbury (Sam didn’t get the memo and had to be told after running round the house like a nutter getting ready at 8.30)
Our word of the day was capitalise….but we forgot quite early on. An early short corner saved off the line by a Royals defender denied us the lead. A quick break from the Royals and some messy defending gave them the lead. A very back and forth game ensued as we fought for an equaliser. Not even the incredible #rugbyhuns short corner routine was working but never fear after passing the ball so kindly to the opposition again adding to her DOTD nominations Sam was able to get a clean strike from the top on a short corner pulling us level and making captain Shell very relieved. Some more breaks from the Royals left us very very nervous but MOTM Nic kept her cool and denied the oppo beautifully.
A much more normal result for us. A cheeky win would have been nice but a fair result of a draw.
Next week the only north London Derby that matters…
WH&E M1 1 : 2 Southgate M5
Hi, Matt here. Just wanted to pause near the season midpoint and praise my colleagues for their efforts so far.
Josh has returned in goal this season with real pep. And it only took a one-match ban to bring out his best.
Jake is my player of the season so far. The team agrees, having rewarded him with at least two Richard of the Day awards (so far).
When Asher has the ball, time slows down. At least for him. The opposition are usually operating at normal speed.
Dom is a treasure. And he was absolutely plundered by Southgate for one of their goals.
Dan’s PE teacher energy is inspiring. I’m just thankful he doesn’t make me do push ups for each time the ball hits my foot.
Ollie? New chap? I don’t recall such a weak-whiskered guy in the team. Unrelated: donate to WH&EHC this Movember: https://uk.movember.com/team/2436447
Harry often seems to be playing another sport. Sometimes he smashes the ball into the goal, like in tennis. Sometimes he tries keep our score down, like in golf.
Jack and me have experienced the mean streets of Ponders End (#EN34EVA), for which we share an eternal bond that transcends the sport of hockey.
Colin travels 4,000 km a season from Berkshire to play with us actual sheer berks in Enfield. Does this also make him a berk? Multiple player of the season awards would disagree with me.
Joe is the more handsome and talented of the Turmaine brothers and he definitely didn’t threaten me to type this.
Luke scored with one of his signature ‘Luke-ins’ from a static position and the excitement ignited his pugilistic rage (watch out Josh).
Jim (welcome back) looks great in purple and doesn’t look at all like an aubergine. Unlike some of the other Full Kit Williams in the team (you know who you are).
Literally nothing bad to say about Tom. Keep it up, pal.
Anyway, we lost 2-1 or something to Southgate M5s, idk. Something, something, we don’t let this slip, we go again.
WH&E L2 0 : 6 West Hampstead W4
The L2s turned up to a nice, surprisingly warm, sunny day. A rag tag bunch going up against the undefeated top of the league. Were we going to do it? A successful David against their Goliath? (Spoiler alert: no.)
We fought hard, with great pressure and passing moments – including going round the back to our surprise! Lisa helped (?) with the David and Goliath metaphor by hitting the ball into her own head.
With the word of the day being ‘honesty’, the opposition walked away with 6 goals to our feeble none.
David just had an off day. He’ll definitely beat Goliath next week.
WH&E M2 2 : 6 Indian Gymkhana M5
An away trip to Indian Gym, not the result we wanted, or the lack of match report either! Hopefully better on both fronts next week…🤞