It was a windy afternoon, as several Rems raced over from the 1st’s game to play against Dartford in Lee.
The mighty Rems dominated the game from push back with good work from Lou Ryan taking the ball forward straight into Dartford’s territory and scoring our first goal. While Cathy was busy trimming a bush (of the garden variety), Caroline showed her dedication and subbed into the game and within a matter of minutes scored our second. Rems experience showed age ain’t nothing but a number as Dartford’s youthful and energetic runs down the pitch were stopped in their tracks by Jane Allcroft’s awesome tackles. The half’s and defence closed in on the oppo with the Dartford goalie shouting “there’s plenty of blue, where are all the reds?” on several occasions. We went into half time 2-0 up and after an inspiring half time talk from the Captain, we were ready to go and hold our lead.
The second half was a bit of blur with a run of goals from the Rems. Fi made a nice run up the pitch with a cross to Caroline who got another sweet goal, hitting the angle just right so the goalie had no chance. Em decided she had a point to prove as a defender and scored 3 goals, set up nicely by Annelie and Lou. Linda got to touch the ball at least twice in the second half with the defence not letting Dartford have a look in. George’s deflection drills paid off with a shot on goal from Em being deflected by April, who was situated perfectly on the post to score her first goal for Remnants which led to her being awarded player of the match.
As Captain Thalia said, we play hockey to enjoy it, and it sure is more enjoyable when you win.
FINAL SCORE: Rems 2 XI 7-0 Dartford
by April


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