Men's 1st XI Vs Holcombe Men's 2A XI

Details	Players
Season: Season 2009-2010 Date: 24.10.2009 Time: 13:00 Team: Mens 1st XI Competition: League Location: Home Opponent: Holcombe Men's 2A XI Our Score: 10 Opponent Score: 1 Result: Won	Chris Sciandro - 0 Goal(s) Matt Ansell - 0 Goal(s) James Godber - 0 Goal(s) Chris Binns - 0 Goal(s) Rob Lowe - 0 Goal(s) Jimmy Pease - 0 Goal(s) Dan Ginnaw - 1 Goal(s) Michael Gubbins - 0 Goal(s) David Beales - 0 Goal(s) Craig Paterson - 1 Goal(s) Grant Sawyer - 2 Goal(s) Chris Marr - 4 Goal(s) Alex Warner - 2 Goal(s)

Match Report(s)

Worthing 1st XI 10 - 1 Holcombe 2A's

Scorers:

Chris Marr 4
Alex Warner 2
Grant Sawyer 2
Dan Ginnaw
Craig Paterson 

With St Andrew's seeing heavy rain in the morning the Worthing side purred with enthusiasm for a fast pitch to match their new look slim speedy team. With VP's day not only did it rain from the sky but it poured goals and Worthing 1st team put on a display of attacking flair hockey.

After last week we needed to bounce back and put in a performance which showed commitment, fight and good decision making on the ball.

Matt Sewell was unavailable due to illness, but Captain Ansell was back into the team and new signing Craig Paterson from New Zealand also came in for his debut, joining Ansell on the bench. Worthing started at great pace and the wet pitch suited Worthing's quick moving fast play. The opening 10 mins saw Worthing dominate and the opposition hardly got a touch of the ball.

Chris Marr opened the scoring after fine work from Rob Lowe and Grant Sawyer down the right flank, Marr pounced on a loose ball in the 'D' and smashed home a reverse stick shot. Warner quickly added the second with a trademark penalty corner, firing high and fast into the net. A free flowing Worthing side then put together a lovely attack involving five players, the running of Dan Ginnaw off the ball caused the damage and the same player picked the ball up just outside the 25 yard line and drove into the 'D' and dispatched a cool shot past the oncoming keeper.

At 3-0 after 10 minutes Worthing were full of confidence and the passing and composure on the ball was everything that was lacking the previous week. A fourth was quickly added with Paterson running hard at the opposition defence and then picking out a fine long pass for Warner who deflected it in at the far post.

James Godber and Jimmy Pease looked assured at the back for Worthing and were able to play their passing game and the opposition were unable to make inroads into the Worthing defence. David Beales once again has started the season in great form and provides a defensive rock for Worthing down the left flank.

Vice Captain and Italian import Sciandro commanded the midfield once more and the slight Italian is proving to be Worthing's most valuable asset in the middle of the park. The balance of the team looks so much better with Warner playing down the right flank offering a great outlet and attacking assurance from that position.

Before half time Worthing added a fifth goal. Paterson broke play up in midifeld and slipped the ball to Ansell, his measured ball played in Ginnaw who picked out Marr who buried the ball past the keeper.

 
At half time Worthing looked in the driving seat and were keen to carry on the fast free flowing attacking Hockey. Soon after the break Worthing added their sixth goal. Brilliant play from Craig Paterson created space in midfield, Sciandro played the ball wide to Ansell who played the ball into the 'D' first time. Saywer pounced and brilliantly finished off the pick of the goals. The Australian has been in sparkling form this season scoring goals and being an integral part of the attacking style of play.


At 6-0 Worthing continued to press, further good play from Mikie Gubbins and Rob Lowe created chances and Man of the Match Chris Marr was able to deftly finish off another good move to claim his hat-trick. Marr then added his fourth and Worthing's eighth with a fine piece of individual play.

With Worthing playing this type of hockey, defender Jimmy Pease decided to join the party and burst through midfield and linked with Paterson, a superb 1-2 round the keeper, handing the open net for Paterson to score on his debut and make it 9 for the home team. Sawyer then grabbed his second and Worthing's double figure 10th with another fine piece of attacking play.

A slight drop in concentration allowed the visitors to break away and score what can only be seen as a consolation goal.

Captain Ansell quotes:

'Obviously the result is very pleasing, but more importantly was the attitude and effort of the players. Last week was a huge disappointment so to bounce back and respond in this way was great. Craig Paterson looks like a fine addition to the team and has been playing at National League level in New Zealand, so i hope he will help us in the coming weeks when we are sure to face stiffer opponents.'

'It was Vice President's day on Saturday and the boys certainly put on a good show for them all.'  

This week we travel to Sevenoaks and need to get the win to keep the pressure on at the top of the table.

TEAM
Chris Binns, James Godber, Jimmy Pease, Dave Beales, Alex Warner, Chris Sciandro, Craig Paterson, Matt Ansell, Rob Lowe, Grant Sawyer, Michael Gubbins, Dan Ginnaw, Chris Marr.