LEAGUE HOCKEY
PLASHET HOCKEY CLUB

Plashet 1 Vs Ramgharia 1



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This week saw Plashet playing their first home game of the season. Before the game, Plashet knew this would be a fiery affair against their local rivals. Spirits were high in the Plashet camp, and were keen to get this game underway.

From the start it was obvious to see that Ramgarhia had a definite game plan to try and stop the men in orange, as they packed out the middle of their defence and mid field and played with just one striker, clearly playing counter attacking hockey.

Plashet made there usual bright and energetic start to the game, taking charge in key positions and passing the ball around effectively and switching the play. This pattern of play continued for the first 10 – 15 minutes of the game, whilst Ramgarhia only had minimal attacking options up front, they broke into the Plashet half only a couple of times without really troubling the Plashet defence. A combination of good Ramgarhia defending and poor Plashet shooting at goal along with poor final passes kept the scores level mid way through the first half. This remained the way in which the game went until the interval.

As the second half commenced, Plashet started where they left off in the first half by retaining possession and causing problems for the Ramgarhia defence. Ramgharia however, showed their true hockey spirit, by playing good solid defensive hockey, and breaking quickly on the counter. With a around 15 minutes of the game to play Sanjeev was given a yellow card for another alleged strong tackle, and then immediately after, Inderjit Singh was also given a yellow card for making his frustration known. With 2 influential players off the pitch for Plashet, Ramgarhia managed to stretch the Plashet defence more than anytime they had during the game. The telling blow came for Plashet as the forward Ramgarhia man managed to get away from Sukhvinder Singh, and the striker found himself in the D, one on one with the goalkeeper and struck the ball into the side of the net. A magnificent strike, which the keeper could do nothing about. 1 nil down with only minutes to play, the men in orange were staring at defeat. With tempers flaring and the spirit of the game lost in the first half, there was little left for Plashet in this game.

As the final whistle blew, realisation struck that Plashet had conceded their first defeat of the season.  

Next week, Plashet will need to lift themselves, when they travel to East London, watch this space to see how they get on….

ASK