Match Report
Match Report - 19 Nov 2011, Phoenix Hockey Club Ladies 1st XI beat Witham
What a match! Old rivals Phoenix and Witham met on Saturday for a crunch match as Phoenix went into the game one place ahead of Witham in Essex Division 1 league. Both teams started off with a determination to make this their match, with Witham finding the back of the net first. Keeping their heads up however, Phoenix fought back with a cracking goal from Karina Tarling who surprised herself with a great strike from the left hand side of the D.
Keeping this momentum up, Phoenix scored again to go into half time with a 2-1 lead.
The match was still very much there for the taking however with Witham then scoring again to bring the scores level at 2-2. Hollie Laidlaw, having her usual great game then put Phoenix in front once again but this was not the end of the excitement as Witham soon equalised.
With only a few minutes remaining, Hollie demonstrated how passion and determination can change the course of a game, with what can only be described as a storming solo effort to clinch a hard fought 4-3 victory.
Phoenix now sit in third place in the league, hot on the tails of Basildon 2s.
Phoenix Hockey Club Ladies 1st XI 4 - 3 Witham