Winchester Junior Hockey

Match Report

U16 Boys Wessex Ashman Cup

Winchester U16A Boys vs Petersfield U16

22nd April 2012

Winchester  7 – Petersfield 7 – Winchester won on PFs

Winchester hosted Petersfield at Kings in the SF of the Ashman (Hants) Cup.  Despite a number of key players missing due to Umpire courses and D of E, Winchester were hopeful of progressing to the next round.  The coach decided that jelly babies were the key to success, and after a few each, started with a goal in 2 minutes as Captain Patrick Daly passed to Tom Chenhall in the D who got the ball to Leyth Hampshire who scored at the second attempt.  A few minutes later a similar situation ended up with multiple saves by the keeper and no goal.  Petersfield then started attacking and a good run from midfield into the D ended bizarrely with the Petersfield player kicking the ball at Howard Chaplin-White who let it by, only for the umpire to award a goal.  Winchester had more attacks, leading to a good drive by Patrick Daly who hit it into the D for Dan Hemingway to score.  Petersfield responded well and drove down the right baseline to win a short corner; despite Howard saving the first shot well, a good hit from the deflection went in, 2-2.  A few minutes before half time, Petersfield had an attack down the right which was hit hard across the D and smartly slapped in for 3-2.  The second half, after a top up of jelly babies, started poorly, with Petersfield being given too many chances.   The back four of James Bisson, Dion Tsouramanis, Ryan Carey and Harry Rivett had no outlets and Petersfield seemed to have players over left and right. Within 10 minutes they were 6-2 up.  Winchester put away a short on 20 minutes, but let Petersfield in 2 minutes later for 3-7.   Then, either the inspiration of Captain Patrick Daly, a change of formation or, most likely, a sugar rush, transformed Winchester.  Stringing passes from the back, through the midfiled of Tom Bolam, Scott Matthew, Patrick Daly, and Tom Dainton ended with a simple strike by Patrick Daly, that the keeper failed to keep out, 4-7.  Even then, with only 5 minutes to go, the Petersfield supporters were confident.   Wingers Leyth Hampshire and Jack Francis (with an earlier game under their belt) on the right and Alex Sampford on the left spread the play.  On 33 minutes a SC led to a PF which was put away by Tom Bolam, 5-7;  a minute later another SC was superbly struck by Tom again, 6-7.  With nothing left on the clock, a panicky Petersfield, under pressure from the push back, promptly put the ball out on the left touchline.  Intricate play down the left along the baseline led to Dan Hemingway putting the ball in with seconds remaining.  A stunned crowd (both sides) then settled down for the PFs.  The first pair of flicks were scored – the next 2 were missed by Winchester and Petersfield’s efforts were well saved by Howard C-W, s0 1-1 with 2 to go.  Alex Sampford scored his and Petersfield missed, leaving Dion Tsouramanis to secure an unlikely victory with a well taken flick.

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U16 Boys Hampshire League Division 1

Winchester U16A Boys vs Trojans U16

25th March 2012

Winchester  2 – Troajns 5

Winchester hosted Trojans at Kings for their Wessex league match on a warm and sunny day, which brought out a good crowd to watch a very skilful and hard  fought match.  Trojans started the stronger with a number of attacks that tested the defence of Dion Tsouranamis, Toby Cooke  and James Bisson, with Rory McCallum being required to make some smart saves.  From an innocuous hit into the D, Trojans got a lucky deflection off a Winchester stick for the first goal.  10 minutes later a good run by Danny Rawlings, with support from Captain and birthday boy Patrick Daly, released Alex Sampford who beat one defender before calmly passing the ball into the bottom RH corner.  Winchester then had a successsion of attacks before half time; Tom Dainton to Jack Francis to Scott Matthew who just missed; then a quickly taken ball from the right sideline into Tom Bolam who found Leyth Hampshire who passed to Scott Matthew who rounded the keeper only for a Trojans foot to save on the line.  Unfortunately the PF was saved.  Trojans regrouped after half time and played some good hockey down the right, pressing the Winchester defence back.   They reacted quickest to tangle on the 23m and had an easy route into the D on the right byeline with a flick past Rory.  3 minutes later, again with Winchester not clearing from the back, Trojans turned the ball and another simple goal 1-3.   Continuing to press, Trojans were able to to get to the bye line and despite Rory and Ryan Carey covering, somehow the ball squirmed under the goalies body into the net.  From the defensive, Winchester regrouped and began passing the ball round Trojans rather than trying to go through them.  Dan Hemingway had a shot wide and Ollie Haydon gave his all, coming off bloodied but unbowed.  As both sides tired with a few minutes to go, firstly Winchester gave the ball away in midfield which Trojans swiftly converted, then Dion Tsouranamis intercepted a Trojans pass and hit it straight into the D, where Lyeth Hamsphire drifted in from the right wing and deflected the ball in with almost the last touch of the match.

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U16 Boys Hampshire League Division 1

Winchester U16A Boys vs Haslemere U16

11th March 2012

Winchester  5 – Haslemere 1

Winchester hosted Haslemere for their Wessex league match.  Despite both teams missing key players due to County matches , there was a good crowd to watch a close fought match.  Haslemere started the stronger with a number of attacks that tested the defence of Will Hurrell, Will Bryan and Dion Tsouranamis, with the ever vigilant Caelan Dillon in goal to clear if required.   The first attack by Winchester saw Tom Chenhall charge through midfield, releasing Ollie Haydon on the left wing who got to the by line and passed across the face of the goal for an easy tap in for Alex Sampford.  Within a minute, Josh Keaveney struck a solid ball into the D that the Halsemere goalie could only parry back to Ollie Haydon, who bundled it over the line.   Toby Lelliott had a good shot saved and Alex Sampford had another strong run from halfway down the left wing to win a SC, but no goal resulted.  The next goal was perfect hockey; from right back, Mike Phillips passed to Patrick Daly at right half, who switched it left to Tom Dainton, who passed quickly forward to Tom Chenhall, who released Alex Sampford who maisied into the D and calmly slotted it into the goal – 4 passes, no dribbling, simples.  Haslemere started the second half with more purpose and despite heoric defending by Andy Pickett,  Caelan was beaten at the third attempt.  Winchester came back immediately, with some more quick passing hockey; this time Dan Jelliffe to Patrick Daly to Tom Chenhall back to Patrick who ran into the D on the right hand side and rifled it into the net at head height giving the goalie no chance.  After some good play by Jack Francis, a well taken SC resulted in a goal for Dan Jelliffe.  Then Leyth Hamsphire drifted in from the right wing, across the top of the D and reverse hit for the goalie to save well.   So it ended 5 -1.

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U16 Boys EH Cup

Winchester U16A Boys vs Fareham U16

12th February 2012

Winchester 1 – Fareham 6

With changes to the schedule and venue due to the weather, Winchester eventually hosted a full strength Fareham for their last round of EH Cup matches.  Despite a number of key players missing due to half term, there was a good crowd to watch an intially close fought match.  After 8 minutes Fareham penetrated the D, with defenders James Bisson and Harry Rivett following coaches instruction to stand off,  the attacker snapped a reverse stick shot which beat Caelan Dillon in goal.  Just before half time, Fareham scored a second with a well taken drag shot from the top of the D, leaving Caelan no chance.  Winchester struck back a few minutes later, following a shot wide by Tom Bolam, when Danny Rawlings rode a couple of strong challenges to reverse hit into the roof.  Expecting the game to continue in the same close fashion, and despite some heroics from Andy Pickett and Dan Jelliffe, the Winchester supporters were disappointed when Fareham were able to make it 3, then 4-1, early in the second half.  Although there was some good by individual play, Winchester never really got into passing, flowing team hockey ( or maybe Fareham denied them the opportunity?), with Dan Hemingway, Alex Sampford, Ollie Haydon and Jack Francis all thwarted (despite a great shot by Jack that the keeper saved high to his left).  In the last few minutes, despite Tom Dainton and Will Nash tussling, Winchester let Fareham in to score a couple of easy goals.  Jem Evans summed it up – Winchester were too middle class and need to scrap like Fareham for the ball.

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U16 Boys Hampshire League Division 1

Winchester U16A Boys vs Bournemouth U16

5th February 2012

Winchester  2 – Bournemouth 2

Winchester braved the snow and ice to travel to Bournemouth for their Wessex league match.  Despite both teams missing key players to the weather, there was a good crowd to watch a close fought match.  An uneventful first 15 minutes passed with neither team having a shot on target or a short corner.  The first of the latter, however, fell to Winchester and Tom Chenhall dummied the number 1 runner and sent a crisp shot into the right hand corner.  Bournemouth pressed but the midfield of Patrick Daly, Dan Hemingway and Jack Francis thwarted their attacks.  On the few occasions that Bournemouth managed to get through, the defence of Tom Dainton, Harry Rivett, Ryan “Riz” Carey and Will Nash cleared to safety.  Caelan Dillon made one very good double handed save from a rasping undercut shot.  However, straight from the start of the second half Bournemouth charged forward in numbers and a short corner followed.  Caelan “my coach says leave the corners for the defenders” Dillon was beaten with a well taken drag low down, as Harry “my coach says clear off the pads” Rivett came away from the post.  But minutes later Winchester broke quickly with rapid passing from back to front through Dan Hemingway and Tom Chenall to Alex Sampford who took it into the D and hit it hard.  The goalie saved but Alex dived to sweep the rebound in 2-1.  Leyth Hampshire and Ollie Haydon continued to find space on the wings, but Bournemouth were also playing well down both flanks.  A further Short Corner followed which Caelan saved with Harry guarding the post, but this time Bournemouth scored from the rebound.  Play was end-to-end with both goalkeepers making futher saves, but neither team was able to find the back of the net, so final result was 2-2.