Woodbridge Junior 1 and 2 Hockey Team Matches – Debuts, Goals and Great Play!
Tuesday evening saw two small Junior 1 and Junior 2 squads take on the U13A and U12A teams from Ipswich High School. Missing a number of players due to injury or illness, each player had to play to their best and maximum time. And that they did – our players delivered, entertaining the generous group of parents and friends supporting from the sidelines.
The Junior 2 players continued where they left off last week. A number of quick goals, thanks to clinical attacks up the right side of the pitch, took the game away from Ipswich High School. After half-time the players had to make new plans to break through defences, as the opposition secured the route to goal which was found too easily before. The team discovered what they needed to do, and another quickfire three goals followed. Well done to the team and to our two hattrick heroes, Year 8’s Michael and Year 7’s Ollie W. A further goal was scored by Year 7’s Archie. Congratulations to Year 8’s Hexi, and Year 7’s Barney and Harry for making their Junior 2 team debut.
The Junior 1st team played to their full potential, bouncing back and responding well to lessons learned last week. Woodbridge started strong, creating a number of positive chances, narrowly missing or being denied by great saves. It was however Ipswich High that scored first, capitalising on a fast turnover. This really motivated the Woodbridge team who made things level the next minute and continued scoring at regular intervals; this also allowed players to play in various positions and gain valuable experience. Goal scorers for Woodbridge were Year 8’s Joseph (2), Griff, Theo and Alfie P. Captain, Joseph again led from the front in his play, Griff was influential, Theo showed skill and creativity, while our Player of the Match was awarded to Alfie. A shout out to the Ipswich High goalkeeper, Zak, who played an outstanding game!
