Ashford 1’s 2 Oxford Uni 6

Ramgharia Sabha 1’s 5 Ashford 2’s 2

Ashford 3’s 0 Aylesbury 2’s 4

Ashford 5’s 0 Brunel Uni 1’s 9

An encouraging performance from the Red-and-Blacks, they played with some teeth going forward and generated chances and pressure against a useful Oxford Uni outfit. The visitors had an impressive drag-flick routine that generated 2 goals into the top left corner and a penalty flick when Andy Barnes impressive stomach stopped a goal bound shot. These goals took the game away from Ashford who continued to play good hockey throughout, Shane White zipped one over the onrushing keeper from a pass from Angry before Angry got one himself wobbling though on his bionic knees and lashing the ball home. Nice manly roar afterwards too!

The 2’s continued their good form from last week but leaked goals conceding one in the first minute – 2-1 down at half time, they took the game to Ramgharia but got caught on the break and lost 5-2, Rosie and Weapon X scoring. Well done to Amit for managing not to get sent off by Daddy and Pud stayed on pitch too!

3’s was very similar to last week being 1-0 down for much of the game against a top 3 Aylesbury team though this week we did create chances (Freddie took a shortie and smacked a cracking, rising shot but their defender hadn’t read my script and made a top save on the line, their keeper made a full length save from Gordo and another good save from DM among them) but we gotta stick one in, 1-all and it would have been game on, they scored their second 15 minutes into the second half and that was that and then added 2 more in last 5 minutes which was a bit harsh. Captain Shaggy, indie rocker Adam and HisBand and Ding Dong Bell hadn’t slept properly for 3 days and were coach-lagged from their skiing trip but it was good of them to turn out and help the club.

4’s game was cancelled due to snow in Oxford but, even though it might not sound it, the best performance was the 5’s against Brunel Uni 1’s. 7-0 down at half time and playing a team who pretty much all would be in our top 3 teams and one of their lads was absolute quality, they played out of their skin in the second half. Putting Lucas, our ability-challenged Belgian on their best player was a masterstroke and they had to wait 26 mins to score their next goal before adding no. 9 as I breathed in to blow the full time whistle. Well done lads, even Bobby played well!!