Burnt Ash 1st XI 12 v 1 Mid Sussex 1st XI

South Hockey League

IN THE fight to avoid relegation Burnt Ash secure a valuable and mammoth win.

It was a tale of two halves with Burnt Ash ending the first period 2-0 ahead following goals from Mike Gillett and Chris Waight.

Ash were not performing with the intensity of previous weeks and at this stage the game could have gone either way.

However, a different side came out to play in the second half and ultimately overwhelmed Mid Sussex scoring 10 goals with only a consolation goal for Mid Sussex near the end of the game.

Gillett completed his hat-trick, Chris Waight scored four, as did Mike Dodds, and South African Joe Beaumont scored his first league goal for the club.

Burnt Ash 2nd XI 2 v 2 Holcombe 3a Burnt Ash men's second XI let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Holcombe in what could be a vital match in the hunt for promotion.

There are three matches remaining and victory at the weekend for Sevenoaks3 brought them to within a point of Ash2 in third spot.

Canterbury's win brought them to within five points and they have four matches remaining.

Ash went ahead against Holcombe after five minutes when a well-worked short corner routine allowed Atkin to fire home.

Applying pressure in stages, Ash failed to dominate and frequently allowed Holcombe to have lots of possession.

Despite not dominating Ash went further ahead when a quickly-taken free hit found Rob Cluett who quickly beat two players and fired across the keeper into the far corner.

Fans hoped were this would settle Ash into playing more positively however, minutes later defensive mistakes allowed Holcombe to pull one goal back leaving it 2-1 at the break.

Ash's lack of control in front of goal was to be there undoing as Holcombe broke two on two and managed to score beating the Ash keeper on the second attempt.

Both teams lost players for five minutes of suspension but neither, when with greater numbers, could capitalize.

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