Entertainers 14 - 4 H-ton Hawks (Association Cup)

The Hawks improvement continues but they once again lose to an unflatering margin
Despite an impressive opening to the game, the Hawks could not capitalise and sunk to a defeat in the quarter final match of the Association Cup. This week the squad was missing Wilson who was busy perfecting his ninja skills, and Borthwick started on from the bench. The Hawks had a promising opening first 5 minutes, closing the ball down well and keeping possession. This was capitalised on with a great left wing move, with SWA finally crossing to the goal scorer Lawrence.

The lead, however, was short lived with the Entertainers coming scoring goals in quick succession to go ahead. After missing training for 2 weeks and last weeks game, SWA's fitness was suffering. This resulted in a forced substitution. With Borthwick adopting a forward position, the defence was left exposed, resulting in further goals being conceded. Houghton managed to pull one back with his first of the season. This came from battling open play on the right hand side. The Entertainers claimed that Houghton had encroached on the box, but the referee dismissed this.

Starting the second half 5-2 down, the Hawks were in a not out of the game yet. Unfortunately, the Entertainers seemed to have their lucky shooting boots on. Even though Cummings put in a brave display in goal, their shots seemed to find the bottom corner, out of the reach of the keeper's fingertips. The Hawks managed to pull two further goals back, Borthwick this time supplying the assist from the left to give Lawrence his second, and a one-two by Houghton and Aldridge from a restart game Houghton the space to take on the defence before coolly slotting home his second of the match. This was all to be in vain as the Hawks conceded more goals, resulting in the final score being 14-4.

The next match is Friday 13th October at 7.00pm on Court 1. Friday the 13th lives up to its reputation for the Hawks as they face tough game against top of the table Victoria.