Remmer & the Arg 5-4 H-ton Hawks (Pre-Season Friendly)

The Hawks came so close to their first victory in a pre-season friendly against division 2 opposition Remmer & the Arg
Again this week the Hawks were thin on the ground in terms of team members. Cummings and SWA were missing due to prior engagements, Wison was still been a big girl with his bad thumb, and the resident emergency ringer Neil Houghton was also on the injured list. Therefore another Houghton brother, Craig, stepped up for the challenge.

The Hawks started badly conceding a couple of weak goals, but as the game progressed, the game evened out. After half time the Hawks were the better team but the inability to finish was the overriding factor. The frustration of failing to find the goal caused the Hawks to drift up the pitch, exposing them at the back. Some excellent goal keeping by Borthwick in his first game back from his ankle injury kept Remmer & the Arg from increasing their lead further, but this wasn't enough to prevent another Hawks loss, albeit only a friendly.

Once again inconsistent refereeing saw the match become very scrappy at points. The Hawks can be pleased with their passing display throughout the game which opened up the opposition and lead to all of their goals. Goals came from Lawrence(2), C Houghton(1) and G Houghton(1).

The next game is another pre-season friendly against Remmer & the Arg, 7.30pm Friday 10th November on Court 3.