Aparell Master 12-1 H-ton Hawks

A severely under strength Hawks were soundly beaten by Aparell Master, the team sitting second in the league.
The Hawks could not field their first choice line-up and managed to scrape together a injured, unfit and tired team.

Borthwick and Aldridge lined up along with Cummings, who was suffering from pulled muscles in the chest and tiredness from being at casualty until 3am, Houghton, still struggling with a groin strain, and Mitchinson, drafted in at the last moment. The makeshift team were there to avoid the Hawks having to forfeit.

If they had forfeit, the score line of 10-nil would have been slightly better than the final result, but the fact that the Hawks turned up to compete in this uneven contest reaffirms the Hawks positive attitude. The Hawks only goal came late into the game from Houghton, but this was the only break for them and never troubled Aparell Master's goal. The game was marred by the yellow card given to a member of Aparell Master, who took exception to Aldridge's kicks to his ankles in the corner of the pitch. The two were separated after a bit of pushing, shoving and posturing with inflated chests.

Next week's game is against Pro Evo on 11th May.