{"id":7017,"date":"2021-09-13T23:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T23:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clydesdalehockey.org.uk\/staging\/?p=7017"},"modified":"2021-09-27T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:51:55","slug":"l1s-m1s-start-season-with-opening-day-wins-weekend-review-11th-12th-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clydesdalehockey.org.uk\/staging\/l1s-m1s-start-season-with-opening-day-wins-weekend-review-11th-12th-september\/","title":{"rendered":"L1s & M1s start season with opening day wins – Weekend Review – 11th\/12th September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Clydesdale Western 1s began the 2021-22 Women\u2019s Premiership season by grabbing an excellent win away to potential title rivals Watsonians 1s at Peffermill on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watsonians squad featured a number of Scotland internationalists following strong summer acquisitions. But, it was \u2018Dale Western\u2019s very own Scotland star in Jennifer Eadie who settled the contest with the game\u2019s only goal in the third quarter to give Derek Forsyth\u2019s side an invaluable three points on the opening day of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clydesdale Western\u2019s squad featured a number of recruits of their own. Fiona Semple, also in the Scotland Senior Women\u2019s squad, returned to Titwood last year to make her second debut on Saturday. Alongside Semple in their first games for the L1s were Paz Medina San Martin from Argentina and Lucy Bliss. Scotland U19 Goalkeeper Cara McCallister was chosen between the sticks, with previous number 1 Jessica Buchanan now playing her hockey for Atl\u00e8<\/em>tic Terrasa in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the match, the first quarter passed by without too much trouble for Forsyth\u2019s team despite the Edinburgh side\u2019s attempt to start quickly. The second quarter saw the L1s keep possession more effectively but ultimately could not break the home side\u2019s defence despite a couple of half chances. But the deadlock was eventually broken when Jen Eadie converted a penalty corner after half time. Watsons had a few corners of their own but were thwarted by a stubborn \u2018Dale Western defence. \u2018Dale Western\u2019s attack, meanwhile, almost went close to doubling their lead from another corner, but were denied by the post. The miss rendered meaningless, however, as the L1s held on for a crucial victory going into next weekend\u2019s game with Western Wildcats at Auchenhowie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clydesdale 1s scored four second half goals to give Ciaran Crawford\u2019s side three points on the opening day of the Men\u2019s Premiership campaign against Dundee Wanderers 1s at Dalnacraig on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A goal each from David Nairn, Fraser Hirst, Andrew Allan and a sublime solo goal from Ali Douglas broke Wanderers resistance to win game one of the season for \u2018Dale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head Coach Crawford selected six first time debutants in the M1s squad on Saturday. Ben Cosgrove, Alex Lihou, Johnny Bradley, Jamie Green, Euan Anderson and Sammy Kasto were all new to the \u2018Dale squad whilst Gregor Hirst and Patrick Lonergan were making their second debuts following respective returns last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there was passage of play to sum up the lengthy spell away from hockey, then the first quarter at Dalnacraig was that in a nutshell. Both sides struggled to set a tempo and, despite corner chances for both sides, the scoreline remained goalless. Quarter two saw the M1s start to dominate possession but rarely asked questions of the home side\u2019s goalkeeper. But after half time, the M1s got the breakthrough when Nairn tapped in at the back post. The goals continued when, not long after, a Clydesdale counter ended with Nairn setting up Fraser Hirst for a simple finish. And the game effectively ended as a contest when Allan slotted a penalty corner. The Tayside team did reduce the deficit with a corner of their own before Douglas capped off a solid win by beating two defenders and then sending a sensational upright reverse finish into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saturday\u2019s action produced two more wins alongside the Men\u2019s & Women\u2019s 1st<\/sup> teams.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The L2s beat Watsonians second-string side in game one of the Women\u2019s Championship Division One league following a 2-1 win at Tipperlinn thanks to a goal each from Nicky Wilson and Rachel Whittle. The L3s, in the same competition, sadly went down 1-0 to George Heriots FP 1s at Goldenacre but that failed to tell the whole story. The L3s, who traditionally have had a more experienced squad, had nine juniors involved in Saturday\u2019s match – with each and every one of those nine putting in a superb effort despite the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The M3s in Men\u2019s West District Division One drew 1-1 at Hutchesons\u2019 Grammar School (HGS) to Hillhead 3s as Mitchell Pritchard recorded his second goal of the season. The M4s, at the same venue, produced a goalscoring display in a 5-2 win against Hillhead 5s. First half goals from Iain Flynn and Manahara Ratnayake saw the score level at 2-2, before Aidan Black added two and Lewis Gambles with one to give the home side a three goal advantage by full time to seal the M4s first points of the season in Men\u2019s West District Division Two. Despite a number of senior inputs in the goalscoring stakes, it was the juniors who were given the plaudits with notable performances from Gambles, Andrew Cox and Logan Forsyth. The M5s lost 4-1 in the final game at HGS to Kelburne 4s in Men\u2019s West District Division Three \u2013 Florent Saint-Ledger being the host\u2019s sole goalscorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday saw Titwood host competitive domestic games for the first time since March 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The day\u2019s early game saw the M5s Development, also in Men\u2019s West District Division Three, suffer a chastening result, going down 7-0 to Helensburgh 2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the later game, the M2s had to come from behind on three separate occasions to open their Men\u2019s Regional League campaign with three points in a cracking encounter with Hillhead 2s. The first equaliser came from Neil Morton Lloyd with a finish from close range, cancelling out Hillhead\u2019s goalscoring corner. M2s captain Alex Ingram then tucked away a smart reverse stick finish either side of two capitalisations on Clydesdale defensive errors by the visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the game turned in the final ten minutes. The goal of the game arguably came from the home side when veteran Graham Dunlop stole possession just inside Hillhead\u2019s half before hitting a cross field pass to the back post for Blair Paul to convert a textbook sliding deflection to level at 3-3. Minutes later, the Titwood side quickly gained possession from a Hillhead hit out, which culminated in Morton Lloyd finishing off Jeetinder Berman\u2019s square pass. Leo Howes, also on return to Clydesdale since 2014, finished the scoring to give Stuart Banford\u2019s side an opening day 5-3 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo credit: Andy Lovat<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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