Match Reports
Mens 1st XI lost to Chiswick Mens 1s 1 - 2
Maidenhead slipped to third in the MBBO league after suffering a 2-1 defeat at home to league-leaders Chiswick. This was their first defeat of the season and, with Eastcote recording another win, means they are 3 points from the top, and a point behind second place.
Mens 1st XI beat Newbury & Thatcham 2 - 0
Maidenhead recorded their 5th consecutive win in the MBBO 1st League, beating Newbury & Thatcham 2-0. The score line could have been much higher with a number of missed opportunities for both sides. Maidenhead’s performance was not dominant but they did enough for the victory.
Mens 3rd XI beat Amersham & Chalfont 4 - 3
Maidenhead 3s (“Maids”) continued their league campaign on Saturday against Amersham & Chalfont 3s (“A&C”) looking for another 3 points to follow-up their 1-0 win at Tring.
Maids started brightly and opened the scoring with their first attack of the game as James Cawthorpe’s sumptuous length-of-the-field found Nick Lloyd in acres on space at the top of the D, who coolly slotted the ball past the A&C goalkeeper for the early lead.
Ladies 1st XI beat Trojans 7 - 2
Maidenhead ladies 1st XI were back to winning ways with a convincing win over Trojans on Saturday. However, it was Trojans who started more confidently and were rewarded by an early goal in the opening 5 minutes. Despite going 1-0 down Maidenhead rallied and began to take control of the game. Captain, Chantal Frost leveled the score after picking up the ball in a midfield position and driving through the Trojans defence unleashing an unstoppable shot.
Mens 3rd XI beat Tring 1 - 0
In what was a less than classic game of hockey, Maidenhead 3s came away with a deserved but tense win, perhaps feeling the pressure following two consecutive defeats and facing a side that had also struggled coming up to pace at the start of the season. Trialling a more attacking 3-4-3 formation Maidenhead looked vulnerable to a counter attack in the opening phases before Karsten Smet and Mark Hutchinson began to exert some influence from the middle of the park.