Tornados L2s vs Crescent Hockey Club

The cooler pushback at 7:30pm was a welcome start for the league. With a not-so-recent memory of the first game last season against the same Crescent club, there were lots of pre-game nerves and grimaces at their squad.

From the first touch of the ball, we refused to set up just inside our own half, in the half-court press that Coach had instructed. The midfielders pounced and the forwards were eager to stretch their legs. The defenders outleted well (like we practised in training!) and kept the offensive momentum. Throughout the game, we kept mostly to the Coach's 'protect the hotline and spine' tactic, forcing them to play wide, and failing to breach our defense.

Only once did they break free and found themselves 3 v 2, testing Xin's agility. She calmly and deftly swatted those attempts away, earning her the MVP for the match! Alas, a single fumble in the D (for which a PC was initially called) closed the game at 0-1 loss and for scoring against her own team, QiaoEn earns C(lown)OM.

A special mention to Elisa and Val, for their first hockey game ever! We are so glad to have you join us too Jo, Megs, Ovita, Qiaoen.