19/2/06
Formby Hockey
Club's first team celebrated the award of a 175,000 grant for the replacement
of their artificial pitch at Cricket Path on Saturday with a
a rousing 6-3 victory over league leaders Leek.
Leek took an early
lead with a breakaway goal but Formby replied when David Seddon
converted his side's first penalty corner.
Formby took the
lead after the break when Phil Capper scored with a snap shot from the top of
the circle to start a run of 4 goals without reply. Seddon
scored three more corners in succession to take the game away from Leek.
The visitors
pulled one back but Richard Thompson made it six with a rare reverse stick
effort. Leek scored a penalty corner in the dying minutes but it was too little
too late.
On Sunday Formby
had a close battle with second placed Brooklands
eventually going down 2-1.
The visitors took
the lead but Formby equalised when Andrew Kent was brought down by Brooklands' keeper and Seddon
converted the resultant penalty stroke.
The second half
possession was dominated by Brooklands as Formby
tired following Saturday's exploits.Yyoungster Stevie Wright nearly grabbed a winner however, when he
cleverly lobbed the keeper only to see his shot bounce of the keeper's helmet.
Brooklands were awarded a penalty corner with ten minutes
remaining and they scored from the rebound leaving little time for Formby to
come back.
Formby 2nd XI were unlucky to finish losers on Saturday in a closely
contested game at home to Wrexham, from
The visitors
started the stronger and looked like they might open their account early on but
the defensive pair of Antony Metcalf and John Platt sood
firm and kept the Welsh team at bay.
Formby started to
get into their stride and started making attacking probes into the Wrexham
circle. However, it was the visitors who took the lead with a well worked
penalty corner. The Cricket Path team fought back quickly and within minutes
were on level tersm with a goal from John Davies.
The scores were
level at half time and another goal from either side looked like it would take
the points. Unfortunatley for Formby it Wrexham who scored from a penalty stroke.
Though the home side did have a few chances to equalise they tired in the last
part of the game and could not capitalise on their possession.
This Saturday they
travel to Crewe, from