19/03/06
Formby Hockey
Club's first team won the Lancashire Cup on Sunday when they defeated
Annes at
Formby, who had a
number of first choice players missing moved the ball round well early on but
Lytham won a
penalty corner which they converted. Will Chew
equalised following exceellent
approach play.
Lytham regained
their lead but then Formby took the game away from them when Simon Fox
equalised
with a tip in and David Seddon,
who had already hit the bar, converted a penalty corner.
Seddon netted again with a penalty stroke before
Fox got his second and his side's fifth. Lytham
pulled one back in the dying minutes as Formby
used their bench but the result was never in
doubt.
This was the first
trophy to arrive at Cricket Path for a few seasons and the club is looking to
strengthen their squad for next season with a view to
gaining promotion to EHL Division One.
Next Sunday Formby
play their final EHL home game of the season when
Push back is 1pm
Formby 2nd XI
earned a well deserved draw away to
penalty corner) and Marc Thomas from open play
were Formby's two scorers. This Saturday they
face Lytham St Annes
at home, push back 1.30.
Formby's third
team continued their post Christmas revival with a comprehensive 6-0 victory
over
Springfields. Gary Maxwell gave his side the lead from a penalty corner
with the first of a hat
trick. Tom Lissett
netted twice and Matty Robinson were
the other scorers.