Lansdown vs Marlborough 
Marlborough win 3-0
Newly promoted to the North Division of the West Clubs Women’s Hockey league, Marlborough Ladies 1st team had a huge task ahead of them for last weekend’s away game (November 16), against top of the league Lansdown from Cheltenham.
The pressure was on and Marlborough needed to raise their game and show their true resolve, or were Lansdown going to be a step too far?
The game plan came together for Marlborough with an early goal from Becky Hewlett, which unsettled Lansdown and gave Marlborough the confidence to get fully into the game.
Another goal by Becky Hewlett before half-time, boosted everyone’s morale.
Skipper Becki Marnane said: “We knew that stepping our game up again was imperative to keeping our hard fought lead. Lansdown to date hadn’t been a high scoring team, so we just needed to keep our heads and our composure”.
The second half started with a new found momentum, Lansdown came out fighting to keep their top of the league position.
Marlborough however, were not going to give up the fight and a fantastic strike by Kate Batty in the last 5 minutes, sealed a very satisfying victory and ensured that Marlborough would end the weekend victorious and top of the league.
You can find the full league table here.
Hockey: after a good win, Marlborough men stay in the league relegation zone
