Ladies 2s Match reports

Ladies 2s took on Sevenoaks at home this weekend and what a game it was.

The game could be summarised as epic but keep reading to see if it was.

The first half was a little patchy to recall as no one can really remember but we think it went like this 😂

Tash with her first touch of the ball opened the score line or should I say the flood gates for Anchs and left oaks swaying in the wind. Mel followed in the goal scoring from a short corner and nicely tucked it away.

They scored - unlucky to Anchs.

Anchs provided a counter attack and Jess managed to gain a flick which was perfectly converted by Mel.

A team effort from

The beginning brought the opportunity to Jess to start her goal scoring day and scored 2 in quick concession both from open play.

Defending from the back Daisy lead the team with Panda, Alice, Steph and Izzy making the defence solid as rock.

This team effort lead to Sara slotting away a goal from open play securing a 6-1 first half!!

Anchs entered the second half 6-1 up Oaks thought it was all still to play for… but it wasn’t!!

The second half brought us another rainbow of goals, with the first coming from the ever speedy Tash who from the half way line weeved through the players like she was on ice and slotted the ball away back left.

Continuous hard from came from play Alice and Izzy down the wings to Mel and Katy striving it forward. This lead the terrific Tash slotting another goal from the top of the D.

Mel from the right - earned short Corner after narley tackle from oaks that brought out Amazon down but sadly couldn’t get the conversion.

Continuous hard work from Jess, Mel Charlotte and Katy in the middle and Sara Katy upfront meant Anchs kept Sevenoaks defence on their toes.

A third came for Anchs after a well earned attack which started from Alice in defence earned us a short corner which was nicely converted by Jess.

Sevenoaks managed to get one back but that’s enough on that. And we sent

Tash back on and from open play manged to find her self In the D once again to calmly slot away another away.

The game ended we think 10-2 to Anchs but some think 10-3 but we won so 🤗

Special Thanks to the umpires - Laura and Andy and an even more special thanks to the extra loud Tristan for his continued support even if he didn’t know the players names 😂

Anchorians Ladies 2’s drew 2-2 to Meopham at Gravesend despite dominating possession and creating numerous chances.

Anchorians started strongly, with Mel Y scoring a great team goal set up by Jess. Sara scored a second goal, assisted by Mel Y, and the team looked comfortable at half-time everyone supporting the play.

In the second half, despite Anchorians dominating the majority of possession, and some great hockey winning lots of short corner opportunities, it was Meopham who scored two penalty strokes to level the game. Anchorians were left disappointed, having had the majority of possession and chances, but ultimately coming up short. Well played, ladies!

Special was awarded to Evie C for depositing masks behind the wrong goal at the start of the game and player was Jess in midfield for her brilliant running and passing causing havoc for Meopham all game.

We started with Sarah getting a telling off by Steve for using the whiteboard in the clubhouse - oh dear! With a motivational talk from Sarah and captain Steph, Anchs started us off fast and hard, showing awesome passing and putting pressure on Folkestone when they had the ball. The midfield worked tirelessly to move the ball around well and made some awesome opportunities.

Towards the end of the first half, we slowed down and Folkestone started to put more pressure on, but our defence continued to work hard with well-timed tackles, keeping the score at half-time at 0-0.

We started fast again in the second half, but it was end-to-end with lots of great runs coming from our wings, especially our Player of the Match, Katy Pitcher. Then we had our breakthrough with the ball being brought into the D and Mel Young scoring a goal from open play. Unfortunately, Folkestone scored with a hard hit from a short corner. However, Anchs kept fighting and our forwards were forcing balls into the D and gained quite a number of short corners in a row, finally allowing Mel Y to score with a super hard hit straight into the backboard.

With everyone playing for each other, we kept the score at 2-1 and had a well-deserved first win of the season. Panda took on Dod with a pass straight to the Folkestone player at the top of the D, but with super speed got back and we managed to stop that goal. Well played, ladies! 🏆

Anchorians 0-1 Sittingbourne

The Ladies 2s started their away game at Maidstone with plenty of entertainment courtesy of “What’s in Izzy’s car?” (you really don’t want to know), and the learner-driver hotspot car park also provided its fair share of laughs.

After Charlotte was left unsupervised getting to the game — as her mum had selfishly gone on holiday — she, of course, arrived late. However, with some strong words of encouragement and a focus on teamwork from captain Steph (main objective: talk!), Anchs showed a united front right from the warm-up.

The defence was led by the almighty Daisy in goal, with Izzy and Evie L on the wings, and Evie C and Steph holding strong in the middle. The backline came out on top of every 50/50 and made it look easy, with crucial tackles flying in from Evie L and Izzy. Sadly, around 20 minutes in, Izzy took a knock to the ankle, which meant the one and only Strangles (who had been perfectly happy warming the bench) had to make an appearance. With the correct contact lenses in and her boots dusted off, she stepped on — and the ball only hit her foot once in the first half.

Charlotte opened the scoring for Anchs after some quick thinking from Evie C, who fired a ball into the D for Charlotte to neatly slot home — 1–0 Anchs!

Maidstone tried to respond, but our midfielders weren’t having any of it. Lily and Alice controlled the wings, while Charlotte and Jess commanded the middle with power and precision.

After dominating most of the first half, it was only a matter of time before the second goal came. It started with long-legged Jess, who dribbled from the halfway line, weaving through multiple players before reaching the D and passing to Alice for a shot. The keeper saved it, but the rebound fell perfectly to Katy, who calmly finished at the back post — 2–0 Anchs.

Half-time came, and Anchs were 2–0 up — but definitely feeling it.

In the second half, Jess was quickly man-marked — every time she touched the ball, a second Maidstone player appeared out of nowhere. But Anchs adapted, used the width, and made Maidstone do all the running.

Play was briefly paused when a hooligan on a bike rode onto the pitch and started circling the umpire like prey. The kid didn’t take the umpire down and was swiftly moved on so play could resume.

Up front, superstars Sara and Katy were seeing more of the ball in the D than ever before — they could hardly believe their luck! Sara tracked back, making crucial tackles and interceptions, while Katy worked tirelessly both ways and even brought blondies for post-match treats (instant legend).

Alice made a strong bid for a penalty flick after colliding with the goalkeeper… though some say she just fancied a little lie down.

As tired legs set in, Maidstone managed to claw two goals back during the second half. Thankfully, Daisy kept us in it with some outstanding saves, helping Anchs hold on for a well-earned 2–2 draw.

Player of the Match was too hard to call — everyone worked their purple socks off.

Special mention went to hop-along Izzy, who, after coming off injured, was told the ice pack hadn’t been popped. At half-time she casually mentioned that it was “broken” and not cold — she blames Jessie G’s boyfriend (yes, we approve), who she claims she gave it to. Sorry Izzy… you still get Special! 💜

The 2’s played a tough game Bexleyheath, unfortunately we lost 3-0 but we played our best and the score really does not reflect the game at all.

During the first half we lost one of our players to injury within the first 5 minutes. Once we got back into the groove of things the team worked insanely hard together, the passes around the back were amazing, working the ball around the pitch and around the opposition.

The midfield did great at getting the ball up the pitch and to the forwards but unfortunately our attempts at a goal were denied.

During the second half we started to feel defeated but got out mojo back and started working really well as a team again.

Player went Mika, Daisy and Evie for their perseverance on the pitch and in goal. Special went to Tammy for thinking she got hit with a ball when she actually has damaged her ankle quite badly so we all hope for a speedy recovery.

The 2’s played an excellent game vs Deal but unfortunately lost 4-2.

The team work was amazing and the team worked really together, the little passes that were done to get the ball to the other end of the pitch were brilliant. Even though it was hot we still played our best with only 1 sub and multiple players playing with injuries.

Mel scored the first goal by running the ball up the pitch and then slotting it past keeper. The second goal came from a short corner where Katy got an amazing rebound.

It took the team a while to settle as most of us hadn’t played together but by the second half we all dropped into a great rhythm. With Evie L playing defence, doing some amazing defending alongside Steph, Izzy and Freya, with Daisy making some amazing saves as well.

The midfield was held strong by Mel, Katy, Lucy and Tammy. They did amazingly well with working the ball up the pitch for Melissa and Sara to take the ball to the goal.

Everyone played really well together but it was a tough game, the score definitely does not represent how well everyone played.

Player went to Tilly for her amazing runs and always being in the right place for the game. Special went to Daisy for asking why there were leaves on one end of the pitch.

The ladies 2s took on Folkestone today at home.

With 2 new ladies joining in Elle and Tammy, some of last seasons regulars not around and Freya and Hattie stepping up was a slightly new team for us .

We started strong and a had a short corner quite early on unfortunately not hitting the back of the net. Sara and Elle worked tirelessly up front with amazing back up from Mel and Helen in the middle.

Unfortunately after defending 2 short corners Folkestone managed to convert one and we went into the 2nd half 1-0 down

We did not start the 2nd half well, with a little bit of confusion over positions and subs we let Folkestone take full advantage of this and they made a break and scored .

This however did not dampen the ladies in the 2s and we came back fighting. With Freya, Hattie and Izzy playing amazing has right and left backs. Pushing forward and making amazing space for both Lilly, Melissa and Tammy to make some amazing runs. We finally got a break with Mel slipping the ball to Sara in the D for a great goal by Sara.

We never gave up and continued to put huge pressure on the Folkestone defence with Alice playing sweeper and providing an essential pivot for our midfield to shine. Unfortunately we had many chances but their goal keeper kept them in the game.

Daisy has always was our rock in goal producing some amazing saves.

Was a shame we lost 2-1 but the hockey was good and everyone enjoyed the game.

Was great to be playing again.