Perfect start to East League season for City of Peterborough Hockey Club first teams

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​There was a perfect start to the East League season for City of Peterborough Hockey Club first teams.

​The men and ladies travelled to Broxbourne and both recorded excellent wins.

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They were contrasting successes as the men were 3-0 up inside 20 minutes in their Premier Division fixture and there was no further scoring.

New captain Matt Porter, player-coach Gareth Andrew and Nathan Rozario scored the goals for a team seeking an immediate return to National League hockey.

City of Peterborough first team before a recent friendly. Photo David Lowndes.City of Peterborough first team before a recent friendly. Photo David Lowndes.
City of Peterborough first team before a recent friendly. Photo David Lowndes.

Fellow relegated National League side Bedford lost 5-3 at home to Saffron Walden.

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It was tougher for the ladies who fell 1-0 down in the first-half of their Premier Division match, but a team who enjoyed an outstanding second-half of last season, rallied to win 3-1 with goals from Hannah Grimshaw, Tash Mountain and Lily Craven.

City men host Ipswich, who also won their first game, at Bretton Gate on Saturday (4pm). The ladies are also at home to Ipswich (1pm).

It was a decent East League start for the City club who fielded 12 teams and recorded six wins, three draws and three defeats.

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City of Peterborough 1st XI before a recent friendly. Photo David Lowndes.City of Peterborough 1st XI before a recent friendly. Photo David Lowndes.
City of Peterborough 1st XI before a recent friendly. Photo David Lowndes.

The men’s second team went down 5-1 at home to Cambridge in Division One despite a goal from promising youngster Cole Bowtell, but the fourths eased to a 3-0 win at Cambridge South in Division Three with goals from Gary Hales, Will Astbury and Matt Carson-Doughty.

And in the same division City fifths came back from two goals down to beat a Cambridge University side 3-2 courtesy of goals from Matthew Wallace, Michael Boyle and Max Cave.

There were lower division draws for the club’s sixth, seventh and eighth teams. Adam Humphreys and prolific Phil Martin scored for the sixths at Spalding, debutant Harry Ingram and new skipper Simon Leon netted for the sevenths at Kettering and a smart finish from Steve Browning gave the eighths a point at home to St Ives.

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Young Grace German scored the goal for City Ladies seconds in a 5-1 Division One home defeat at the hands of Saffron Walden, but the thirds won 2-1 at Cambridge South in Division Two thanks to goals from Kristen Hackett and Holly Wake.

Lower down the leagues The fourths had a commanding 5-0 victory at home to Cambridge South with goals from Ellie Neale (2), Helen Stevens, Esther Potter and Sue Thorpe, but the fifths lost a tight contest 1-0 at Wisbech.

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