HOCKEY DERBY vs PAARL GIMNASIUM : 18 May 1st Team : Wynberg lost 1-3 . We all made the early trek to Paarl on what turned out to be a glorious , warm day . Despite some lost scoring opportunities , Wynberg continued to fight but Paarl eventually penetrated Wynberg ’ s defence : half time score : 0-1 . Not sticking to the original game plan resulted in another two ( welldeserved ) goals by Paarl . Wynberg found a weakness in Paarl Gim ’ s defence and Jamie Southgate slotted the ball . Wynberg put Paarl Gim under immense pressure but no more goals were scored . The lesson we took from this tough battle against Paarl Gimnasium was to always stick to the game plan . 2nd Team : Wynberg lost 0-5 . U16A Team : lost 0-7 . We were outwitted , outlasted and outplayed . Well done to Paarl Gym for a smooth and flawless performance . We have some work to do . U16B Team : Wynberg lost 0-3 . They fought hard and were 0-0 at half time but their fitness let them down . Player of the match : Jo Currie . U16C Team : Wynberg lost 0-4 . The girls struggled with their basic skills on the grass . They went 0-3 down in the 1st half , but continued to fight hard . Player of the match : Danielle Page . U16D Team : Wynberg lost 0-2 . U14A Team : Wynberg lost 0-1 . The game started off very well for Wynberg as we had a lot of attacking opportunities and passed the ball around nicely . However , we held on to the ball for too long and should have passed early as this is when we looked most dangerous . Player of the Match : Katherine Nicolls . Comment from the coach : “ Very proud of how the girls played this weekend . They really picked up their game from last week and showed that they have the ability to play wonderful hockey .” U14B Team : Wynberg drew 0-0 . Wynberg played much better than last week , stringing passes together , and being disciplined about staying within their channels . Player of the Match : Shannon Reilly .
Zahra Dollie in action
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Wynberg 1st team ’ s team talk with coach , Janice Hudson-Windsor
HOCKEY RESULTS vs STELLENBERG : 8 June 1st Team : Wynberg lost 1-2 . The team was really keen to put on a good display against top-of-the-log Stellenberg . After Stellenberg went ahead , Sasha Sivertsen controlled the defensive midfield and distributed excellent turn-around ball to the links and strikers , who put massive pressure on the Stellenberg defence until Wynberg finally scored the equaliser through Cara Geere . Zoe Woodman kept goal as if her life depended on it but with 3 minutes to go , Stellenberg were awarded a penalty corner and despite Wynberg ’ s best efforts , they blasted in the winning goal . 2nd Team : Wynberg lost 0-8 . Valeshka Harkhu ’ s valiant efforts in goals kept the 2nds fighting spirits high , but they could not stop the Stellenberg onslaught , especially their quick counter-attacks and their eagerness to score . The 2nds will need to pick themselves up and dust themselves off and move forward from here . U16A Team : Wynberg lost 1-2 . Wynberg did well to go 1-0 up with a goal from newly promoted Aaliyah Adams . Stellenberg equalised before the end of the 1st half and again a few minutes before the final whistle to go 2-1 up . U16B Team : Wynberg lost 0-2 . Wynberg had as much of the game as Stellenberg , but they converted their chances and we were unable to do so . U16C Team : Match drawn 0-0 . A very tough game against strong opposition on a cold and wet day . Player of the match was Robyn- Lee Roberts and the team is to be commended on a good game . U16D Team : Wynberg won 3-0 . A great game from this team ! They played with enthusiasm and passion and converted 3 scoring opportunities . They are finally starting to come together as a team on the field and are to be commended on a great performance . U14A Team : Match drawn 0-0 . Both teams had scoring opportunities , but neither could convert . Our goalkeeper , Chelsea van der Berg was our player of the match as she pulled off many wonderful saves . U14B Team : Wynberg won 3 – 0 . The U14Bs played like stars - the first time this season that they have been really goal-hungry and shown some aggression . U14 Skills Team : Wynberg won 1-0 . Their first game of the season : it was very encouraging to see the team implement the skills they had learnt over the past few weeks , especially in such difficult weather conditions . Great win for their first game !