Saturday 9th May 2009

 

 

Hucknall Sports Whites first tournament of the summer provided a chance for the fringe players in the squad to show what they could do. For many of the squad this was their first experience of a tournament format and the Whites arrived at Highfields Hockey ground in relaxed mood.

Playing in a competitive division, Hucknall managed to make the semi-finals by finishing second in their league thanks to two wins and a draw.

 

Drawn against Wilford Lions in the semi's Hucknall found themselves a goal down with only 2 mins left on the clock. But a thrilling finale saw Dante Diriso score directly from a well practised corner and then with only seconds left up stepped birthday-boy Oliver Bowley to smash Hucknall into the final with a shot from the edge of the box. As the final whistle blew the Hucknall team ran the length of the pitch to pile high in celebration.

A valiant effort by the entire squad of 8 players in the final saw them narrowly fail to take the winners trophy after losing out to a classy Greenwood Meadows first team.

 

Man of the Tournament went to Kal Orton for a fantastic display of goalkeeping, but congratulations goes to all the squad for a great effort to win our first trophy of the summer.

 

Hucknall Sports U10's White

 Kal Orton, Tyler Johnstone, Dante Diriso, William Brown 
 Kieran Wilson, Oliver Bowley, Mitch Davies, Joe Newton, Jacob Barlow, Josh Hart