Maidenhead & Windsor

South Premier Division II Blackheath 2 Maidenhead 9

Maidenhead have struggled for goals all season, hitting just 12 until Saturday,when they dispatched nine in one afternoon.

Maidenhead always looked the more threatening in front of goal and it was no surprise when Darrell Cassidy turned and scored in the fifth minute. But Maids could not hold onto their lead for long, with Blackheath striking from a penalty corner.

Maidenhead dominated the half and thanks to McConkey went two goals to the good at 3-1 - but back came Blackheath, with another penalty corner,on the stroke of half-time.

Following words of wisdom from coach Calum Giles and some of the senior players, Maidenhead took the game away from their hosts in the second half. Five goals in a short space of time finished the game as a contest, with McConkey completing a hat-trick, Reid, Cassidy again, Cresey and Latham all getting on the score sheet.

Even after Maidenhead had scored the ninth, there was no let up in the search for double figures.

It was relief all around for Maidenhead; there is now confidence that goals can be scored and relegation avoided.

Barnes did Maidenhead a favour by beating Blackheath in a re-arranged game the next day,leaving Maidenhead just one point behind Blackheath. Hopefully Maidenhead can take this performance into the rest of the season, starting at home to Tulse Hill on Saturday.

Team: Bird, Cresey,Edwards, Gaze, Sood, Latham, Roberts, Bockett-Pugh, McConkey,Reid, Cassidy,Brown, Allan

Maidenhead U18 Boys 3 Guildford 4

MAIDS took on Guildford at home on a cold Sunday at Altwood. Guildford took advantage of Maids' slow start and scored after five minutes but Maids settled down and absorped a sustained period of pressure, before starting to take the game to Guildford.

The second half took on a similar pattern of play,with Maids attacks breaking down before reaching the 'D', whereas the Guildford attacks penetrated in to the 'D', leading to another goal by Guildford. Despite continued pressure by Maids they failed to score.

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