Archives for the ‘Vets’ Category

After a final fantastic weekend, an other season comes to an end. The Veterans played exceedingly well yesterday (24th April) to draw against a much younger team from Whitchurch 4:4 (goals from Richard Higginson 3 & Keith Hunt), and enjoyed a great game against a strong LX side 2:2 on the Sunday (goals from Tony [...]

Wessex SuperVets Fixtures Alliance. The Vets had a comfortable 5:1 win against Havant on 13th February, but that didn’t tell the whole story! It was bitterly cold and this must have effected the hockey, for for much of the game, it was a competition as to which side could give the ball away to the [...]

Reading Vets kept their third position in their league thanks to a comfortable win against Polytechnic at Redaing University on 6th February. They were one up after 38 seconds thanks to an excellent through ball by Fergus Stapleton to Richard Higginson who gave the goalkeeper no chance. A second followed eight minutes later, thanks to [...]

Reading Vets were at Winchester on 30th Januaury & had a bit of a shock! They were two goals down within ten minutes, both from open play. It must have been the sun shinning for the first game for some time or something! Fortunately the team settled down and by half time thanks to a flick by [...]

Wessex SuperVets Fixtures Alliance. The Vets played their first game for six weeks; yes, it seemed a long time since 12th December and it showed in our league match against Amersham & Chalfont on Saturday 23rd January They were fortunate to play at Sonning Lane, so they certainly couldn’t blame the pitch for the standard of play [...]

Wessex Supervets Fixtures Alliance. Reading Veterans v Epsom 28th November (away) A very hard fought game between two evenly matched sides neither of whom could establish any kind of dominance. Reading missed several chances before Epsom scored, and were one up at half time. Epsom, who top the league, were determined to keep there unbeaten [...]

Wessex SuperVets Fixtures Alliance. Reading Vets were really looking forward to playing their league fixture against Wokingham on their nearly laid pitch at Cantley Park. Unfortunately however the conditions were appalling. There were very strong winds throughout and the driving rain was such that after 60 minutes the game had to be abandoned – one [...]

Reading went one up within three minutes and controlled the game throughout. Havant were outplayed. Their passes were constantly interecepted and by half time Reading were comfortably five goals up. Full marks to them though they battled hard and it wasn’t until the final quarter that Reading scored again. This was just too much for [...]

A very hard fought game between two evenly matched sides neither of whom could establish any kind of dominance. Reading missed several chances before Reading scored through a well taken goal by Higgi. The first half ended 1 – 0. Poly came out running, their younger legs making an impression. They scored despite Paul’s heroic [...]

Wessex Super Fixtures Alliance 24th October: Reading Vets 7: Winchester Wanderers 1. Reading Vets enjoyed their first home game of their season at Sonning Lane against Winchester Wanderers. Although under early pressure, Ian Tomlinson their goalkeeper saved two early opportunities the opponents created and thereafter the Vets took control of the game with some excellent quick short [...]