Our two championship grade teams come up against each other for their first game of the season.
CMK Accountants Stratford Avon played Le Dejeuner Catering Stratford Broadway on Friday in Stratford. Starting the 2017 season the game got off to a very even start with Avon playing a better-structured game putting them in a position to score the first goal.
A well-placed pass from Neil Sandford allowed Cory Astwood to show his worth first time playing for Avon and a very good goal. Avon tried a number of times through the first half but Broadway had started to work as a team and put up better defence and attack, ending the first half with three goals, Avon 1.
Second half was always going to be a challenge for Avon up against Broadway's strength and the Avon players did a great job of limiting Broadway. Sometimes putting the pressure back on Broadway with a couple of penalty corners. Broadway's strength carried them on to win 8-1.
It was, however, a very encouraging game for Avon as there are lots of new players coming into the team who all played very well; our young keeper had a big game earning him player of the day, Zen Dodunski. On Saturday, CMK Stratford A Women faced Te Kiri.