Match Report

Ely under 11s who are currently top of the Eastern Counties League still have a chance of the double this season having qualified for the cup final to be held in Peterborough in July.
 

In a busy period of Roller Hockey it was the Ely under 15s 1st Division side that ‘kicked’ off the weekend at Cambridge Regional College. The team had had some good results at the previous tournament so were hopeful of some good performances.
 

The latest under 13s tournament in the Eastern Counties First Division saw both the Ely Greens and Blues in action. With Ely the only club with two teams at this level getting full squads on the day can sometimes be difficult and this was one such day, with the Greens playing their first match with only 3 outfielders. However against the seasons form team of Bury St Edmunds it was difficult to tell at times that Ely were a ‘man ‘ light. Ely actually took the lead only for Bury to hit back with two quick goals.

The club replaced its Saturday training with some friendly matches against Cottenham, well done to all those who turned up to play. There were 3 x 20 minute matches and 3 x 10 minute matches at Minors, Inters and Schoolboys. Some, particularly at the older age groups, were very close games with different winners each time.

Cottenham edged the night with 4 wins to 2. Well done in particular to the goalkeepers on the night Ryan Norton and Hattie Ford who arent regulars in goal, this was Ryan's first go in competitive matches. 

Ely Blues played their latest matches in the second division of the Eastern Counties League. This league has had some of the closest matches and the Burwell tournament had plenty of goals in some tightly fought contests.
 

4 members of Ely were part of the England Development Squad trip to Portugal over half term. Ryan Norton was in the Boys under 11s squad and Hattie Ford, Nikki Hart and Emily Barrow in the Girls under 14s squad.
 
The hosts were Academico da Feira, south of Porto and the first evening was spent playing some of their players. The boys played a match against some of the clubs beginners and the girls played an under 13s boys team. The boys gained much confidence and managed to score 22 goals although the girls were well beaten.

The Ely Senior team travelled to Houghton Regus in Hertfordshire for their latest tournament. This was a new venue for all of the team.
 

In an exciting days Roller Hockey at Cambridge Regional College, the Ely Under 11 team ensured they stayed top of the Eastern Counties table, with three wins out of three.
 
 

Ely finally got some competitive matches after the Christmas break and a number of postponed tournaments, when they took part in the National Cup qualifiers at Soham.