NE14Hockey East LeaguePremier ACambridge City 1 Ipswich II 7Ipswich suffered a demoralising thrashing at the hands of a well-drilled Cambridge City outfit.
NE14Hockey East League
Premier A
Cambridge City 1 Ipswich II 7
Ipswich suffered a demoralising thrashing at the hands of a well-drilled Cambridge City outfit.
Ipswich pushed back to start the game and with 30 seconds gone were 1-0 down. This set the tone for the rest of the first half and, with forwards starved of service from a lacklustre midfield performance, the Suffolk side found themselves 4-0 down at the break.
A tactical switch in the second half patched up Ipswich's slightly demoralised defence, with Driver dropping back into midfield to try and sure things up.
New striker Ed Youngman grabbed a consolation, however Cambridge replied with three breakaway goals to round off a productive afternoon for their strikers.
Despite the score line, Ipswich's second half display was a distinct improvement on the first and there were good performances from all of the youngsters.
There was, however, one sour moment in the second half when seasoned veteran Andy Swindin took matters into his own hands and received a green card for foul language in an otherwise well disciplined performance.
Ipswich face St. Albans next week in another tough game but will welcome back Simon Miller, Palmer and captain Reed.
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