Reading v Abingdon 9th October

A fantastic team performance saw Reading triumph in the first Oxford korfball league match of the season, narrowly edging out an experienced Abingdon side 12-11.  After the customary travel related incidents we just about managed to get the whole side to Oxford in time for the clash. The warm up was all too brief and the long summer break and lack of regular training showed as we were a little wayward with our shooting and passing. However, come game time everyone stepped up their game and the ball handling was excellent and really helped us to maintain pressure and create chances. We managed to put away a decent number of these chances with Lucy M, Lucy P, Stu and Blaggy all getting on the scorecard early in the game.  At half time it was very close and we were 1 behind at 7-6.

In the second half the game stagnated for a time with us dominating in defence, but struggling to convert the chances in attack. Several ends were split 1 goal each, to keep them just ahead. Eventually we managed to make the consistent pressure tell and scored the 2 consecutive goals we needed to take the lead. It was only just in the nick of time too,  as seconds after Lucy M finished off a cheeky shot the final whistle blew. A solid team performance and a well deserved win – good job guys!

Welcome to all the new students!

Why not come and give korfball a try? We will be running a taster session on Sat October 8th, 10am to 12pm at Sportspark.  Find out what the sport is all about, have a go and also meet some of the current members.  Those of you who are not so new, but missed us last year are also more than welcome!

The first training session of the new term is on Thurs Oct 13th 6-8pm at Bulmershe sports Hall. The first couple of training sessions will  start from the basics so its a good time to get involved. All welcome – see ‘training info’ page for directions.