U19 Boys Hockey

Saturday the under 19 boys went to Simba International School to play hockey against three other schools. Unfortunately Chengelo were not able to make it due to transport difficulties, but Simba managed to organise a second team so we played against Simba A, Simba B and Lechwe School.

Our first match was against Simba A and this was a wake up call for us because we weren’t really that organised as a team, and so they managed to score an easy goal in the first half of the game, in the second half we became more active and we started communicating as well as playing well as a team and we managed to play the ball into spaces quickly, but Simba A was a slightly better team than us and they managed to score another goal and so we lost that game 2-0.

 

Cholwe working the left side against Simba B

 Our second match was against Simba B and this game was a little different because we went in mentally prepared as well as physically, we were communicating well as a team and we were getting the ball up at the oppositions' goal with some ease but we switched off for a bit and because of this Simba B managed to score an easy goal and so at half time the score was 1-0 to Simba B. In the second half we decided to pull up our socks and play at the intensity that we did in the first half and shortly after the second half started we managed to equalise with Xavier scoring the goal, in the end the game ended as a draw with the scores 1-1.

Our third and final match was against Lechwe and this was a tough game but we managed to dominate and score 2 goals in the first half and then they also scored 1, so by half time the scores were 2-1. In the second half we went to sleep and so they managed to score an equalising goal, that is when everything went south because our attitude changed and we stopped communicating and working together as a team, so as a result we ended up losing that game 5-2.

Ilunga having to defend against a formidable opponent!

I would like to thank Xavier, our youngest player who managed to score two goals for the team and I would like to thank everyone who came to support us, Mr Grove for coaching us and God for granting us a good day. I would also like to apologise to Mr Grove about the attitude that we had in our last game.

U16 Girls Hockey at Simba

Caitlin attacking Simba's defence

On Saturday the 20^th of May , the under 16 girls went to Simba to play hockey. We were scheduled to play Chengelo and Simba but unfortunately, Chengelo could not make it. In the place of Chengelo , Simba managed to put together another team and so we were set to play Simba ‘A’ and Simba ‘B’.

  Our first game was against Simba ‘B’. We managed to score a goal in the first minutes of the game. They followed that up with two goals and so by half time they were leading 2 to 1. In the second half we slacked on defence and we had slow passes.

We lost that game 4 - 1.

 

Many u14's like Keysha made up the U16 team

  Our second game was against Simba ’A’. In this game, we improved a lot in both attack and defence. This gave us majority possession of the ball. We had better passes, a good use of space and good communication. We managed to score a goal and they managed to score two. Therefore at half time, they were  leading with 2 to 1. In the second half we managed to score [from a short corner] but it wasn’t counted [as the ball never exited the circle]. So we lost that game 2 to 1.

  Overall, we came out third. I think we played fairly well for a new team. I would like to commend the team for their great effort, Mr and Mrs Grove for coaching us, everyone who cheered us on and above all, God for a great day and protection.

Report by G. Kampeni

U19 Girls Hockey at Simba

The Amano Christian School under 19 girls hockey team went to Simba on the 20^th of May. We were supposed to play against three teams: Chengelo, Simba, and Lechwe; but unfortunately Chengelo did not make it. Therefore we only played two matches. 

Our first match was against Lechwe. I would say that we were not very competent of the hockey rules and playing positions that were allotted. This unpreparedness gave way to two goals for Lechwe. However, we composed ourselves more in the second half and had a better knowledge of what to do. This resulted in the scoring of two goals, both by Diana. The end outcome of the game was a tie: 2-2.

 

Diana scoring against Lechwe

We had quite a long rest before playing Simba, which was our final game. Our defence was fairly good and we did not concede any goals. On the other hand, we did not score either. I would say that their defence was a strong line but we did have a few shots on goal and if someone had been cherry picking at the corner of the goal, we might have got a couple in. Nevertheless, it was a good game with good teamwork and effort.

Everyone put in their best effort but I would be inclined to say that Tenjiwe Mwanza, a resilient defender, played exceptionally well.

Tenjiwe, Wami and Tina representing Amano very well

I would like to thank everyone for their efforts and the hard work you put in. It was a good day on the whole, and God can be thanked for that.

Report by S. Ronald