While Chelmsford may have believed a result was possible against Bedford, only the most optimistic of supporters would have given them any hope against a St Albans side with their league title destiny in their own hands. The odds looked even longer when St Albans dominated from the start and led 3-0 halfway through the first period through a series … Read More
Men’s 1st XI v Bedford
Chelmsford’s fight against relegation took a dramatic and unexpected twist in their favour with two superb results over the weekend. After Simon Bird notched a 68th minute winner against Bedford on Saturday, Chelmsford pulled off an astonishing comeback from three goals down against league-topping St Albans on Sunday. The results not only clear them off the bottom of the table … Read More
Ladies 3rd XI v Maldon
Chelmsford were hoping to build on their unbeaten run of 6 matches this week with a tough match against 3rd in the table Maldon. Always a hard fought game against local rivals, and Maldon came out strong from the off and caught the Greens off guard with an early goal from pressured attack creating errors in defence. The ‘retro skirt’ … Read More
Ladies 3rd XI v Southend
A trip to Rayleigh to play one of the top teams fighting for promotion awaited L3s on Saturday. The earlier home fixture last November had brought about a nasty taste with unsporting play by Southend and a loss to top it off. So the 3s were keen to get revenge and with Captain Fantastic missing due to work commitments the team … Read More
Ladies 2nd XI v Saffron Walden
Chelmsford travelled to Saffron Walden after a week’s break to try and regain their winning form having fallen short in their last couple of fixtures. Chelmsford started slowly and were soon punished for being slow out of the blocks when some loose marking and deft passes from the opposition enabled them to take the lead. Chelmsford rallied, tightened the marking … Read More
Ladies 1st XI v Wimbledon
Chelmsford welcomed table leaders Wimbledon on Saturday. The underdogs (sitting 7th) were ready and waiting to give the accomplished side a run for their money and with nothing to lose. The first half set off and Chelmsford’s young side were up for it. Chelmsford started all guns blazing, and applied the pressure to Wimbledon. A well fought first half with … Read More
Men’s 5th XI v Romford
The 5th XI continued their winning ways with a fine 5-2 victory against Romford 2nd XI.\ Starting well we soon took the lead via Scot Reilley. David Farmer then scored with a firm shot from the top of the circle and Scot got a second to give us a 3-0 half-time lead. Romford began the second half in a determined … Read More
Men’s 5th XI v Brentwood
A convincing 9-0 victory at home on Saturday. Despite holding possession in the first 15 minutes of the game, Chelmsford had to work hard to break through the Brentwood Academy defence, with several chances on goal and short corner attempts. Persistence eventually paid off and we were rewarded with a goal from Scot Reilley mid-way through the half. With support from midfield we were able to continue to put pressure on the … Read More
Men’s 5th XI v Witham
The 5th XI came away from their visit to Witham with a disappointing 2-1 defeat. In a closely fought contest against the team lying second in the league we came across a goalkeeper in excellent form. Not only did we hit the post and see a penalty stroke go past the post we found a keeper making a series of … Read More
Men’s 3rd XI v Upminster
Weary, they arrived in the cold morning. Snow fell over them as they looked around, a team that was deserted by its captains, struggling for form after three losses. 11 men – iron-man hockey with no reserves, they would have to dig deep. A rousing team talk from the old veteran, Kingie, began to stir them. “Man-up time” he roared. … Read More