Finches play out a 9-goal thriller

This week Finchfield were playing Telford and Wrekin HC at home. Finches managed to put last week’s loss behind them and started with fast paced, high intensity hockey and as a result managed to race into a 4 goal lead inside 20 minutes with 2 goals from Darren Holyhead and a goal each for Tim Freeman and Mike Denny. Telford then slowly got back into the game as they pulled a goal back shortly before the half time whistle to make it 4-1. In the 2nd half Telford came out attacking and managed to get a relatively early goal to pull it back to 4-2. Finches came back with an almost instant reply through Darren Holyhead who claimed his hat trick as he rattled a shot from the top of the circle into the bottom right corner. Telford again came back with another goal to make it a nervy last 10 minutes for Finchfield but Tim Freeman managed to grab his 2nd goal of the afternoon and finish the match off at 6-3 and Finches claimed their first 3 points of the new campaign. They are hoping to carry on their momentum with an away trip to Wednesbury on the cards next week.