Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 2s Beat Uddingston 1s

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Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 2s Beat Uddingston Ladies 1s - 4.3.17

Kelburne travelled to Carluke to play Uddingston ladies. With Olivia Saddler and Rachel Bannatyne unable to play, Drew Berry stepped in for the game. The first half was fairly evenly matched with both sides having shots on goal however not scoring. The most memorable miss was just before half time when Uddinston had three attempts at goal but managed to trickle the ball past the Kelburne post. How did they miss??? Half time score was 0-0.

Kelburne started with good momentum with an early shot on goal and then winning a short corner, however Kelburne did not score from this due to Uddingston's goalie performing a good save. Uddingston quickly took possession and scored. Kelburne then retaliated by having a shot on goal from Holly which was saved but she then won a short corner from which Holly scored from post. Kelburne put Uddingston under pressure and Drew broke from half way getting past many Uddingston players to then take a shot from top of the D making the score 2-1 to Kelburne. Phoebe in goals for Kelburne had some good saves then Kelburne put Uddingston under pressure again with Drew taking possession and scoring from an impressive shot from the edge of the D making the score 3-1 to Kelburne. Kelburne continued to play well with another short corner, which Ellie shot just wide of the goal. Lucy had a shot saved by the goalie and Tara's shot was hit just wide of the post. Against the run of play Uddingston scored from a quick break away taking the score to 2-3, Kelburne still winning. Kelburne played some lovely hockey in search for a fourth goal and came close with shots from Kirsty and Lucy. However the game finished with a finial score of 3-2.

Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 2s Win vs Stathclyde Uni

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Pro-Lfie Kelburne Ladies 2s Win vs Strathclyde Uni - 26.2.17

We started off strong with most of the possession and strong, fast transfers around the back. However, the majority of us didn't run for the ball causing the opposition to easily intercept the ball, so they had many break throughs. Luckily, Holly Hendry reversed sweeped it to penalty spot and Fiona hit it right into the goal. The next goal was scored in one of our short corners; injected out to Ellie who instantly did a strong, powerful hit into the corner of the goal. After a half time team talk, discussing leads, strikers positions and running for the ball, we went onto the pitch and played a much better half. Mids were leading, remarkable runs were made and defence's tackles were a lot stronger. This lead us to win 2-0, so overall it was a great game with lots of effort put in, however, we need to do what we did in the second half in the first half in our next game against Uddingston.

Final Score 2-0 to Kelburne.

Pro-Life Kelburne Mens 3s & 4s Go Head-to-Head

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Pro-Life Kelburne Mens 3s & 4s Go Head to Head - 25.2.17

3-0 Win for the Mens 3s

A win today with a super young 3s team and well organised 4s team. A great inter club game played in great spirit with great performances from 3s Logan in goals to keep a clean sheet. Rory and Allan up front, Johnny at left back and especially Fergus Noble and Scott Peters.

Well done boys.

Pro-Life Kelburne 5s Beat Uddingston 5s

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Pro-Life Kelburne Mens 5s Beat Uddingston 5s - 18.2.17

The young Kelburne 5s team took to the pitch at On-X Linwood looking to build on last weeks victory. The side were bolstered by the additions of Dick Donaldson and Don Tervit. The young Kelburne side started on the back foot as the Uddingston adults pushed them back into defence. With lots of possession Uddingston pushed forward and after 5 minutes won a free hit just outside the area which came to nothing. On the left hand side some good play between youngsters Sam Hunt and Aaron O'Hear helped relieve the pressure. In the centre of midfield Dick Donaldson was working hard and winning lots of balls which helped restrict Uddingston to firing the ball into the area from distance. From one of these balls Uddingston won the first short corner of the game in 9 minutes but great work from Willie Hunt cleared the danger. Uddingston continued to push forward but resolute defending from Scott Peters and Ryan Wood kept shots on target to a minimum. Kelburnes first real chance came after 20 minutes when great work from Fergus Noble fired the ball into the area but Aaron O'Hear was unlucky not to get his shot on target. This lifted the Kelburne spirits and after 30 minutes Dick Donaldson and Don Tervit combined to find Ian McIntyre in the area and he coolly slotted the ball past the keeper to put Kelburne into the lead. As the clock ticked down to halftime Uddingston won a second penalty corner from which Matthew Retson made a great save to preserve Kelburnes lead. HT ProLife Kelburne 1-0 Uddingston 5s After a good team talk from Willie Hunt at halftime the young Kelburne 5s came out and pushed Uddingston into defence. From the start Kelburne had the ball in the area but Uddingston managed to clear. At the other end Scott Peters made a timely clearance. Great work from Aaron O'Hear won Kelburnes first short corner of the game and a good shot from Don Tervit went narrowly wide. Kelburne created several good chances with Fergus Noble causing problems down the right hand side and firing balls into the area with Callum Brown unlucky not to get on the end of one. Roc Hart and Callum Stewart were playing well in midfield and Callum Jamieson was pushing forward. With 10 minutes to go Uddingston pushed forward in search of an equaliser with Kelburne defending deeper and hitting on the break. Matthew Retson stood tall in goals and a clearance from Kelburne found Jack Nelson who controlled the ball and forced the keeper into a good save. With 2 minutes remaining Uddingston won a short corner but the Kelburne defence were quick and cleared to Jack Nelson in the Uddingston area. Once again Jack controlled the ball well and forced another good save from the keeper. Kelburne celebrated a second victory as the full time whistle blew.

FT ProLife Kelburne 1-0 Uddingston 5s

A good and hard fought victory for the young team - next week they face East Kilbride 3s at Glasgow Green with a 12 o'clock pushback.

Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 2s Beat Perth

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Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 2s Beat Perth Ladies 1s - 25.2.17

The team only played for less than 5 minutes during the first half until we got our first goal scored by Katrina Miller putting us 1-0 up already, with a reverse sweep straight into the corner of the goal. Throughout the first half there were many stick tackles which put players at risk of getting carded however learning from this greatly improved our 2nd half of the match and there were fewer tackles. Susan made many great saves throughout both halves saving great hits with her feet but also sliding across the goal saving it with her stick. Our communication was better than it has been previously and with this skill we were able to let our team mates know if they weren't marking a player and what they were doing right but also what the best decision would be to make. The scored stayed 1-0.

The 2nd half was much more better than the first, each player made better decisions with the ball and made easier, more simple passes which gave us a bigger advantage over the other team. Tighter marking of players improved also. We had several short corners but only managed to score one, with Lucy getting a goal in, top D strike. Then Kirsty Gorman scored with a rebound. Shortly afterwards the other team scored by pushing the ball into the net, then by a penalty flick as the ball hit one of defenders foot during a short corner. The opposition scored again with a straight strike at a short corner. However the team never put their heads down which lead to holly sweeping the ball from the baseline and getting us a goal which brought the score to 4-3. Overall we had many short corner opportunities and were very close in scoring several goals.

The team achieved another 3 points today after a great game.

Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 3s Beat Hillhead 2s

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Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 3s Beat Hillhead Ladies 2s - 25.2.17

A young Pro-Life Fitness Kelburne Ladies 3's travelled away to face Hillhead Ladies 2's in the West district 2nd Division on saturday. The sun came out after a blustery start to the day for the start of the game, which was played at Jordanhill school. In typical form Kelburne claimed control of the game from the first whistle and looked lively across the pitch in the opening 10 minutes. There enthusiasm payed off in the 15th minute when Emma Ryan blasted a from top of the circle to open the scoring. Just before half time player/coach Rachael Ewing-Day picked the ball up outside the 23 yard line and drove into the circle to claim another. The score at half time was 2-0 with Kelburne 3's looking in control. The second half begun well though Abbie Houston was tested in goals on a few occasion. Unfortunately Houston, impeded by the Sun, failed to stop Hillhead from pulling one back in the 45th minute. The young Kelburne side rode out a period of pressure from Hillhead at this point. Which the defence did well to soak up and remain calm during. Nerves settled a bit in the 50th minute when young forward Ambar Hendry confusing the defence with her dynamic running to create space for herself inside the circle. Lovely link up play from Connie Reid and Philippa Saddler moved the ball onto Hendry and she calmly slotted by her past the Hillhead defence. Kelburne then followed this with a number of corners in a row, each of which narrowly missed the goal. Before Kirsty Loudon found the Hillhead goal again, after another left sided attack and pass from Ryan. Kelburne weren't done yet and in the 65th minute Cara Bruce also found the goal. Her mature defensive play forced a turnover from the centre back and she found herself able to move forward and alotvthe ball again into the Hillhead goal.

The game finished 5-1 to Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 3's. With young defender Rebecca Feeney claiming her first Most Valuable Player award, in her first season playing senior hockey. Kelburne look forward to welcoming Broomhill to Glasgow Green next week as the seek to keep climbing the league table. www.kelburne.com

Weekend Results 25/26.2.17

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Great weekend of results for the club, with some outstanding performances as well. 

Saturday 

Mens

Bromac Kelburne 3-0 Grange

Pro-Life Fitness 3s 3-0 Pro-Life Fitness 4s

Pro-Life Fitness 5s 5-0 East Kilbride

Ladies

Bromac Kelburne 2-3 Edinburgh University

Pro-Life Fitness 2s 4-3 Perthshire 

Pro-Life Fitness 3s 5-1 Hillhead

 

Sunday

Mens

Scottish Cup Semi Final

Bromac Kelburne 2-2 Edinburgh University. Kelburne win 3-2 on running penalties

Ladies

Pro-Life Fitness 2s 2-0 Strathclyde University

Pro-Life Kelburne Ladies 2s Draw vs Dundee Uni 2s

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On 19.2.17

A very changed 2s squad traveled to Dundee's Riverside pitch looking to gain a 2nd away win for the weekend. A special thanks to the players who stepped in at the last minute to help out on the day , Susan and Mhairi Gervis, Fiona MacDonald, Abbie Houston, Lynne Houston and Emma 'Houston' Ryan. Kelburne took time to settle in to the game after the long journey. With a few quick tweeks to the structure and formation of the team, Olivia Ritchie and Jen Morgan swapping positions, the team started to push forward though the middle. Although seldom troubled Kelburne fell behind to a quick break by Dundee down the left side and despite Pheobe Jones Williams best effort the ball squeezed in at the far post. Kelburne had a number of short corners in the first half but were unlucky not to convert any of them. Half Time Dundee Uni 1 - 0 Kelburne 2s Kelburne came out to dominate the second half pinning Dundee Uni in their own half for most of the time. Again short corners were won and a combination of good goal keeping and unlucky finishing kept Dundee ahead. Kelburne were pushing and pushing leaving them a little exposed to a break away but the back line again well marshaled by Cath Mclaughlin kept the ball outside the D with Ellie Houston, Rachel Bannatyne and Jen Morgan all making great tackles and clearing passes. Emma Ryan looked to be denied a clear goal scoring opportunity when rounding the Dundee Uni GK she was taken out by the keeper and lost control of the ball. Again Kelburne were awarded a number of short corners but continued to fail to put them in the back of the net. The midfield worked tirelessly to get the ball forward, Fiona MacDonald and Olivia Ritchie linking well with the forwards and super subs Abbie Houston (Ladies 3s GK) and Lynne Houston. With time running out quickly Kelburne again were rewarded with a short corner, although blocked initially the ball spun free and Captain Jen Morgan swept it in for the equaliser.

Full Time Dundee Uni 1 - 1 Kelburne 2s

Pro-Life Kelburne 5s Beat Giffnock 2s

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Pro-Life Kelburne Mens 5s Beat Giffnock 2s - 11.2.17

Pro Life Kelburne 5s started the second half of the season at home to Giffnock 2s. Sitting bottom of the league the team knew they had to start the second half of the season well and that they did. Having most of their adults available and bolstered by the return of Mark Fulton to the starting eleven the young side started well pressing Giffnock and creating chances. Up front Mark Fulton was causing the Giffnock defence all sorts of problems and encouraging Sam Hunt and Jack Nelson to do likewise. In midfield Willie Hunt was causing problems and just in front of defence Hamish Walker was clearing everything. Kelburne created several chances and should have taken the lead but a combination of bad luck and poor finishing let them down. Eventually as the ball bounced about the Giffnock area Mark Fulton fired home high into the net to score his first goal of the season. Giffnock had very few chances but Ewan Crawford, Peter Robertson and Ryan Wood dealt with everything leaving Matthew Retson in goals very little to do. The young Kelburne side continued to create chances and had several short corners but could not add to their total. HT Pro Life Kelburne 5s 1-0 Giffnock 2s The second half started in much the same fashion as the first with Kelburne pressing. The youngsters were growing in confidence and Fergus Noble leading the charge on the right hand side of midfield. As the ball entered the area Mark Fulton created havoc and the ball eventually fell to Rory McNeil who lifted the ball over the advancing keeper to give Kelburne a 2-0 lead. It was his first senior competitive goal for Kelburne. 15 minutes into the second half Hamish Walker had to go off injured and the flow of the game changed with Giffnock pushing Kelburne back into defence. For the last 20 minutes it was mainly Giffnock. Peter Robertson then hobbled off injured and young Callum Stewart stepped back into defence and did a great job at right back. With the clock ticking down Matthew Retson made several good stops to keep Giffnock at bay. When Kelburne did get the ball forward the 3 forwards held the ball up relieving the pressure. Giffnock finally got a consolation goal just before the final whistle but it was too late for a fightback.

Goal Scorers: Mark Fulton 1, Rory McNeil 1

FT Pro Life Kelburne 5s 2-1 Giffnock 2s

U-10's Champions @ West District Indoor Finals

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Kelburne U-10's and U-12's demonstrated some exceptional hockey in the West District Finals on Sunday.  At the Lagoon Leisure centre both squads competed well, with the U-10's coming out the overall winners and the U-12's narrowly missing out on a semi-final spot.  Coach Rachael Ewing-Day was delighted with all performances. "the hockey played was testamount to the exceptional work our whole team of coaches put in throughout the year.  We had two squads of ten players competing today, however I am confident that we have at least another ten to twenty players, of equal ability that we could have fielded aswell.  Selection is tough and I was really proud of all players today, although slightly sad that I could not give more an opportunity to compete."  

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Lee Morton in Senior Mens Squad

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Bromac Kelburne star Lee Morton has been selected in the Senior Mens squad for a series of games against France next week.

The squad will play 3 games in thier final preperations for the World League 2 event in Ireland in March. Morton is joined in the squad by ex Burne players Michael Bremner, Alan Forsyth, Ed Greaves and Willie Marshall.

Good Luck to all involved.   

http://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/2017/february-2017/scotland-men%E2%80%99s-squad-announced-for-test-matches-against-france.aspx

Bromac Mens 1st XI Beat Grange 13-5 (Indoor League)

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Bromac Kelburne Mens 1st XI Finish Indoor League with a Win vs Grange - 4.2.17

Bromac Kelburne Mens 1st XI finished off their Indoor Campaign with a convincing 13-5 win vs Grange. Finishing 3rd in the League.

The team has made some great strides during the season under the guidance of Jeff Cairns.

The team will be looking to be back stronger and better for the push for next year's title.

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Pro-life Ladies 3s Lose to Western Ladies

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Pro-life Kelburne Ladies 3s Lose to Western Wildcats Ladies - 4.2.17

On a cold and wet February afternoon the Kelburne 3's lost 5-0 to Western Wildcats at Glasgow Green. The ladies were competing in the West district second division and fortunately failed to claim any points this week. Although Kelburne created a few chances they failed to get through the Western defence which seemed to benefit from playing and additional outfield player and no keeper. Western were clinical in front of goal and their 5 goals came from open fast break plays. Lora Caven was Kelburne's most valuable player, and Kelburne look forward to making amends in two weeks time away to Hillhead.

 

 

Pro-life Ladies 3s Lose to Glasgow Uni 2s

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Pro-life Kelburne Ladies 3s Miss Out vs Strong Glasgow Uni Ladies 2s - 29.1.17

At Glasgow Green, Kelburne Ladies 3's hosted Glasgow University Ladies 2's in the West District Second Division. Starting well the Paisley side caused the university side problems and claimed a corner within the first five minutes. Unfortunately this was unconverted and Glasgow Uni broke to open the scoring. Kelburne kept attacking and unfortunately by stepping high up the pitch gaps did open up which Glasgow Uni capitalized on. At half time the score was unflattering at 6-0. Nevertheless, the team reshaped and came back out to effectively win the second half. Player coach Rachael Ewing-Day scored an individual goal in the 50th minute to enthuse the young squad. Then young Eliza Caven's persistence paid off when she dispossessed a defender and skipped by another before carefully picking out a pass to Lucy Dunlop who easily tapped it past the University squad's keeper. The game finished 6-2 to the visitors, however with lots of positive play the Kelburne squad look forward to welcoming Western Wildcats to Glasgow Green next Saturday.

Pro-life Ladies 3s vs East Kilbride 2s : 0-0 Score

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Pro-life Kelburne Ladies 3s 0-0 Score vs East Kilbride Ladies 2s - 28.1.17

On a cold and snowy January afternoon, Kelburne Ladies 3's travelled to Duncanrig school to face East Kilbride Ladies 2's, the team currently sitting top of the West District 2nd Division. The game started with Kelburne confidently holding their shape and denying East Kilbride time and space on the ball. In attack the young squad retained possession for long spells and were unlucky not to convert more chances. They did however create a series of short corner opportunities, which unfortunately went unconverted. After a promising 1st half the score was 0-0. The second half started much as the 1st half had finished, with Kelburne controlling play in attack and remaining composed in defence. Fantastic holding up play came from the young forward line and this created another 4 corner chances. Although these opportunities did not result in goals, notable was the effort and resilience demonstrated by the forward line to continually keep popping up in the right position. Easy Kilbride broke on a few occasions although solid defensive performances from Neave Halliday and Carol Feeney ensured that Abbie Houston saw the whole game out without having to touch the ball. Even when Lora Caven was harshly green carded on two separate occasions, the young team pulled together in defence to ensure EK found no way through their defence.

The game finished 0-0 and testament to Kelburne improvement, the Paisley side were disappointed not to claim all 3 points. Neave Halliday, for her third game in a row, deservedly claimed the Most Valuable Player Award.

The Ladies 3's return to league action tomorrow against Glasgow University at Glasgow Green, where they will be looking to continue this impressive display, as they look for goals to reward their perseverance. 

Final Score 0-0

Pro-life Ladies 3s draw to Loch Lomond

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Pro-life Fitness Ladies 3's draw vs Loch Lomond Ladies - 21.01.17

Home at GNHC, PB 1.30pm

During a Sunny January afternoon the Kelburne ladies 3's faced Loch Lomond in the West district second Division. Fielding a young talented squad, with a full bench Kelburne we're looking to improve on there mid table position against the team sitting top. Nevertheless Loch Lomond came out fighting and the first 15 minutes saw Kelburne camped out in their own half soaking up lots of pressure. Against the run of play experienced player/coach Rachael Ewing-Day carried the ball over the 23 yard line, into the Circle and buried a reverse stick shot pass the Loch Lomond keeper. Then with the nerves settled Kelburne began to create more chances with some lovely possession play in and around the circle. Three corners were claimed within this period which unfortunately were not converted. Then just before half time Loch Lomond broke and found there way past Abbie Houston the Kelburne keeper. Making the score at half time 1-1. The second half begun a lot more calmly from the Kelburne side, who seemed happy to zone defend and counter attack when they could. Then at the 50th minute defender Emma Ryan put the Kelburne ladies ahead again, after a great piece of individual skill. Retaining possession whilst skipping past a sea of Lomond defenders Ryan found the bottom right corner to make the score 2-1. Unfortunately the Paisley side failed to claim all three points after an error in defence left the keeper isolated and with little they could do against a clinical Lomond finish. Kelburne countered in numbers to try and fine me the winner, however another 2 corners went unconverted and the active Lomond keeper proved equal to all there attempts. The game finished 2-2, and Kelburne continue to climb the league with 1 further point. Notably three U-14 players made there competitive senior ladies debuts, demonstrating that the youth production line remains strong. While defender Neave Halliday another U-14 prodigy claimed her 3rd Most Valuable Player award of the season.

Final Score 2-2

Kelburne Ladies 3's face East Kilbride away at duncanrig and are at home at Glasgow Green against Glasgow University in a double header next weekend.