The sun was shining and the lights were on making Huntington hockey pitch shimmer like an operating theatre.? With a clinical start the Ladies’ 4s cut through the Huddersfield midfield. With Catherine spurting around the pitch like blood through an artery,? Fiona connected with her like the neatest of stitches.? Sharon and Abi kept the bandages on the goal mouth ? as the balls kept flinging back towards them. A shot across the D left Jenni on the floor wondering where the first aider was. ?A few deep breaths, an ice pack and the ‘walk it off’ method of care and Jenni was soon back on the pitch. York continued to test the blood pressure of the Huddersfield goalie, and saw her heart beat ? raised as they earned penalty corner after penalty corner. But the adrenaline rush came from great play from Fion and Hannah M down the right wing, linking passes as triangular as a bandage, ?and a clinical pass to Nicola in the oppositions danger zone saw her place the ball into the net as neatly as a kidney transplant. ?
Abi had her heart ?tested a couple of times but passed with flying colours. York went into the second half with almost a full first aid kit ⛑️ and lots of energy. The pressure was on as Gee and Fiona made it look as easy as ABC to get through the oppositions midfield. A tear in the gauze found the Dragons in the York danger zone, and they tweezered the ball into the net. Bandages back on York stepped up the CPR and forced the airways open to the Huddersfield danger zone. A well tuned response to a penalty corner saw the ball rip through the opposition stitches ?, unfortunately the ball had raised its temperature too early so the goal was rejected like infection after antibiotics.?️
The heart of the game kept beating until Jenni, once again, fell foul of a stray ball. ?This time threatening concussion and a bruise on the nose ?.No blood, no problem, play on!
York dug deep to keep the flow of the Huddersfield attack and, despite Ffion not knowing where her head was to put on her face mask, kept the last emergency calls at bay. Leaving the 4s still on an unbeaten run and with a 1-1 draw ?