Men’s 1sts Hockey: York 2-2 St John
A dramatic finale on the JLD astroturf saw York St John snatch a deserved late equaliser in and end-to-end finish.
York had dominated the first half, creating numerous chances, and were unfortunate to go in at half-time only 2-0 up. The best of the goals was an impudent reverse-stick chip by York midfielder Billy Walsh, which looped over the keeper’s head from the narrowest of angles.
Walsh was instrumental in York’s 1st half attacking play, tormenting the St John defense with his mazy dribbling and deft passes, and he laid on a goal for Ed Watson to give York their comfortable half-time lead.
However, York St John came out firing in the second half, clearly galvanised by their half-time teamtalk, and managed to pull a goal back from a short corner.
Exceptional defending kept St John at bay until the final minutes, when York’s defense finally collapsed, allowing St John to snatch a point.
York captain James Hume conceded that his side had ‘let the pressure off’ in the second half, and had ’started playing individually, not as a team’, while describing himself as ‘gutted’ that they hadn’t held on at the end.
