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| Division Two North |
8/3/03 |
| Norwich Union 6 | Peterborough Athletic 0 |
| Union were in a confident mood going into this game against one of the few sides to have taken any points from them this season. Their confidence was soon rewarded as Miles picekd up an aerial ball from Taylor, drove into the D and shot high into the roof of the net. Just two minutes later Green was on the end of a cross from Jones, to make it 2-0. An unfortunate incident followed where a Peterborough player was hit after a deflection from his own players stick hit him in the face before dropping into the goal. This left the visitors 3-0 down and with just 10 men after ten minutes of the game. Peterborough immediately abandoned all attack and tried to defend the game out. Further goals from Dickenson, Miles and Snelling finished the game off. |
| Division Two North |
1/3/03 |
| Cambridge City II 0 | Norwich Union 1 |
| In the crucial match of the season Norwich Union travelled to Cambridge for a top of the table clash. Victory would put Union 6 points clear with five matches to go, leaving them in a strong position to win the league. The early exchanges demonstrated both teams desire to win the game, and it was Norwich who took the early advantage with Mylne finishing after a good trhough ball from Green. Union were then put under a lot of pressure from Cambridge but went into the half time break with a lead thanks to some excellent defending from the whole team. The second half followed a similar pattern, with Norwich defending well and creating chances in the Cambridge half. With ten minutes to go the game could have gone either way, but more resolute defending meant that Norwich finished the game with a clean sheet and took the three points. This was an excellent performance which puts Union in a strong position for the rest of the season. |
| Division Two North |
22/2/03 |
| Norwich Union 7 | Bourne II 1 |
| Norwich Union faced a well organised Bourne side at Pinebanks in a crucial match in Division 2 North. Needing to win to take a lead in to next weeks decider with Cambridge City, Union were pushed hard in the first half as both sides played some good passing hockey. Union took the lead as miles was brought down by the charging Bourne keeper, and Norman stepped up to score from the resulting penalty. Norwich increased the pressure on the Bourne defence from the start of the second half and immediately increased their lead. Union then started to dominate the game and the goals flowed, with Ledger scoring twice and Green, Snelling, Miles, Mylne adding one a piece. This leaves Norwich unbeaten and three points clear of their nearest rivals whom they face next saturday. |
| Division Two North |
15/2/03 |
| Broadland 0 | Norwich Union 7 |
| Norwich Union continued their dominance of the Division, beating Broadland by 7 - 0. A competitive first half saw Union take an early two goal lead through Ledger and Norman, and then fail to play imaginative enough hockey to increase their lead. This was amended in the second half as Norwich dominated the possession, forcing short corners and creating numerous chances. Norman increased his tally through another short corner, before rounding off his hatrick to add to goals from Ledger, Taylor and Wolfe. |
| Division Two North |
8/2/03 |
| Norwich Union 10 | Felixstowe 0 |
| An outstanding performance despite not having played or trained for two weeks saw Norwich Union destroy visitors Felixstowe. It was clear after the first few minutes that Norwich were the better side after some crisp passing saw them threaten to score early. Felixstowe managed to hold on for about 10 minutes before Union took the lead, and went on to lead by five at half time. The second half produced an equally one sided display, with Felixstowe rarely getting any possession, while the home side continued to pile on the pressure. For the third time this season Union went on to score double figures, ending the game 10-0, with Green 4, Dickenson 2, Snelling 2, Ledger 2 claiming the goals. |
| Division Five North East |
8/2/03 |
| Norwich Union IV 5 | Norwich City V 1 |
| Goals by Rutherford, Key and a Garner hat-trick saw Union triumph in a good natured game. |
| Division Two North |
25/1/03 |
| UEA 2 | Norwich Union 5 |
| In a spirited and highly competitive local derby Norwich Union proved to be slightly fitter and more decisive, leaving with 3 points. Both teams started brightly, but it was Union who took the lead as a well worked short corner by Matt Taylor beat the UEA keeper. UEA battled and drew level with a short corner of their own, then took the lead against the run of play with a second corner. A period of very even play followed until Norwich were able to draw level as Mylne finished from close range. The second half saw superior fitness take over and Union accelerated away scoring three further goals through Taylor, Ledger and Mylne |
| Division Five North East |
25/1/03 |
| Norwich Union IV 2 | Harleston Magpies IV 1 |
| Goals from Banham, Wilson and a penalty save by Millar saw Union back to winning ways. |
| Division Two North |
14/12/02 |
| Norwich Union 3 | Sudbury 1 |
| Norwich Union go into the Christmas break unbeaten over the first half of the season and with a five point cushion over the rest of the division. Saturday saw second place Sudbury visit, but superior passing and a good team performance form Union saw them leave with nothing. Although Sudbury had the better of the opening exchanges it was not long before the home side took over, denying possession to the visitors. The lead duly arrived as a mishit shot at goal landed at the feet of Ledger to score in an empty goal. A second goal came shortly after, as a well placed cross from Taylor allowed Miles to score at the back post. Norwich scored a third soon after half time when Mylne and Ledger combined to embarass the sudbury defence. Sudbury continued to battle and claimed a consolation goal after a deflected short corner strike sneaked in to the corner. |
| Division Two North |
7/12/02 |
| Spalding 0 | Norwich Union 9 |
| Norwich union returned to form, playing some of their best hockey this season away at Spalding. The game was dominated by Union from the start with slick passing moves soon leading to a short corner which was converted by Snelling. The Norwich forward line had the run of the pitch, particularly Ledger, who completed his hatrick before halftime, adding to goals from Norman and Miles. The second half followed a similar pattern, with Norwich dominating both posession and chances. Further goals were added by Mylne (2) and Snelling before union settled for a clean sheet and 3 points. |
| Division Two North |
30/11/02 |
| Norwich Union 5 | Peterborough Town III 2 |
| A good home performance combined with other results leaves Norwich Union 5 points clear at the top of Div 2 North. Norwich played a much better style of passing hockey against town who rarely saw the ball in the first half, and defended in numbers. Eventually one of these moves found a way through the 10 man defence, and Green was on hand to tap the ball home. A second move five minutes later saw the same outcome as Green claimed his second to lead by two at half time. Although the pace dropped in the second half Union extended their lead through Snelling and Miles. Peterborough got their name on the scoresheet, through two freak deflections, leaving the keeper stranded, before Green completed his hatrick in the dying minutes. |
| Division Two North |
23/11/02 |
| Peterborough Athletic 3 | Norwich Union 3 |
| In a disappointing performance, Norwich Union let a two goal lead slip to deny themselves a victory in Peterborough. Union never quite looked themselves, but took the lead when Ledger finished after a scramble in the area. Athletic equalised when poor defending left them with a man over to tap the ball home after a good first save from Woodruff in goal. Norwich then played a good spell of hockey and Green scored under pressure to finished a well worked move. The second half saw an early goal from Snelling to extend the lead to two, but complacency from Norwich combined with some interesting umpiring decisions allowed Peterborough to score two quick goals to level. Union pressured the opposition goal solidly for the last fifteen minutes but were unable to add to the score. |
| Division Two North |
16/11/02 |
| Norwich Union 2 | Cambridge City II 2 |
| Norwich Union maintained their unbeaten record, but were pushed the whole way by a well organised Cambridge City defensive performance. An evenly contested first half saw few chances at either end until a shot was illegally stopped by a Cambridge player on the line to conceed a penalty stroke. This was duly converted by Cerfontyn to give Union the lead. City drew level just before Half time when a defensive error led to Norwich giving the ball away in their own area and gifting Cambridge the easiest of finishes. The home side took the lead for the second time mid way through the second half as Norman put a well struck short corner past the keeper, but Union were unable to hold on under late pressure with the scores being levelled with five minutes to go. |
| Division Two North |
9/11/02 |
| Bourne II 0 | Norwich Union 7 |
| A game that was a lot more competitive than the scoreline suggests was opened with a fortunate goal for Union at close range (Mylne). Snelling added a second before Mylne added to the tally just before halftime. The second half was equally competitive, with Union playing some outstanding patches of hockey. One of these periods led to 4 goals being scored (Snelling, Miles, Wolfe and Green) in 5 minutes to seal an excellent win that sees Union as the highest scorers in the league. |
| Division Two North |
2/11/02 |
| Norwich Union 10 | Broadland 1 |
| Norwich Union reached double figures for the second time this season in demolishing local rivals Broadland. Good passing saw the home side dominate from the start and this pressure was soon converted into goals as Ben Miles struck twice. Union never looked back and added further goals from Ledger and Green before Miles completed his first half hatrick to lead 5-0 at the break. Despite scoring early in the second half from a well worked free hit the pressure continued to pile up on Broadland, and it was not long before this was converted in to goals with Green, Norman, Miles and Mylne scoring twice. This leaves Norwich unbeaten at the top of the table, with breathing space starting to open on their nearest rivals. |
| Division Five North East |
2/11/02 |
| Pelicans III 3 | Norwich Union IV 2 |
| Three goals around half time saw pelicans clinch the top of the table clash. Union goals from Wilson and Banham sandwiched the Pelican's trio, but in a frantic last ten minutes Union couldn't find the equaliser. |
| Division Three North East |
2/11/02 |
| Norwich City II 1 | Norwich Union II 2 |
| After going behind to a well crafted goal by Norwich City, Norwich Union applied the pressure and scored with a penalty flick from Jason Wolfe. A short corner was not dealt with by the City defence and Richard Moulson swept in and scored from a rebound to make it 2 - 1 to Union |
| Division Three North East |
26/10/02 |
| Norwich Union II 7 | Lowestoft Town 1 |
| A spirted display from Norwich Union II saw Lowestoft Town beaten 7 - 1 on Saturday. Union were kept in the game early in the game by Dan Karlsson in goal which earnt him the Man of the Match award. From this base a hat-trick from Bruce McQuade was supported by goals from Ady Kemp, Giles Brooks, Simon Parsons and Pete Thomas. |
| Division Two North |
26/10/02 |
| Felixstowe 3 | Norwich Union 4 |
| Norwich Union found themselves top of Division 2 North after a scrappy match away to Felixstowe. Felixstowe took the lead with a deflection from a cross, leaving the keeper with no chance, but Norwich quickly replied through a short range finish from Mylne. A lack of concentration before half time then saw Felixstowe score again on the counter attack. The second half was a vast improvement with possession being dominated by Norwich. Mylne continued to show his eye for goal, scoring three further short range goals, taking his personal tally to four. Felixstowe reduced the deficite with another break away goal, but too late in the game to affect the outcome of the match. |
| HEL Trophy Round 1 |
20/10/02 |
| Long Sutton 4 | Norwich Union 3 |
| The high flying leaders of their division, Long Sutton - replete with a contingent of 6 Australian imports - would have expected an easy game against the visitors from two divisions below. This was not to be though, and a game of the highest standard and entertainment value unfolded. End to end play, full of fine passing moves and individual skill saw chances created at both ends. Long Sutton took the lead after about 20 minutes, but Union hit back quickly through Green after fine work from Miles. After scores were level at half time it continued to be a close fought game, with Long Sutton again taking the lead before Green scored again to level, this time after excellent work from Ledger. Union then started to dominate the game, and had a number of excellent chances - including two cruelly disallowed goals - but Long Sutton responded well and scored two quick goals in reply. The visitors then finished strongly with Snelling adding his name to the scoresheet, but the clock finally ran out before they could gain level. |
| Division Three North East |
19/10/02 |
| Norwich Union II 1` | Lowestoft Railway 1 |
| Rob Wagstaff in his return from injury completed a full game with only 2 breathers...both at the request of the Umpire! He did have company from Mr Wolfe & Mr Hipper! Richard "The axe" Moulson is moulding his team in his own form! Union took a deserved lead through a penalty flick converstion by McQuade. Wolfe almost made it 2-0 when his well crafted opening was miraculously saved off the line by a defenders stick. Railway scored a freakish equaliser when a strike from within the D was deflected high over the Union 'keeper Karlson. Even when down to 9 men Union played resolutely and had the best of the chances near the end of the game when back to full strength. |
| Division Four North East |
19/10/02 |
| Norwich Union III 1` | Lowestoft Railway II 0 |
| A very even game was decided in the 2nd half by Roly Palmer who deflected a Latoy free hit for Union's winner. Despite some late Railway pressure the Union defence held firm. |
| Division Two North |
19/10/02 |
| Ipswich & East Suffolk II 0 | Norwich Union 10 |
| An outstanding display from the visiting side saw 5 goals scored either side of half time. The first half in particular was dominated by Union possession, and IES got a taste of things to come when Snelling netted the first short corner after just a couple of minutes. A second was added quickly through Green, before Norman added a second short corner goal. The game was characterised by some excellent passing play, with Miles and Jones adding to the first half tally. Mylne, Cerfontyn, Snelling, Geen and Ledger piled on the misery for the home side, in a game which finally saw Union live up to their potential and begin to play as a settled team. |
| Division Two North |
12/10/02 |
| Norwich Union 4 | UEA 3 |
| In Div 2 North newly promoted UEA looked to build on their good start to the league by playing local rivals Norwich Union. In a game where neither team wanted to take command, Union opened the scoring as Mylne finished from close range. After a second short range effort from Mylne Norwich Union looked the stronger of the two sides, until a good finish from Neil Walker (UEA) left the score at 2-1 at half time. Uea started much stronger in the second half, forcing a number of short corners, eventually converting through Gall to level the scores. Excellent play down the right of the pitch led to a well worked goal for Union through Ledger, before Gall managed to force the ball over the line from close range to level the scores once more. The game was finally settled by a controversial decision. After a goal mouth scramble the Umpire judged the ball to have crossed UEA's goal line and a goal was awarded to Union. The season still looks bright for both teams who showed a lot of spirit in this game. |
| Division Five North East |
12/10/02 |
| Norwich Union IV 2 | Broadland III 1 |
| Two goals from Andy Key sealed a Union win in an evenly contested game. |
| Division Five North East |
5/10/02 |
| Norwich Union IV 1 | Norwich City V 0 |
| Union dominated for long periods of this game, but couldn't break down a strong city defence. City looked dangerous on the counter attack, however a goal from Wilson sealed the win for the home side. |
| Division Two North |
5/10/02 |
| St. Neots 2 | Norwich Union 3 |
| NU started their season with a difficult away trip to St Neots. Union fielded several new recruits and were pleased with a fast start which saw them take the lead after debutant Ben Miles rounded the keeper to score in an empty net. Union allowed the level to drop for a period, as an ill-tempered St Neots side disrupted the rhythm of the game,before equalising with a short corner strike just before half time. Union again started well in the second half, this time Green scoring twice from close range to give union the lead. St Neots fought hard and pulled one back. This was a hard fought win which left union relieved to be leaving with all three points. |
| Division Five North East |
26/10/02 |
| Norwich Union IV 1 | Thetford 0 |
| Union continued their unbeaten start to the season with a narrow victory over a determined Thetford side but in reality the game should have been out of sight by early 2nd half. Thetford made the early running forcing Union keeper Robbie Whiting to make a couple of reflex saves. The Union goal came from a clean short corner strike by skipper Mike Banham & Union scored a 2nd on the Half time whistle from another short only to have it disallowed for not being stopped in the execution. Early 2nd half, Simon Garner supplied a couple of clear chances from left wing crosses, only to see the recipients unable to seal victory. |
| Division Two |
22/3/03 |
| Norwich Union III 2 | Sprowston II 1 |
| Norwich Union Ladies put in another superb performance and worked very well together in order to gain an important victory over Sprowston. The well worked and deserved goals were put in by Kerry White and Hayley Stammers. |
| Premier Division |
15/3/03 |
| Norwich Union II 7 | Pelicans II 0 |
| Norwich Union left it until the second half before showing some of the skills that have kept them near the top of the league all season, scoring 6 of the 7 after the break, and a stern talking to from the team captain. Nat Beale had a great performance, netting 5 goals. |
| Division Two |
15/3/03 |
| Norwich Union III 1 | Old Buckenham 3 |
| Norwich Union produced a superb performance against table leaders Old Buckenham at the weekend, holding them to a scoreless draw by half time due to some fantastic teamwork. Old Buckenham had to work hard to score their three goals in the second half and the strong Union side refused to give up, producing a brilliant final 20 minutes of play which culminated in a goal by Sue Cross. |
| Premier Division |
8/3/03 |
| Yarmouth 1 | Norwich Union II 1 |
| Union once again shared the points in a away game at Yarmouth. Union had 90% of the possession in the first half,and seemed to have control of the game alas the score stayed at 0-0 at half time. Unions determination paid of in the second with a diving lunge into the goal mouth by Vanessa Boon. Union failed to add to the score, but kept battling until close to full time Yarmouth equalised from a corner. |
| Premier Division |
1/3/03 |
| Norwich Union II 1 | Harleston Colts A 1 |
| Union shared the points with Colt's in a 1-1 draw at Pinebanks. Chances were scarce in the first half, but Union took the lead midway through with a well taken goal (by Nat Beal)after a shout was rebounded of the keepers pads. Colts pressed strongly in the second half, but Union defended stoutly. Colts finally draw level from a flick late on. Both team sought a winner but ultimately time ran out and points shared. |
| Division Two |
1/3/03 |
| Norwich Union III 0 | Harleston Colts B 3 |
| Union's fight and determination in this game against a young Colts team showed throughout. Alas the score only reflects the goal that go in. Union finally lost the game 3-0 to the colts, but can draw encouragement from this determined performance and carry it forward into the next game |
| Premier Division |
22/2/03 |
| Norwich Union II 2 | Watton 4 |
| NU 2nds went down 4-2 at home to Watton at Pinebanks in an entertaining game. Union took the lead early in the first half with a goal from Kate Urwin, but league leaders Watton fought back strongly to lead 2-1 at half time. Watton increased their lead early in the second half but Union continued to battle and secured a second goal from a well struck goal from Nat Beal. Union pressed thereafter until Watton made sure of the points with a fine stike in the closing stages. |
| Division Two |
| Herlings 0 | Norwich Union III 3 |
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Encouraging Spirited
words by Unions Captain lifted her players in to playing some
of the best hockey of the season. Union had only a short time to familiarise themselves with the grass pitch.After a few minutes both teams had found their feet, Unions grit and determination saw them battler in all areas of the field to win the ball, if it had not been for the skilful goal keeping from Herlings keeper, Unions final score may have doubled. Unions Scores were Sue Cross, Hayley Stammers and Jo Tilsom. |
| Premier Division |
15/2/03 |
| Norwich Union II 1 | Norwich City II 2 |
| Union's dominance in the first half was rewarded with a goal by Natasha Blyth.Union's control of the match drifted away in the second half with a series of corners ending in a goal for Norwich City. Union attacked in an attempt to find a winner, but were unable to find the net, and the points were shared. |
| Premier Division |
8/2/03 |
| Norwich Union II 2 | Dereham 3 |
| Union's dominance rewarded them with 2 goals in the first half, by Vanessa Boon and Natalie Beal. Union controlled this half and were playing up to the standard they played before Christmas. The second half repeated a familiar pattern as Union saw their lead wiped out by a determined fight back that saw Dereham rewarded with all three points. Union saw two second half goals ruled out, to leave their efforts unrewarded and to come away with yet another disappointing loss. |
| Premier Division |
25/1/03 |
| Norwich Union II 1 | Broadland 1 |
| Norwich Union II's played out a 1-1 draw against a determined Broadland side. Union held the upper hand early on and Kelly Page scored a neat goal to give them an early lead. Broadland fought back hard as the first half closed and exerted strong pressure on the Union goal for much of the second half. The Union defnece resisted stoutly and keeper Amanda Shinn made several fine saves. However, Broadland continued to press and claimed a deserved equalisor in the closing stages. Despite some close calls neither side could find a winner. Union will need to add a cutting edge to their efforts int he coming weeks if they are to retain their highflying position in the Premiership legal table as the pursuing pack gain ground. |
| Premier Division |
18/1/03 |
| Evergreens 2 | Norwich Union II 1 |
| With Christmas Over Unions first weather approved match was away to Evergreens in Holt. Evergreens caught out Union with an early goal from a corner in the first five minuets, following this Union bounced straight back with an equaliser by Tricia Hagan. Lack of match practices showed in the second half from both teams although Evergreens came out more hungry, by sealing the win in the last few minutes. |
| Division Two |
7/12/02 |
| Sprowston II 3 | Norwich Union III 0 |
| Despite a hard fought match, Nu were unanble to capitalise on their oportunities on Saturday, and suffered a 3-0 loss to Sprowston on grass. There was notable excellent play from Natasha Blythe, Sue Cross and Kerry White. |
| Premier Division |
7/12/02 |
| Norwich Union II 5 | Sprowston 3 |
| With the Christmas break approaching Union secured second place in the league, due to a strong team performance, in a hard fought game against a very strong Sprowston side. Sprowston scored first within five minutes, which upped both teams determination to win, at half time scores were level at 2 a piece. After a strong and positive team talk from Rowan Graydon (captain), Union call out the stronger in the second half to end the game with a good heart victory. Union scores Liz Woodruff, Sally Small, Hayley Stammers and two for Nat Beal. |
| Division Two |
30/11/02 |
| Old Buckenham 5 | Norwich Union III 0 |
| A spirited Norwich Union side were outplayed by the speed and dexterity of league topping club Old Buckenham at the weekend despite an incredible effort made by all. The 2-0 half time score was widened in the second half by 3 excellent goals made mosty by lone breakaway players who outran the valient attempts of the backs to stop them. |
| Premier Division |
30/11/02 |
| Norwich Union II 7 | Pelicans II 0 |
| A late afternoon under flood lights saw Norwich Union achieve a 7 - 0 result. A fluent first half performance resulted in a 2 -0 lead at half time. However despite dominating possession in the second half Union had to wait until the final quarter before translating their dominance into a further 5 goals. Scorers Shelly Garrod 2, Caroline Wolfe 1, Natalie Beal 1, Kelly Page 1, Sally Bassett 1 and Tricia Hagan 1. An excellent performance all round. |
| Division Two |
23/11/02 |
| UEA II 5 | Norwich Union III 0 |
| Norwich Union III's played UEA II's and lost 5-0. They played well in the first half with a strong defense but unfortunately lost the edge in the second half. |
| Super League Division One |
16/11/02 |
| Thurrock 1 | Norwich Union 1 |
| Norwich Union drew 1-1 with Thurrock at Canvey Island in Division One. They took the lead through captain Hannah Austin after good play from Lynne Price and Gail Thomas, but Thurrock equalised soon after the break. Strong midfield work from Rachel Sandall and a once again solid defence ensured Union the point. |
| Premier Division |
16/11/02 |
| Harleston Colts A 0 | Norwich Union II 2 |
| Norwich Union came away from Harlston with an excellent 2-0 victory against a strong Colts team , in prevailing weather on their new water based pitch. The goals were scored by Natalie Beal and Shelley Garrod. |
| Division Two |
16/11/02 |
| Norwich Union III 0 | Harleston Colts B 5 |
| Despite a valiant effort, NU ladies 3's were unable to score in a hard fought game against Colts B on Saturday. At half time the score was 0-0 despite the efforts of Colts B whose goals were skillfully saved by NU's goalie Ann Taylor. In the second half, the colts got the better of Union, scoring 5 well worked goals and keeping a lot of the action between themselves. Well done union on a very good effort! |
| Division Two |
9/11/02 |
| Norwich Union III 7 | Holt 1 |
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Norwich Union ladies 3's got an early wakeup call in their league match on saturday when Holt scored in the first minute of the game. However, the soon regrouped and some very strong attacking play saw Susan Lansdell score her first goal of the season for Union. Two further excellent goals from Janene Mulvaney and one from superscorer Hayley Stammers brought the score to 4-1 at half time to Union. The second half saw just as much scoring action when fantastic team play brought 2 goals from Jo Tilson and a further one from Hayley Stammers to bring the final score to a very well deserved 7-1 to Union ladies. |
| Premier Division |
9/11/02 |
| Dereham II 0 | Norwich Union II 3 |
| Union came back into winning form taking all three points away to Dereham II. Two goals by Natalie Beal in the first half and third by Caroline Wolfe in the second half secured the win. |
| Division Two |
2/11/02 |
| Norwich Union III 10 | Herlings 0 |
| Norwich Union Ladies 3's enjoyed ther finest win of the season so far in a spectacular 10-0 win against Herlings on Saturday. The match opened with some excellent play from both teams , culminating in a goal from NU's newcomer Jo Tilson. Union had many further shots at goal which were ably defended by Herlings skillful goalkeeper until 2 well worked goals by Hayley Stammers took the score to 3-0 at half time. Union upped the pace in the second half, scoring a further seven goals- 2 more from Hayley Stammers, 3 from Louise Bracey (amster), another from Jo Tilson and a skillfully worked first goal of the season from Andrea Howes. Congratulations to the team on an excellent, well earned result! |
| Premier Division |
2/11/02 |
| Watton 3 | Norwich Union II 2 |
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Despite another
great team performance Union came away with a 3-2 defeat to a
determined Watton side. Union lead 2-1 at half time, with Union goals by Natalie Beal and Sally Small.However Watton equalised in the second half and snatched all three points with a goal in the last two minutes. |
| Division Two |
26/10/02 |
| Norwich Union III 4 | Norwich City III 2 |
| Norwich Union Ladies 3's continued the season in fine form in their delayed league match against Norwich City Ladies 3's. The game started well with both sides playing some excellent hockey, bofore Norwich Union capitalised on their posession in the D with a superb goal from Hayley Stammers After half time, City quickly fought back to level the score at one all. NU pushed into the lead shortly afterwards (Goal by Caroline Wolfe), only for city to equalise almost seconds later! Union finished the game with two more skillfully worked goals by Hayley Stammers and Georgina Meredith. |
| Friendly |
20/10/02 |
| Norwich Union 2 | British Police 2 |
| The 1st Team also played on Sunday against a touring British PoliceTeam and came away with a hard earned 2-2 draw. Union's first came from a great strike by Gail Thomas, the second was a fine solo goal from a determined run by Baker. Union were unlucky to come away with two serious injuries including a broken arm for 1st Team debutant Nessie Boon. |
| Friendly |
20/10/02 |
| Yarmouth II 4 | Norwich Union III 1 |
| The 3rd Team played away to Yarmouth and although they managed to absorbalot of the pressure and apply much of their own, lost the game 4-1 with two Yarmouth goals scored in the final 5 minutes. Sue Cross scored for Union. |
| Friendly |
19/10/02 |
| Pelicans 0 | Norwich Union II 2 |
| Union put in another great team performance and came away with a 2-0 win over a strong Pelicans team. Union scored either side of half time.The first goal was well taken by Sally Small and second was struck by Kelly Page and helped in by Natalie Beal. |
| Friendly |
19/10/02 |
| Norwich Union 3 | Norwich city 1 |
| The 1st Team played Norwich City I on Saturday and came out on top with a 3-1 win. City equalised through an unfortunate slip in Union's defence after a an opening goal from Taff Baker. Further goals from Baker and Rachel Clarke sealed the win. |
| Division Two |
12/10/02 |
| Norwich Union III 3 | Broadland II 2 |
| Norwich Union ladies 3's second league game of the season saw them achieve their first win in a game in which they dominated the posession. By half time Norwich Union had a 2-0 lead thanks to superb build up, typified by Sue Cross, and well worked goals by Caroline Wolfe and Georgina Meredith. Broadland made a spirited comeback in the second half to level the score at two all until Caroline Wolfe capitalised on our continued pressure in the opposition half with her second goal of the match. |