Not the result they hoped for

This was a disappointing result for the Men's 1s against lowly COP, even more so for the fact that they were two nil up at one stage & with the game in the bag.

The first half was a fairly disjointed affair, which S & S gradually took more control of. In fact before they took the lead, S & S had two gilt edged chances which fell to Tom Pateman and Alyn Meredith. When the goal finally game it was an excellent flowing move down the right finished well by Stuart Robson

The second half started with S & S in the ascendant and it was no surprise when the profligate Chris Fell put S & S two nil ahead. A third goal was needed though to kill the game off, but this did not come as COP were allowed to come back into the game and once they pulled a goal back they had the momentum to snatch an equaliser. S & S can count themselves a little unlucky, as the ball for the COP second took an unfortunate deflection & spiraled over Keeper Pete Houghton's head.

S & S tried to pick up the game in the last few minutes, Danny Price was unlucky to just miss the target and then two penalty corners very late in the half almost lead to the winner, but it was not to be.