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Game Report: NYCFHC – Westchester

Patrick — Mon, 02 May 2011 22:02:56 +0000

Last Sunday we had the difficult game against NYC on the program. They are number 3 in the league and likely going to the play-offs. This game was really a tale of two halves. Nick wasn’t able to make it to the game unfortunately, but Diederik stepped up and was willing to put on the goalie gear. I thank him for that.
The first half started a bit chaotic and with lots of screaming against our fellow team mates, our opponents and lastly against the referees. After about 15 minutes in the game they got a penalty corner which wasn’t well defended resulting in a 1-0 lead for them. After continuous stick hitting from several of us Chris was yellow-carded for that foul and was subsequently sent off for about 15 minutes. More chaos and shouting resulted in a 2-0 lead before the first half ended unfortunately.
But as mentioned, before it was a tale of two halves. During the break we made the pledge to play simple, mark your guy and accept the referees’ decision and don’t discuss. I must say, this resulted in a completely different game where we actually had the better hand and practically controlled the entire half. Half-way in the second half Dennis scored! We got numerous chances to make it 2-2 but eventually had to capitulate ending the game 2-1.

NEFHA and WFHC in NY Times

Patrick — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:54:48 +0000

Article about the NEFHA in the NY times featuring WestchesterFHC.

Game Report: Westchester – Tristate

Patrick — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:33:27 +0000

This Halloween Sunday we had to play against one of the stronger teams in the league (they are ranked 3rd). Unfortunately we faced three last-minute cancellations bringing the already small selection for the match to 10 players. However, responding to the need for players, Jelle, whilst still injured, responded and showed up after all. Thanks again for showing up and bringing this very much needed support.

So with just 11 players, including two still injured players, we started the game. Playing defensively and compact we actually played very well. Heico and Jelle, being both injured, were given spots as pure offensive players. The complete team worked very hard and as a team. However, half-way through the first half Tristate got their first goal. Certainly with some luck and skill, we could have scored ourselves as well. In the second half, we realized that we could actually beat them and decided to play a bit more offensive. The fact that we did not had any subs in the end got the better hand of us, as we started to run out of steam. Regretfully, the focus and hard work took its toll towards the second part of the second half as we had to conceive our second goal (which was a bit of a lucky goal too). Their third came from a rebound of a short corner. So an unfortunate loss against a competitor for one of the play-off tickets.

From the captain

mperquin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:48:38 +0000

I am excited to inform you that we have just been informed that all games in the upcoming season will be played at Columbia University’s Baker Fields where they have just completed the installation of a brand new water based turf.

We are scheduled to begin games on Sunday, 12th September. As soon as I have more information about this I will inform you.