Old Loughtonians Ladies 1s produced a complete performance to record an impressive 4-1 victory against 2nd in the league City of Peterborough at Luxborough Lane. All the Loughts goals came from penalty corners with Chloe Menear after 14 minutes and Emily Holmes 8 minutes before the break both smashing home fierce strikes from the top of the D.

The intensity from Loughts was maintained throughout the game and the half time 2-0 lead soon became 3-0 as Lucy Price tucked in a third on the back post 5 minutes into the second half following a neat short corner manoeuvre. 10 minutes later Natasha Patient miraculously kept the ball in play following Laura Oglesby’s penalty corner strike and somehow found the net from close range. Peterborough got a late consolation goal but it was Lought’s day with a special mention to Lought’s man of the match Venetia Bailey.

Loughts ladies 2s continued their promotion push with an 8-0 win over local rivals Redbridge & Ilford 1s whilst the ladies 3s were very unfortunate to lose 3-2 away against league leaders Braintree 1s. L4s drew 2-2 with Maldon Academy 3s whilst L5s continued their invincible form winning 1-0 away at Witham 3s.

Indian Gymkhana 1 - Old Loughtonians 4

Old Loughts M1s put some daylight between themselves and their immediate pursuers with an impressive and comprehensive win against Indian Gymkhana on Sunday. Coachless (with coach Lee Ible at home convalescing from Covid) Loughts had a real grit, determination and intensity about them that was a joy to watch. They were 3-0 up at the turn with a well worked short corner routine expertly converted by Mitch Jones, a poacher’s goal from Max Heaver; and a great conversion from Tom Watson.

Indian Gym rallied and scored from a short corner in the third quarter but only for Loughts to strike back to maintain their margin after another fine goal from Watson. They controlled the ball and the game well in the last quarter to run out worthy winners.
Man of the Match Mitch Jones celebrated with a beer and large double portion of curry after the game and said ‘we will get even better if we continue to work this way for each other’. A credit and toast to the absent coach whose influence on a team that looked organised and committed throughout, was always apparent.

The Supervets also recorded a win against Indian Gym beating the Tigers 5-1. The M2s away at Bedford 2s could only manage a disappointing 2-2 draw but the M3s Foresters recorded another big win beating Brentwood 2s 11-1, the Academy M4s beat Witham 2s 4-3, the Loppers M5s lost 2-5 to Chelmsford 4s, the Willows M6s won 10-0 v Havering 4s, the M7s Woodsmen chopped down Upminster 5s by 4-1 but Saffron Walden 7s won 3-2 against the M8s Rangers.