22 : 35 - Students pay back
In the third encounter between SOHA and the college team of Sligo IT the students paid back for their defeat in December.
A solid defence and a strong backcourt laid the basis for a ratehr convincing victory of the students team over our senior squad last Saturday. The force of the backcourt with Niels Nawabi, Maxim Thenaud and Alex Linke was simply too much to be stopped by our defence formation. Again and again the gaps in our defence were ruthlessly exposed. While the students kept their own forces tight and helped each other in closing down our attacking attempts, it was all down to one v one in our own half, and if any prove was necessary that this does not work on adult level, the half-time score of 6 : 19 speaks for itself.
If we wish to take something positive out of this game, it is the fact that with a few minor adjustments the second half was much better than the first. In attack the way to the goal was sought much more decisively, our line players eventually got into play a bit better, and in defence we stepped up a gear. This led at least to a second half result that saw the two teams at level with each other.
Fair play to the students who have taught us a serious lesson. For our young players it would be necessary to play more often against such strong opposition.
SOHA: Stephen Bartley, Fiach O'Connor, Mark Toolan, Timon Baudry, David Kelly, Sean Geraghty, Killian Filan, Jonney Morrisson, Robert Hamm
Sligo IT: Stuart Milne, Jens Ultsch, Kevin Lasalle, Niels Nawabi, Maxim Thenaud, Alex Linke, Adrian Labate
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