Event: Bristol
& West Division II League Fixture
Teams:
Dolphin v Cheltenham II
Location:
–
Date: Sunday
13th May 2007
Swindon
Dolphin Water Polo slipped to yet another defeat in their latest B & W division
2 encounter against Cheltenham II at
.
The
match was a tight affair that was only decided in the final seconds, but that will
be little comfort to Dolphin who know they let a crucial two points slip from their
grasps.
Cheltenham
was first out of the
blocks with a well-worked goal. Michal
Trzeciak responded with a strike. Andy
Hicks traded goals before the young
team got their noses ahead just before the end of the period.
Early
in the second period this lead was extended further. A
strike a piece from Trzeciak and Hicks hauled
them level.
fought back and regained a two-goal advantage, but captain Hicks completed
his hat trick to leave Dolphin trailing by one at the half waypoint.
The
third quarter was the most thrilling of the entire match and resulted in ten goals,
five for each side. Coach David
Quinlivan struck twice, as did Hicks, Trzeciak adding
the other. The match was well poised
when a
player picked up his third personal foul. As
they had travelled with only 7 players this meant they would have to play the whole
of the final period with a man down.
Dolphin
started well and two quick goals from Matt
James handed them the lead. However,
managed to pull themselves level following a mix up at the back. Quinlivan ensured
that Dolphin had the lead going into the final minutes with a well taken shot from
out wide. Dolphin switched off at this
point and
capitalised. Two well-taken long shots
gave them the lead again with 20 seconds left on the clock. Dolphin
knew this would be their final attack and last chance to gain a point. Unfortunately
the attack ended when the post was struck. Dolphin
remained routed to the bottom of the table as their poor run continued.
Coach David
Quinlivan said following the fixture “I am so disappointed. We
knew points were for the taking, we had a game plan that worked for long periods. Still
we will come back stronger, hopefully in our next fixture next weekend.
Result: Swindon
Dolphin 13 – 14
II
Team: Andy
Watts, David Quinlivan (3 goals, 1 major), Andy Hicks (5 goals), Andrew Prowse (1
major), Chris McConnell (1 major), Matt James (2 goals, 1 major), Andy Snowball (3
majors), Mark Lawlor (1 major), Michal Trzeciak (3 goals, 1 major), James Godden.
