Event:
Bristol
and West League
Teams:
v Swindon Dolphin
Location: Hutton
Moor, Weston Super-Mare
Date:
Thursday, 13th March 2008
A
strong Swindon Dolphin Water Polo squad travelled to
yesterday for their first Bristol & West league fixture of the season. The
side, who will also feature in the National League for the first time this year, performed
admirably and came away with a comfortable 6 goal victory in a thrilling contest.
Dolphin
were in control from the outset of this game against their young hosts and were ahead
five goals to two by half time. With
their lead increasing further as the match progressed, the strength and depth of the
outfit became more apparent and debuts were offered to some exciting new talent.
However,
the bulk of the scores came from Dolphin’s more experienced players
– Michal Trzeciak scored
5 goals, Andy Hicks secured
3 and Matt James bagged
2 with Chris McConnell, Mark Lawlor and Chris
Mason also getting in on the act with a strike apiece.
Meanwhile,
Dolphin’s major foul rate was somewhat of a worry but good man-down defending and
a couple of excellent saves from goalkeeper, Andy Watts kept
the opposition’s strikes to a minimum.
A
delighted Coach, David Quinlivan said
afterwards – “We fielded a strong team and we’re pleased we played so well in our
first game of the season. We hope we
can maintain this level of commitment and cause a few surprises during the campaign. However,
a few silly major fouls could have cost us dearly and we need to eliminate these errors
in future matches.”
Result: Weston-super-Mare 7 – 13
Dolphin
Team: Andy
Watts, David Quinlivan (1 major), Chris Selby (1 major), Andy Hicks (3 goals, 2 majors),
Andy Prowse (1 major), Graham Coton (1 major), Chris McConnell (1 goal), Ian Brewer
(1 major), Matt James (2 goals, 1 major), Pete Everett (1 major), Mark Lawlor (1 goal,
1 major), Michal Trzeciak (5 goals, 2 majors), Chris Mason (1 goal)
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Source: Swindon Dolphin Press Team
