Pendle Forest made it 83 league games without defeat – but had to do it the hard way, as they dropped points for the first time this season. Forest went 2-0 down at home to second place Wakefield on Saturday, but fought back to draw 2-2 and remain out in front at the top of the North Hockey Women’s League Premier Division. Straight away you could see Wakefield had a well-drilled team.Plenty of running by the forwards and midfield stretched the Forest team all over the park.They managed to start playing themselves back into the game, gaining a penalty corner, but, meanwhile, Forest had left themselves wide open at the back, and a quick clearance by Wakefield saw them play the ball down the wing, and with a three on one scenario, they squared the ball and the top D strike left the Forest keeper Laura Kendal with no chance. Forest battled away through the first half, and quickly-taken free hits found Wakefield losing discipline, picking up two green cards for obstructing play at a free hit. Tactically, by half-time, Forest were working better as a unit, and the opposition were only ahead by narrow margins.Still with more to give,… Read full this story
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