Match Report

Oxford M1 vs Loughborough

Date:
13 Oct 2010
Location:
SDW Sports Hall, Loughborough
Result:
3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-20)
MVP:
Carlo
Players:
Mike, Han-Ru (Setter), Bartek, Scott (Middle), Carlo, Kuba (Outside), Krzysztof (Libero), Andy (Opposite, Captain)

Comments

We arrived at our first game of the season away to Loughborough hopeful but aware of the difficult task before us. The team was somewhat makeshift as a result of availability issues. In spite of this the team made a good start to the game and whilst never leading the first set Oxford stayed in it until the last. Perhaps as a result of the disappointment of the first set Oxford let the opposition storm to an early lead in the second set which they were unable to claw back despite finishing the set in a better fashion than it had begun. Despite improving greatly in the third set Oxford were unable to raise their game enough to turn the tide against the increasingly confident Loughborough side and consequently slumped to a 3-0 defeat. Not the ideal start to the season but certainly not a devastating one. I am confident that this score line will be reversed when we see Loughborough again in a few weeks time.

Report by Andy

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