A142 Derby Day Loss

 

🏆 Counties 1 Eastern Counties - 📆 21^st December 2024 - 🆚 Newmarket

Ely Tigers travelled down the A142 to Newmarket, once they'd got pass the traffic lights at "Ben's Yard" on the A142 that appeared for now reason, for the second A142 Derby of the season, Tigers were forced to make changes from the previous weeks win over Bury 2s, which saw a reshuffle across the field.

On 7 minutes Ely got off the worse start possible as they went to 14 men as Alfie Allen was shown a yellow card, but despite this start, Newmarket, couldn't make the advantage pay, and it was Tigers that made the breakthrough, as Scott Macfarlane, going over in the corner,  leaving a difficult kick into the cross wind for Matt McCarthy, the conversion was missed, the game sparked into life, as on 33 minutes Newmarket were back in the game, as they score their first try of the afternoon, and with the added conversion they led 7-5, moments later they'd scored again, with a quickly taken penalty, which caught Ely off guard as Newmarket crashed pass the Ely back line to score, unable to add the conversion they lead 12-5

As half time approached they was still time for the home side to score again, 

On the stark of half time a missed placed pass from a Ely line out on the half way line saw Newmarket break again to score their 3rd try, conversion missed, a Penalty to Ely, saw McCarthy score as the half closed with the home side 17-8 ahead.

Start of the second half, saw Matt French charge down a kicked clearance, on hand was Lory Martin, who was able to pick up the ball to score, with McCarthy adding the the conversion to close the gap to 2 points, Newmarket added another try, this time a well worked one, as they broke down on the left hand side of the pitch, they spotted the winger out on the right in space, a prefect placed cross field kick finds the winger who picks up the ball to score.

Back came Tigers once more, from a line out to Ely, they mange to drive the ball close to the try line, they spread the ball out to the wing, where Luke Turner picked up the ball to score, to once gain close the gap, but no sooner had they done this, another mistake and misplaced pass saw the hand the points to the home side, as Newmarket once more broke free to score, another penalty to Tigers saw McCarthy add another 3 points as he scored, as full time approached and Ely pushing the home side back, both sides were reduced to 14, after a coming together of both sides, with plenty of pushing and shoving, which resulted in Matt French ending the game on the sidelines along with the Newmarket player, there was no further score to the game, as the home side recorded a 29-23 final score 

Listen to the view of head coach, Des Lloyd and Captain, Jim Storey at full time at the following link

Talking Tigers - Episode 11

Tigers Pick Up A Win

🏆 Counties 1 Eastern Counties 📆 30th November 2024 🆚 Southwold 

Ely Tigers faced Southwold at the Cambridge Commodities Park, in conditions that Ely normally face on the Suffolk coast with a strong breeze blowing across the pitch, again this season the Tigers were forced to make changes to the starting 15, but it was the visitors that were forced into a change inside the opening 10 minutes due to injury , it was Ely that troubled the score board soon after, with 13 minutes on the clock Archie Bell crashing over the line in the corner, leaving a difficult conversion for Matt McCarthy, who watched his kick come off the upright, the second try came soon after, following a line out in the Southwold corner, with Ely winning the ball and driving over the line for Bell to score his second try, McCarthy was unable to add the conversion as Tigers took a 10 point lead.

The opening 20 minutes saw Southwold struggle to get to trouble the Ely back line, but the one chance they got they pushed back the Ely scrum on to their own back line to score their first try, and by adding the conversion, all of a sudden Tigers lead was only three points, The try lifted “Wold”, as they picked up the lion share of the game, as the moved the ball around the pitch, however it was Tigers that scored next, with a strong break from Captain, Jim Storey,  with Ely picking up the ball to drive forward, the ball was passed out to Tom Green who proved to powerful for the home defence to score, but again came the visitors from a Ely scrum deep on the Ely back line, they were pushed back on their try line for the match official to award a penalty try for the visitors, which meant only a 1 point lead for Tigers

As half time approached Ely were awarded a penalty in front of posts, with McCarthy opting to kick for the points, the ball went through the uprights to add the three points as Tigers lead 18-14 at the break

The second half started much like the first, with both sides unable to get a grip of the game, with the “Wold” scrum gaining them yards as they pushed back the home side when they got the chance, after some pressure on Tigers that had the chance to extended their lead, with the award of penalty, Tigers opted to kick for the points once more, but the cross field wind pushed the ball to the left of the uprights, from the “Wold" restart Ely went on the attack, with three or four probes close to the try line, finally Rhys Williams Goldman found a gap to score, with the conversion added. 

From another penalty awarded to Ely they were able to cross the line once more, moving the ball from right to left, finding Adam Tallack out on the wing to score, again the wind proved too much for the conversion to be added, final moments saw Ely down to 14 as two try scorer, Bell, was shown a yellow card 🟨, during this time Southwold scored a try as they pinned back Tigers on the try line, with the added try, the Tigers lead 30-21, as the game was coming to a close it was the home side that added to the scoreboard, still a man down, as Mitch Kennett, capped a man of the match performance with a try, from a penalty awarded in a dangerous position, again the wind proving to much for the conversion to be added, there was little time for the restart as the referee blew for full time, as Tigers recorded only their 4th win of the season

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