1st X1 Boy’s Hockey v RGS Guildford
On: Saturday 9 January
Result: lost 4-0
After a short but productive pre-season Charterhouse took on an experienced RGS side and lost 4-0. The first half was a tight affair, with Charterhouse coming close with two short corners and an open play strike from Peplow that struck the post, but the better finishing of RGS allowed them to take and then extend the lead in the final three minutes of the first half. The timing of these two goals were a difficult blow for the Charterhouse, who defended very well, but struggled to link play going forwards. Hard work in midfield from Hockley, Dyer Bartlett and Russell-Jones made life difficult for RGS and Kareem Belo-Osagie showed that he is becoming an excellent goalkeeper with a series of good saves. However, RGS continued to press and scored twice in the second half. The scoreline didn’t truly reflect the chances that Charterhouse had created at times in what hat had been a tight game for much of the seventy minutes, but RGS showed why they are one of the top sides in the South of England.