Nottingham Korfball Club

Nottingham’s home record has not been favourable this season as they looked to entertain Kent side Kwiek in week 6. They started quicker than the visitors as they eeked out an early lead through leading goal scorer Charlie Vogwill and new starter Cris Lanting.

Kwiek kept pace though and made life as difficult as they could for Nottingham, however an ankle injury to Kieron Hicks saw him replaced by James Woolmer after only 20 minutes and it visibly affected the travelling side’s form.

Nottingham looked be in charge of the match at half time, pleased to keep the hot shooting Kent side to 4 goals in the first half, leading 9 – 4 at the break. The quality of the second half was not that of the first as the pressure caused an increase in handling errors; chances were spurned by both sides as Kwiek looked to get back in the game.

Kwiek pulled back the goals they need to make the difference and then Rebecca Clements had an opportunity from the free pass but didn’t convert. Kwiek’s athleticism was winning them ball back from the home side but unusually they were not converting possession into goals, adding only a further 2 goals to their total as Nottingham ended on top 11 – 8.

Nottingham will be happy with the win, but still have a lot of work to do to produce a full 60-minute performance. Kwiek will be hoping that the injury to one of their top scorers does not put him out for long as they face an in-form Nomads next week.