Marlow women’s 1s travelled to Cheltenham and following their win last week, were feeling positive. Cheltenham started well and dominated possession with Marlow Keeper Alys Ramm having to make an incredible save in the first two minutes. Cheltenham were the first to score in the dying minutes of the first quarter with a shot from close range. Cheltenham doubled their lead seconds after the whistle blew to start the second quarter. This motivated Marlow to attack with more ferocity and were awarded a penalty stroke following a defensive foul. Martha Goodridge confidently slotted the ball past the Cheltenham keeper to make the score 2-1. Luisa Northing was unlucky not to equalise with her shot narrowly missing the far post. Rachel Clarke showed composure in attack, finding herself alone with the keeper after a great ball through by her fellow forward Lauren Hilditch. Clarke slotted the ball past the keeper to level the scores. Both sides kept searching for the winner with defender Emily Thatcher making a goal-line save to keep the final score 2-2 earning Marlow a vital point in their debut National League season.

Other results:-
2nd team lost 1-0 away to Wallingford 1st
3rds drew 1-1 with Newbury & Thatcham 1st
4s lost 2-1 away to Newbury & Thatcham 2s
5s lost 4-1 to Reading 6
6s beat Maidenhead 4s 2-1 away
7s lost 3-0 away to Slough 3

Men's results

The men's 1st team were at home to local rivals Amersham & Chalfont who were strong determined opponents. They worked hard. executed their set pieces well and played better hockey with three of their four goals coming from well-taken penalty corners. Marlow are now in third place and will need to learn from this first defeat of the season and pick themselves up after the half-term break when they will be playing away at Haslemere on November 2nd
Match details: 0-1 (A&C P. corner), 1-1 (Mark Lowden), 1-2 (A&C PC), 2-2 (Theo Seymour), 2-3 (A&C PC), 3-3 (Sam North PC), 3-4 (A&C field goal after a good move).

Other results:-

2nd team lost 4-2 away to Eastcote 1s
3s beat Oxford University 3 3-0 away
4s drew 1-1 with Oxford 4
5s beat S. Berks4 5-4
6s beat Yateley 3 2-0 away
7s lost 2-0 to Wallingford 4