Sunday was apparently the day that Spring officially sprung, as lofty temperatures as high as 16 degrees were experienced in the Thames Valley, making it a welcome change of match conditions for the Henley Men’s 2’s. Spurred on by this welcome change of weather, an important match beckoned against Staines 1’s - the last time these teams met, the weather could not have been more different with freezing temperatures and sideways rain.

Within minutes, Henley were off to a flying start as Geoff Joseph wound his way past defenders, and calmly slotted the ball past a charging Staines goalkeeper to make it 1-0. The goal some how seemed to happen a bit too early for the home side, who then, being the good sportsmen they are, softened their defences momentarily which allowed Staines through, stalemating the first half at 1-1.

After a splash of water to the face and a gentle rap on the knuckles, the 2’s kicked back into gear and took hold of the second half in stronger fashion. A bundle for the ball in the opposition’s D led to Robbie Farina cracking one into the back of the net, taking Henley to 2-1. Not to be outdone, eagle-eyed Tim Herbert anticipated the play and intercepted the ball in Staines’ half, making short work of their back line and slotting another one home for Henley, to finish out another weekend with a win and 3 more delicious points.