7th Dec 2019 Mens 1st v City of York Men's 1s(Home) 1 - 3 loss
It was a dismal day for Ben Rhydding in their last game before the Christmas break, losing to bottom of the league,York at home in a lifeless, complacent performance.
Rhydding were caught napping from the first whistle as York sliced through them and nearly scored with just 10 seconds on the clock. Whilst Rhydding had the lion�s share of possession, it was York that scored to go ahead with a range of unmarked players to choose from in the circle. Rhydding replied with a well taken, �floor to score� goal from Will Jones and they should have now taken the game by the throat but the energy just was not there. York scored an easy goal against passive defending to take the lead. They capitalised on poor marking again to make it 3-1 going into half time and the second half was a dull affair of dead hockey. Even with 10 minutes of an extra man, Rhydding could not make an impact. York were the deserving winners.