Holcombe Men beat Cardiff & Met in the Premier Division while the Ladies thrash Canterbury in Vitality Division One South

Holcombe Men have taken their goal tally to 28 in three Premier Division games – but they were outscored by the women’s team last weekend.

A third straight win for Holcombe Men’s 1sts came against Cardiff & Met on Saturday evening, winning 6-0, while the Ladies beat Kent rivals Canterbury 7-1.

Reports by Lucas Ball

Goals from Alex Pendle (2), Phil Roper (2), Hayden Phillips and Tom Russell gave Holcombe their first ever win against the Welsh side, who are in their debut top-flight season.

Pendle was on hand to finish from close range less than five minutes in after a ball came loose in the circle, the score remaining 1-0 until after half-time.

Holcombe, among the top scorers in the division, were in control of the match but couldn’t force enough clear-cut chances to score a second goal, though Ollie Payne did also have to make a triple save before half-time to keep the hosts’ lead and clean sheet intact.

Pendle’s second - and seventh in four matches - came following a good move down the right-hand-side, leading to a cutback and an easy finish for the forward.

Just four minutes later, New Zealand international Phillips was on hand to score his second of the season after more good work down the right.

Holcombe’s press paid dividends just two minutes later as they won the ball back high up the pitch, feeding Russell who was fouled heavily as he released Great Britain man Roper, the former Wimbledon man making no mistake as he pushed the ball into the top corner past the onrushing goalkeeper.

Two more goals came in the final quarter - first Russell rounded the goalkeeper and finished on his reverse to make it five with his 10th goal of the season before Roper scored a drag-flick with just over a minute remaining in the