DD1 Match Report: LWL4

London Winter League (LWL) brings together an eclectic mix of Ultimate teams from the South East on even the most cold, wet and windy of Sunday mornings. Women's teams battle 6th formers and GB internationals pitch their skills against Louis Theroux in order to slug it out over 4 hours of ultimate action. LWL never fails to provide great spirited contest and, despite the howling gales, Sunday was no exception as Disc Doctors pitched up on Wandsworth common to prove their worth.

DD1 vs Ltd Release 'Ladies'

(13-0)

Opening the day's play with a huge upwind pull (the equivalent of kick-off) the Disc Doctors asserted pressure from the start. Their zonal defence proved impenetrable and combined with some patient play into the wind, DD soon cleaned up the mismatched contest.

DD1 vs Curve

(3-2)

After 20 minutes of action this game was heading for a rare Frisbee score-line of 0-0. Eventually Disc Doctors won the first point whilst trying to throw into a force 5 gale! Coming back downwind was a piece of cake as DD soon doubled their advantage. A cracking defensive block from Naiff merely enforced the Doctors' authority further combined with the ever growing consistency of Kris Wong with the disk in hand.

DD1 vs Chain Pier Pressure

(3-1)

Our third consecutive match was a well spirited affair against a motley crew of Brighton's finest. Another gale had mustered by this point culminating in "the comedy moment of the day" as the Stylish launched a simple 5 yard scoring pass which caught the wind and ended 30 yards downfield! Despite this minor setback, DD1 took control and never let their dominance with the disk slip.

DD1 vs 6th Form Falmer Ultimate

(2-6)

Yes, we did get beaten by a bunch of 6th formers however it was our 4th consecutive hour of ultimate and they were helped along by five of London's finest ultimate players. We failed to score into the wind, but still played our best disc of the day in the opening passes of the game with Manny in exceptional defensive fettle.

The wind was never going to allow ultimate quality to shine through, yet despite this the Doctors all agreed that a great day had been had by all. A tough final match demonstrated true ultimate grit and despite the loss, a 3-1 record for the day showed DD's strength. Only 5 weeks till South East University Regionals, watch this space!

Written by Alex "Stylish" Dunnett

Stylish sends an upfield disc against a force 7 gail