England Handball Premier League. Getting handball closer to home

Saturday 12 March 2022


On a tube travel to Upney, a small greeny paradise soulless devoid of shops in East London.



Handball frenzy has to start somewhere.

Olympia ladies deployed an Ukraine friendship tee-shirt and their Ukrainian player Anastasia is wrapped with her Ukrainian flag

Olympia started with a blitz through goals by energetic center backs and a couple of line play goals

Statistics = 2-min suspensions Olympia 5 – West Eagles 4

Score = 7-1 11’, 8-4 15’, 8-5 17’, 9-6 23’30, 11-9 (half-time), 12-12 38’, 13-15 44’38, 15-15 47’45, 18-16 51’30, 19-18 53’, 21-19 56’, 21-20 58’, 22-21 59’10 and final score


The impressive West Eagles psychological ability in coming back from a 7-0 early demolition is something to applaud. Games can be decided on small details and the missed penalty with just over a minute left prevented West Eagles from drawing/winning the match. During the last fifty seconds Olympia were playing a player short and resisted. With a couple of seconds left a final counter-attack was palmed away brilliantly by the Olympia keeper. Not getting a draw was very sad for the West Eagles given their display of courage. The bounce back prowess was helped by a couple of beautiful goals and notably on the wing. 



Despite a change in keepers and a much more versatile defense leading to up to a 2-goal brief lead (between minute 42 and minute 47), West Eagles were chasing the game all day under the vociferous advice of Mr Dempsey. The quiet management by Aurelian was a start contrast. It was a joy to see both teams competing in very good spirit and also under a very decent refereeing performance. The conversion rate was better on the Olympia front, Olynpia players oozing that bit of class which gets teams out of jail winning the game by the scruff of the neck.

Next stop the Men's Premier League in Leyton next week.


Looking ahead for a double header against Cambridge for the West Eagles ladies





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