U15 girls had our first night game of the season vs our good friends at Harpenden Colts.
We lost by a very narrow margin 2-1 in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, it’s a game we should have won and was the topic of conversation prior to this game, we needed to right this wrong!
The girls started on fire with our dynamic front 3 of Lonaldo, G9 and Elsiho causing mayhem and forcing the Harpenden GK into numerous saves ! The front 3 where ably backed up by our dazzling midfield of ball playing magician Aanya who’s vision to find a defence splitting pass was on full display, our perpetual motion skipper Annie who covered every blade of grass at least twice! Rock solid Poppy N who had her best game as yet in a white shirt and has set herself a high bar to keep. All action Amie who kept the midfield ticking over with her nous on the ball as well as finding defence splitting passes. The defence was unbreakable with Abi coming in and giving a performance for the ages, her defensive steel and ability to turn defence into attack in a split second was on display for all to marvel at.
Full backs Yvie, TJ and Pola all had barnstormers themselves pressing high winning the ball and causing panic in the away defence with their positioning and reading of the game.
Riss gave another solid performance covering any mistakes using her pace and power to shut out all comers, she is fast becoming a fantastic defender after spending her career thus far as a GK. Our excellent GK Emily had a very good game and didn’t put a foot wrong, these games are arguably the hardest for a GK when for long periods they are inactive. Emily kept her concentration and another clean sheet!
Our first goal came after 18 mins and was from excellent wing play from Elsie and a fine finish after beating 3 players. The teams second and first of 4 came from Lonaldo in another excellent performance from this young lady, she has now got 10 goals in her last 3 games from the wing. The 3rd came from our midfield general with a howitzer shot from outside the area after breaking two tackles. Our skipper lead from the front and sets the tone for all we do well. Lonaldo got her second after turning the away fulll back inside out and leaving her reeling then breaking into the box and smashing the ball home past the keeper. Lo’s completed her hatrick in fine style in the second half by shifting the ball in the box and curling it past the keeper into the top corner. Poppy N got a rare goal after some tidy work breaking from midfield and a sumptuous pass from Aanya finding her, the keeper saved the shot but Poppy was alive and reacted quickest nodding home the rebound!
It was a miracle that G9 hadn’t opened her account considering we had scored 6 but, she wouldn’t be denied and a fine solo run beating two players and then slotting past the keeper. Lonaldo was to have the last word that her devastating display warranted and she closed the game out with a fine finish at the back post.
A devastating team performance this evening dispatching a good Harpenden team in a fashion we haven’t seen often enough from the girls. They clicked like never before and gave a display worthy of TV!!