The overnight frost at Waverton had put the game in doubt, but the u12s went ahead and played on the pitch at 9:30 so things looked good for our 11 o'clock kick off. As it turned out the pitch was still very hard at 10:45 and both goalmouths were treacherous. After a pitch inspection and a discussion between the coaches and the referee, we decided to play on the shortened pitch with the small goals.
Greenleas are a strong side of Y9 girls and straight from the kick off they peppered Cara's goal, but Kiera was unlucky not to open the scoring on about 5 mins. Greenleas took the lead and then added to it soon after with Chelsey Crook looking a handful for Ellie and Aimee.
Following a great piece of football down the left, the ball spun towards the goal and Captain Emma bravely ran in and headed the ball home. 2-1 and game on. The conditions certainly didn't spoil the game too much as there was some good football played. Busy Lily replaced the busy Laura down the left and then Kiera had to come off for a while following a very brave sliding tackle on the only patch of ice on the whole pitch. Greenleas got a third, an excellent well taken goal from Chelsey Crook with a low drive, and then added a fourth just before half time.
For much of the second half there were no further goals but it was an end to end affair. Cara's long kicks were setting up chances for Kiera and Nicola and it was from of these that Nicola latched onto the ball and despatched a thumping shot into the net. Greenleas scored a few more goals near to the end including a couple of unlucky ones for Cara who made some some excellent saves thoroughout the game despite suffering from a cold. Once again Ellie Mageean was first class at the back helped by the impressive Aimee.
MOM Lily Worden, for Greenleas Chelsey Crook.
Training this Monday with Robbie 6-7 in the Gym at the High School, cost £2. Just pay and play. No training on Wednesdays for the moment but as soon as we can we'll revert back to outdoor training for the u14s only at Waverton. This will probably be in about a months time.
