Well done girls for a great performance against the Greenleas A side at a hot and sunny St Georges School today. The spirit and determination in the first 10 mins and all of the second half was first class. All the girls were excellent and we saw the first goal for Kate, nicking in from a great Elia cross-shot and a brilliant strike from Kiera.
With Kate a late addition, and starting as sub, the team was Lucie in goal, Emma and Ellie at the back, Kiera, Lily and Rebecca as the midfield and Elia up front. Elia had forgotten her boots and borrowed Mike's. No stopping her now.
Straight from the start, Waverton were up for it and within a minute Lily attacked down the right and set up a chance for Kiera. This was a good sign and the dominance continued for the first 10 minutes. Our game is so much about confidence and as soon as Greenleas scored, heads went down. It goes quiet and we lose our composure making us more vulnerable to goals. Lily had another great run down the right and her hard shot was parried round the post for a corner. Emma and Ellie made some key tackles at the back and Emma had a great run forward which showed her determination. Lots of water was taken. It was needed given the Spring heat.
8-0 at half time. The ref said he'd cut short the game, but we told him not to. We'd not come 25 miles to play less than our full hour. No way. We suggested that if it got into double figures, we'd call it game to Greenleas and play a friendly by mixing up the teams. The ref was for it, our girls were mostly for it, but Greenleas were not. A 20-0 win to the home side would have really helped them wouldn't it?
Anyway our 8 little spirits decided to get on with the job and they played really well. Elia won the ball on the right really well and hit a hard cross shot which Kate rushing in just touched into the net. Kate's first goal for the club, a delighted goalscorer and our heads were lifted. Soon after Kiera hit a fantastic shot from way out, a shot which hit the inside of the cross bar and bounced down and across the line. Great goal from the captain.
Ellie was thrown forward with the intention of getting a goal and immediately she came close twice, both shots millimetres away from going in.
Despite the score this was a good performance against one of the best teams in the League. The second half score was 3-2. There were some great individual performances including another superb showing from Lucie. Her second half save from a great Celtic shot, by knocking it over the bar was as good as they come in any standard of football. Best 'keeper in the League? Absolutely no question.
Player of the match - Kiera
Training at Waverton this Monday. 7-8 on the field. All available players to attend.
