Ladies 2s vs SRC, Sat 5th May

Better late than never I say!

Having read the team match reports I realised that there was no ladies 2's and as the person who misunderstood the question and found myself not only managing, but managing and coaching all on my onesy, I guess that it falls to me.

Saturday's game started out with many of these firsts! First time that you could hear people talking to each other on the pitch, first time coach/ manager, first time Reachelle in between the sticks (for a long time) and last but very definitely not least, first goal of the season!

 

As the first game of the day the first half saw soaring temperatures and a committed opposition who were very early on the offensive. The resounding thud of shots on pads was a common theme early on with Reachelle making some cracking saves only to wrong foot herself and then the game turned into a modern Spielberg special as everything slowed down and the ball rolled ever so slowly into the goal to put SRC up by 1.

 

Not to be outdone Annalise received a ball near the defensive 25 and in an effort worthy of wearing underwear on the outside of her skort (superhero that is) completed an astounding run down the line all the way to other end and pounding home the 2's first goal of the season. The celebrations should have been recorded for prime time airing at the Bull and Bear!

 

1 all at half time and there was some fire in the belly as the girls (whoops ladies) rightly figured that they were in with a really good shot.

 

The second half is all a bit hazy as I struggled to do everything required and take note. However for the better part of the half the scores remained at 1 all, with opportunities at both ends.

 

SRC ended up the better however through another slow motion corner ball that went in when a cross found the defensive group slightly out of position and beat an overextended diving Keeper by millimetres. The overstretch gave everyone a breather with 7 minutes to go as ice and physiotherapists scrambled. To everyone's credit, the heads stayed high and the effort was maintained all the way through to the whistle.

 

Net result a 2-1 defeat that could have very easily gone the other way. Thanks for the great effort and assistance with names and subs! It was a pleasure to be a part of and a credit to Joran and Kris as the team has a great esprit de corps.

Girl (whoops Lady) of the match went to Reachelle with Annalise a close second.

 

Warwick