Ladies 1s vs Theresians, Sun 3rd June - 2-0 Win!

Sunday evening saw the Tornadoes Ladies 1's pitted against Theresians in a game that kept up its tempo for the full 70 mins. Tornadoes started with a very strong first 20mins, involving lots of left to right switching and visa versa through Meagan the pivotal "pivot" at the back of the Diamond. The defence were put under pressure from some strong Theresians players who although had good stick skills couldn't quite keep vertical. Some dubious calls were made by the umpires however the defence managed to keep any threat they posed at bay. The few shots Theresians put in on goal were deflected in fine fashion by Sharifah who has joined us again for the end of the season allowing Sayj to show off her skills as centre forward.

The first goal of the match was finished off by Elaine when a ball came in from the back-line and was deflected in from the P-spot. It gave Tornadoes the boost they needed to keep fighting for the rest of the half.

The second half saw more of the same with multiple runs up both sides of the pitch by the respective midfields and forwards. The second goal started from the defence with a spectacular 16 from Kate which made its way up the left side to Alex who worked it towards the back line and around the goalie and was finally deflected in by Chris.

Both goals were a perfect demonstration of putting training scenarios into practice during game situations and credit to Richard who has worked hard throughout the year to actually get us to do these 1-2 passes up the pitch and use the baseline in order to succeed in scoring goals!

 

Special mention should go to Helen who played in right mid but who seemed to be everywhere. Her ability to assist the ball from defence up through mid-field to the forwards helped to keep the game mostly attacking for the Tornadoes and earned her player of the match.

 

All in all it was a strong performance from Tornadoes with a good display of teamwork and it demonstrated well the transferability of training drills to match play. This should further emphasis the importance of continued attendance at training despite the seasons nearing the end! Go Tornados!

 

Rosie