Ladies 1's Match Report - 28 Mar 2013

Ladies 1's Match Report - 28 Mar 2013

With the excitement of an upcoming bank holiday along with the prospect of eating copious amounts of Easter chocolate, the Tornados were in high spirits before the start of their last game before the league begins.

The game began solidly for Tornados with excellent communication throughout the pitch and spells of forward momentum bringing chances. SRC held strong and used their skilful midfield players to put the game on even footing. Despite some pressure from SRC, outstanding tackles from Victoria Tudor-Jones and Maxine Chia prevented any threats. Tornados team play put pressure back on the SRC players with some well executed passes from the defensive line enabling the forward breaks. Fully utilising their whole team, Tornados managed to get a short corner. After a beautifully hit strike from Sandra Acket, the ball bounced off the SRC keeper and into the back of the net giving the Tornados a well-deserved 1-0 lead.

After a water break, rest and team talk at half time, the second half began with some pressure exerted from the SRC side. Tornados managed to absorb this with continuous defensive effort. After a near miss on an SRC short corner, Tornados were determined to maintain their lead. Woman of the match Helen Waddell was all over the pitch making excellent runs and passes to open up the game for an attack. With persistent runs from Holly Klimcke, Tornados utilised their wings and managed to put pressure back on SRC. There were several near misses almost extending the lead to 2-0; the Tornados persisted and despite getting another short corner, were unable to capitalise.

With yet another short corner being called for Tornados the final whistle blew, this resulted in an overall victory of 1-0 to the Tornados. This puts the Tornados in excellent stead for the beginning of the league next week. Overall, Tornados had a 'stormer' with fantastic team play, support and communication throughout. Easter eggs all around...