After a number of close losses during the early part of the
season the U10s finally got their reward for continuing to give 110% in every
game
In atrocious conditions with cold driving rain from the kick
off Scottton started to impose their game on a hard working Fulford side. With conditions very difficult and boggy underfoot
it was not a day for pretty football. However in midfield Emily and Daniele
assisted by Issy made tackle after tackle to win the ball and break up Fulfords
possession. After winning the ball we managed to pass the
ball reasonably well in the circumstances and gave Ellie Mc a couple of chances to take on the Fulford
defence. Unfortuanatly we did not get run
of the ball and the attacks did not trouble the Fulford keeper. At the back due to the conditions Jade and Anya
made the right decisions and did the simple things well by keeping it tight.
This restricted Fulford to relatively few chances. On the couple of occasions they
did break through Grace made a number of important saves.
With the game largely being played in a congested midfield
we finally created a bit of space and Emily capped her “girl of the game”
performance by getting free to drill a fine
crisp shot passed the keeper to put us 1-0 up.
Chances were few and far between and the game continued to be a fully
contested affair. Unfortunately just before half time
Fulford produced a bit of quality passing and sliced through the defence to
equalise in fine style giving Grace no chance to make it 1-1.
At half time we made a couple of changes, Bella and Olivia coming
on for Ellie Mc and Jade. Emily was pushed
up front with Bella dropping into midfield and Olivia slotting in at the back
next to Anya. As the pitch continued to deteriorate it
became increasingly hard for either side to find any rhythm however we dug in and
continued collectively to work very hard. With both sides visibly tiring our high work rate paid off with the predatory Bella once again highlighting
her eye for goal by pouncing on a loose ball and finding the inside of the left
hand post to put us 2-1 up.
After the goal we contained Fulford for the remainder of the
game to successfully record a deserved first win on the season.
In the friendly game we made a number of changes with Alice,
Alicia, Amber, Jade, Ellie L , Olivia coming on with Issy putting on the
keepers gloves. Again in extremely
difficult conditions we all worked very hard and continued to compete fully on
a very difficult surface. Unfortunaltely in another
tight game Fulford managed to break on a couple of occasions to finish the game
as 2-0 victors.
In both games the commitment shown by all the girls was
first class and we competed fully throughout both games. On a freezing cold, wet day that many of the
girls will not played in previously it was fantastic to see the full squad successfully
supporting each other in both games.
We have now got our first league win under our belts, well
done to all. Bring on the next game!
George
