The U11 squad’s season got off to a belated start after a
series of postponements to record a deserved 5-2 victory against Killinghall
Nomads.
We started very slowly and conceded a disappointing goal after
only a couple of minutes. After this we
seemed to wake up and stated to play some good football. The midfield of Emily, Danni and Bella
stated to dominate the middle of the park with some great passing and sharp
tacking to win possession. We gradually
got back into the game and drew level when Emily hit a speculative shot from
long range that caught the keeper out to make the score 1-1. After
that we pushed on with some good running off the ball from Amy to create space
for the midfield to exploit. Danni who
was having a strong game in midfield hit a looping cross that caught everybody
out and found its way into the back of the net to put us 2-1 up. At the back we were looking very solid with Katie
and Anya both performing well whenever Nomads threatened. Katie in particular made a succession of well-timed
challenges. Although she was well
protected by Anya and Katie in front of her on a couple of occasions Nomads broke through and Grace once again
proved why she is Scottons no1 Keeper with a couple of fine saves. 2-1 at half time. After the break we started very brightly and
were passing the ball and finding space very well. One such good move resulting
in Emily smashing in another long range effort to move us to 3-1. Nomads were not out of the game and
continued to press to get back in the match however we remained resilient and gradually
got back on top. A couple of one on
ones with the Nomads keeper by Emily and Amy resulted in a couple of very good
blocks from the keeper and it looked like lady luck was not favouring us at
that point. However we continued to edge
the game and went further in front when some great passing from Bella to Emily
and then on to Amy to slot home cleanly and made it a more comfortable 4-1. After that we continued to push forward and
Emily finished well to secure a well-deserved hatrick to put us 5-1 up. Ellie
Mc, Izzy and Hannah came on for Bella, Anya and Amy half way through the second
half and all slotted in really well and we continued to look solid. We created a number of further chances but
could just not get the ball in the back of the net. Unfortuanatly we switched off towards the
end and Nomads managed to bag a consolation goal at the death to finish the game
5-2. A great start in our first game in
our first year in the Harrogate Girls League!!!!!
Player of the game was Emily for her hatrick performance
from midfield.
It should be noted that Nomads played a full part in a very
enjoyable and competitive match played in the right spirit
In the second game Grace remained in goal with Alice, Amber,
Ellie L joining Izzy, Ellie Mc and
Hannah to start the game. The game was
very tight and after going a goal down Ellie Mc equalised with a well taken
goal to make it 1-1. At half time Hannah came off and Emma came on, The game
continued to be very tight with chances for both sides to go in front before
Nomads managed to finish making it 2-1.
Still not beaten Scorchers came back strongly to equalise again awith a good finish from Ellie Mc. In the final moments of the game both sides appeared
to be content with a deserved draw – however this was not to be as Nomads
managed to find the net with what was effectively the last kick of the game. I think
all agreed that a draw would probably have been a fair result
A great start to the season with every player making a
positive contribution to two really competitive games. Also
many thanks to the Nomads player’s parents and coaches for making it a really
enjoyable morning. Finally thanks to all
the parents for their support during both games and especially those that stayed
behind and helped taking the goals down and putting the equipment away – it’s very
much appreciated.
