Knaresborough Celtic U16 Girls 2 - Scotton Scorchers U16 Girls 2
Well – what a way to start
the new season, than by meeting our local rivals Knaresborough Celtic, at
Thistle Hill!
Our squad looked strong,
with Sam C in goal, a defence of Georgina , Lowenna and Molly, midfield of Honor, Becky C
(captain for today), Chloe and Eloise with Emily T leading the attack! Emma P
was keeping the bench warm to start with!
The first match of a new
season is always tough, with a long summer break and little time to get back to
into the ‘zone’.
After a slow start (probably
friendly banter between the two teams), Scotton started to show dominance –
with a few attacking moves from the middle of the park – Chloe and Emily T
giving the Celtic defence something to think about. This was followed by a
strong line held by the Scorchers defence keeping the Celtic attackers at bay!
Then the breakthrough – a
ball played through to Chloe who made a fantastic strike!
1 nil to Scotton –
justly deserved!
Celtic, although going a
goal down, showed character – and an individual piece of skill saw them draw
level. 1-1!
It was end to end stuff –
however, with Georgina not feeling well, a change was made. Emma P went out to
the wing, Eloise dropping to right back! This change seemed to inspire the
Scorchers. Great dribbling skills from Emma T and strength shown by the
Scorchers midfield lead to a great ball over the top (route 1) from Honor –
Chloe taking the ball well and calmly putting it past the Celtic keeper!
Half Time and 2-1 to
Scotton!
After the break, a change
was made – Georgina back on to give Becky C a breather – again, Scotton started
well, but a strike from Celtic saw Sam C fingertip the shot onto the bar! A
wake up call to the Scotton defence!
We continued to press for
that third goal – but Celtic seemed to be gaining momentum!
Becky C went back on to
strengthen the defence, Eloise needing a breather too!
Inevitably, it was another
piece of individual skill from Celtic attack that saw them draw level 2-2! And
that’s how it finished!!
This was a great match for
the neutral - a hard fought local derby
that had spirit and high energy from both teams, goals and a great ‘friendly’
rivalry!!
Scotton probably deserved
the three points, but a score draw was probably a fair result! Fantastic team
performance by the Scorchers – and lots of positives to take into the next
match!
Well done everyone!! Player
of the Match – Chloe Marshall!!
