FREETHORPE U12S A GIRLS

FREETHORPE U12 A GIRLS PLAYED IN THE ROUND ROBIN CUP FIRST ROUND AGAINST FREETHORPE U12B AND ORMESBY AT FREETHORPE.

THE FIRST GAME SAW ORMESBY BEAT FREETHORPE B 5-O.THEN IT WAS THE A TEAMS TURN TO PLAY ORMESBY.THIS GAME WAS A VERY EVEN AFFAIR WITH BOTH TEAMS PLAYING WELL.FREETHORPE DEFENDED WELL WITH ELIZABETH G AND ELLAN P COPING WITH THE ORMESBY ATTACKS WELL HELPED BY THE EVER IMPROVING REBEKAH G WHO WORKED WELL ALL OVER THE PITCH.JESSICA H HAD ANOTHER GREAT GAME PROVING A HANDFUL WITH SOME STRONG RUNNING AND DIRECT PLAY.LIBBY B WAS STRONG AND POSITIVE IN GOAL AND KICKED LONG THROUGHOUT THE GAME PUTTING ORMESBY UNDER PRESSURE.EMMA P WAS LIVELY AND PLAYED CLEVERLY SUPPORTING ERIN K UP FRONT WHO HAD A BIG DEFENDER TO COPE WITH ALL MATCH.OLIVIA S AND MISSY H BOTH CAME ON IN MIDFIELD AND CONTRIBUTED TO A GREAT TEAM DISPLAY DRAWING 0-0 WITH ORMESBY.

THE LAST GAME WAS THE ALL FREETHORPE MATCH THE A'S V B'S.THIS WAS ANOTHER EVEN MATCH WITH BOTH TEAMS TRYING HARD TO WIN.THE MATCH WAS END TO END AND VERY EXCITING AS THE GIRLS VIED FOR CLUB AS WELL AS CUP HONOURS.CLAIRE A WAS INTRODUCED AND PLAYED WELL GOING CLOSE TO SCORING ONCE.ERIN K LOOKED LIVELY AND HAD A GOOD FREE KICKED BRAVELY BLOCKED. THE A TEAM TOOK THE LEAD WITH A WELL HIT SHOT FROM ERIN K.DESPITE SOME GREAT GOALKEEPING FROM LIBBY B THE B TEAM SCORED TWICE TO LEAD 2-1 AT HALF TIME.THE SECOND HALF CONTINUED TO BE A GREAT GAME WITH ORMESBY FEELING QUITE HAPPY THAT THE FREETHORPE TEAMS WERE BOTH INTENT ON GETTING A WINING RESULT THAT WOULD MEAN THAT ORMESBY PROGRESSED TO THE SEMI FINAL. THE GAME FINISHED 2-1 A VICTORY FOR THE B TEAM.

THE CLUB SECRETARY WAS VERY PROUD OF BOTH TEAMS AND IMPRESSED WITH THE RAPID PROGRESS OF BOTH TEAMS.THANKS TO ORMESBY FOR THEIR SPORTING AND WELL BEHAVED TEAM THAT CONTRIBUTED TO AN EXCELLENT MORNINGS FOOTBALL.

MANY THANKS TO GARY FOR REFEREEING ALL THREE GAMES EXCELLENTLY

JANE AND SHARONS G.O.M. ELIZABETH GOTTE.