FREETHORPE U12A GIRLS

FREETHORPE U12A GIRLS THIS WEEK PLAYED THEIR MUCH ANTICIPATED MATCH AGAINST FREETHORPE U12B GIRLS.THE A GIRLS WERE KEEN TO AVENGE AN EARLIER DEFEAT BY THE B's IN THE CUP.

IN FRONT OF A LARGE CROWD ON WARM SPRING MORNING THE MATCH STARTED AT A FURIOUS PACE WITH ELLEN P, REBEKAH G AND ELIZABETH G ALL WORKING HARD IN DEFENCE TO KEEP OUT THE LIVELY B FORWARDS.JESSICA H WAS EXCELLENT IN MIDFIELD WITH STRONG RUNNING AND HARD TACKLES.EMMA P AND ERIN K UP FRONT BOTH LOOKED LIVELY AND CAUSED THE B DEFENCE PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY FROM GOALKEEPER LIBBY B's GREAT KICKS.LIBBY B HAD TO BE AT HER BEST ON THREE OCCASIONS TO KEEP OUT GREAT SHOTS FROM THE B's FORWARDS.MISSY H AND OLIVIA S WERE INTRODUCED TO THE FRAY AND BOTH WORKED HARD IN MIDFIELD.AS THE FIRST HALF WAS DRAWING TO A CLOSE ERIN K POPPED UP AND SCORED FOR THE As TO LEAD 1-0 AT THE BREAK.

THE SECOND HALF SAW SAM S COME ON AND MAKE SOME GOOD PASSES AND HAVE A GOOD SHOT ON GOAL.THE GAME CONTINUED TO BE A CLOSE AFFAIR WITH PLAY GOING FROM END TO END IN A VERY ENTERTAINING MATCH.ERIN K SCORED HER SECOND GOAL WHICH LOOKED TO HAVE SEALED THE RESULT BUT THE Bs RESPONDED QUICKLY AND THE As HAD TO WORK HARD TO PRESERVE THERE LEAD BEFORE ERIN K COMPLEATED HER HAT-RICK AFTER SOME GOOD WORK FROM EMMA P FOR THE As TO LEAD 3-1.LATE ON THE Bs GOT ONE BACK BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND THE As RAN OUT 3-2 WINNERS.

SECRETARIES NOTE.

A GREAT DAY FOR FREETHORPE FC GIRLS LITTLE MORE THAN 2 YEARS FROM THE LAUNCH OF GIRLS FOOTBALL AT FREETHORPE FC TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT GAME BETWEEN 20 GIRLS ALL PLAYING AT THE CLUB IS A GREAT TESTIMENT TO THE WORK JANE AND INDRA HAVE DONE FOR THE CLUB AND THE GIRLS.