not the result we wanted
Crosspool vs Handsworth
Squad : Beccs, Tal, Cari, Lucy, Hannah, Sally, Ellie, Eleanor, Rebecca, Yas, Alaya, Kate.
The American football final is called the superbowl. The pitch at High Storrs is a bowl but it is certainly not ‘super’. As last year’s u13s will testify, it is far from ideal. Anyway, enough grumbling about that, onto the match.
There were 2 girls making their debut for Crosspool today, Rebecca and Sally, and the team haven’t played together in this format before. As you can see, I’m getting the excuses in first.
Handsworth started well and scored the first within 2 minutes. To be fair, most of the Crosspool girls were watching to see where Rebecca’s boot would land, as it had come off when she cleared the ball from the box.
Ian (who was reffing) had to have a word with a H player who pushed the ball back into play, even though she was a sub at the time !!. The next goal was a long shot into the box which Beccs had covered, but it bounced and went over her head. As Xpool were attacking, Yas thought the ball had gone out of play and picked it up to take a quick throw-in. unfortunately, the ball had just crossed the side-line of the keeper’s box and a free-kick was given. The next free-kick was for a H player who trapped the ball with both forearms across her chest, I totally understand why…but a free-kick was given. Handsworth earned themselves a corner and the 12th xpool player came into play, ‘she’ blocked the ball and prevented the cross…unfortunately a tree is not allowed to play and so the corner had to be taken again lol. Very soon H scored another goal, can’t tell you how, I was busy buying a raffle ticket…. that reminds me… who won?
Crosspool did show some of their skills, there a few runs of good passes, Lucy to Cari forward to Kate across the width of the pitch, Sally and Hannah were up and the H keeper had to make a save. A little later Tal put Yas through the H defence, but she was off-side. Ian blew his whistle and then the H supporters told him that she was off-side, quite loudly and pointlessly, since play had been stopped. Kate had some nice runs up the wing. Eleanor did her usual trick of pushing players wide until the ball went off the pitch and Ellie was clearing the line. Xpool had a shot which went wide, and they found a bit of confidence. Ian was having a difficult time, supporters trying to tell him his job, having to run up and down, eventually it all got too much for him and he lay down on the pitch for a kip. Well, ok, he fell over backwards and got a round of applause. Beccs made a fab save just before the end of the first half, she was running to the right to cover a ball when a shot went past her, it would have gone in but she stuck out a leg and pushed it wide. Going into half-time 4-0 was not really in the game plan, we wanted to see the girls working together and showing off more of their skill and talents, what ever was said had some effect as soon into the second half, Tal made a fab pass to put Alaya through the defensive line, she pushed the ball forward and ran after it, the H defenders looked like they were glued to the floor as she scampered pass them, just the goalie to beat….. and she kept her cool to slot the ball home HOORAY.
H scored 2 more. Then Alaya had another go at out running the opposition, she did the same thing, but unfortunately her shot went wide.
Rebecca scored on her debut for the club, there was a goal-mouth scuffle and the ball came back to Rebecca, who shot through the forest of legs past the unsighted keeper HOORAY again.
H scored 2 more and then the post match talking started……..
Squad : Beccs, Tal, Cari, Lucy, Hannah, Sally, Ellie, Eleanor, Rebecca, Yas, Alaya, Kate.
The American football final is called the superbowl. The pitch at High Storrs is a bowl but it is certainly not ‘super’. As last year’s u13s will testify, it is far from ideal. Anyway, enough grumbling about that, onto the match.
There were 2 girls making their debut for Crosspool today, Rebecca and Sally, and the team haven’t played together in this format before. As you can see, I’m getting the excuses in first.
Handsworth started well and scored the first within 2 minutes. To be fair, most of the Crosspool girls were watching to see where Rebecca’s boot would land, as it had come off when she cleared the ball from the box.
Ian (who was reffing) had to have a word with a H player who pushed the ball back into play, even though she was a sub at the time !!. The next goal was a long shot into the box which Beccs had covered, but it bounced and went over her head. As Xpool were attacking, Yas thought the ball had gone out of play and picked it up to take a quick throw-in. unfortunately, the ball had just crossed the side-line of the keeper’s box and a free-kick was given. The next free-kick was for a H player who trapped the ball with both forearms across her chest, I totally understand why…but a free-kick was given. Handsworth earned themselves a corner and the 12th xpool player came into play, ‘she’ blocked the ball and prevented the cross…unfortunately a tree is not allowed to play and so the corner had to be taken again lol. Very soon H scored another goal, can’t tell you how, I was busy buying a raffle ticket…. that reminds me… who won?
Crosspool did show some of their skills, there a few runs of good passes, Lucy to Cari forward to Kate across the width of the pitch, Sally and Hannah were up and the H keeper had to make a save. A little later Tal put Yas through the H defence, but she was off-side. Ian blew his whistle and then the H supporters told him that she was off-side, quite loudly and pointlessly, since play had been stopped. Kate had some nice runs up the wing. Eleanor did her usual trick of pushing players wide until the ball went off the pitch and Ellie was clearing the line. Xpool had a shot which went wide, and they found a bit of confidence. Ian was having a difficult time, supporters trying to tell him his job, having to run up and down, eventually it all got too much for him and he lay down on the pitch for a kip. Well, ok, he fell over backwards and got a round of applause. Beccs made a fab save just before the end of the first half, she was running to the right to cover a ball when a shot went past her, it would have gone in but she stuck out a leg and pushed it wide. Going into half-time 4-0 was not really in the game plan, we wanted to see the girls working together and showing off more of their skill and talents, what ever was said had some effect as soon into the second half, Tal made a fab pass to put Alaya through the defensive line, she pushed the ball forward and ran after it, the H defenders looked like they were glued to the floor as she scampered pass them, just the goalie to beat….. and she kept her cool to slot the ball home HOORAY.
H scored 2 more. Then Alaya had another go at out running the opposition, she did the same thing, but unfortunately her shot went wide.
Rebecca scored on her debut for the club, there was a goal-mouth scuffle and the ball came back to Rebecca, who shot through the forest of legs past the unsighted keeper HOORAY again.
H scored 2 more and then the post match talking started……..
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