1st half…
Our previous best score against them was 3-0, them with their weaker team out. This match we started expecting a better score then normal. There was a bit of a problem since this was their stronger team, and they had subs. whereas we only had a full time team. We warmed up, and took our positions on the pitch. Our Keeper Katie, the defenders Shaye, Rudi and Sophie, midfielders Tara, and me, and finally the strikers Becky- the captain- Zoë, and Kenesha. We had first kick, the usual plan. The first person in the middle kicks to the other, then to the centre mid, who would either whack it up, or move up a small bit and pass. The first half was battled evenly and both sides played very well. We had some chances, and some corners. They also had some chances, which we defended well. Then finally close to the second half, they managed to score. That didn’t get us down though; this was the best we’d played so far. Soon later the whistle blew, and both teams crowded off for a rest.
2nd half…
The second half we tried harder, determined not to let in another goal. But still they scored 2 more. The first of them was scored from a corner, or a throw-in taken close. There was a struggle in the box first then someone shot at the goal. The ball instead headed for Katie, who at this point swapped out for Becks, and rebounded off her leg into the goal. Very unfortunate and accidental, we carried on. The third goal was scored when I had the ball and, hearing no one shout “Man on”, had the ball taken off me from behind. The defenders hadn’t expected this and were caught unawares. The result of which was a goal. In the end the score was 3-0, but that was still brilliant considering this was their stronger team.
Ruqayyah
Roisin missed this game again – I think she was still not well enough to play (she’d missed training as well), but after a good training session on Thursday the team was full of beans. Yusaf had come along and he helped warm up with some kicking exercises at the goalie. Katie had a leg injury so she started in goal – it was a left leg injury and she thought she’d be okay with goal kicks. She started off kicking well but Tara and Rudi took a few goalkicks as well.
We started the first half defending well and throwing a few attacks forward. The Pumas best goal came on 9 minutes after one of our attacks was stopped by their defence – some quick passing and running from them took the ball past our defenders and a good shot went in past Katie. The rest of the half was very even with
The Pumas came out strong in the second half and kept us penned back for most of the half. Katie came out of goal and Becky went into goal, so our midfield was strengthened and the attack weakened but we still managed to put together some attacks and nearly scored twice. It looked like the match would end in a draw but we were getting tired and in the 23rd minute, a very good corner from the Pumas right into the 6-yard area cannoned off Katie into goal (we gave the goal to the corner taker). And then three minutes later, Ruqayyah took the ball off one of their attackers and was shielding the ball ready to clear when another attacker rushed from behind her (no shouts of “man on” from our mute players) and took the ball from her and kicked it into goal.
This was our best game so far this season – unlike our previous 3-0 loss to the Pumas was against their strongest available team. They only scored one goal in the first half, and we had many attacks in both halves but their defence and midfield was fast and our attackers couldn’t get past them or pass the ball to a free attacker. Their second and third goals were basically mistakes from us so it should really have finished 1-0 or even 1-1. Well done girls!
Goals: nowt
Opposition’s Player of the Match: Zoe-Lea Dale
Managers’ Player of the Match: Ruqayyah Hashmi
Team: (fwd) Becky(c), Zoë, Kenesha (mid)
A very happy Oswald Road team after their best ever game!
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