I have to say that when I found out that not only had we lost Rachael for this match to injury but also Jaggi to a dodgy prawn I was a little concerned. Playing with only 10 on the pitch for the whole of an 80 minute game would be a real challenge to say the least.
However the cavalry arrived just in time in the form of our 2 new players Daisy and Emily. Welcome to both of you.
Thanks to them and their determination to play we were able to sign them into the team and kit them out ready to play – phew!
It seemed that everyone there was in a better state mentally, emotionally and physically than prior to the last game and so it was we began the match.
It was a pleasure to see some good effort going in from almost everyone in the starting order and despite some good attacking moves we just couldn’t get a finish, unfortunately the opposition broke through on a couple of occasions resulting us being 2 down at half time. In itself this is not an insurmountable challenge and in past seasons we have come back from being 2 or more down to finish ahead.
The half time chat revealed that spirits were still high and everyone was keen to get back on the pitch to try and even it out. Again early attempts on goal didn’t get the results we deserved and despite having most of the possession in the second half we couldn’t score. Unfortunately the opposition could and we finished a disappointing 4-0 down at the final whistle.
Looking back there were some good individual performances but the cohesiveness, gritty determination and sacrifice required to win a match of this nature was lacking – everything in fact that WAS there in such great quantity in the match against Wareham rangers in the cup.
Respect and admiration is due to everyone who put in the work, battled on throughout the game and played out of position when asked to do so. It’s also due to our new recruits for getting stuck in so well.
Amongst the most notable performances was Kat (FrozT) who was certainly back with us in mind, body and spirit and worked hard all the way through the game but even her Krazy Kat runs didn’t yield the result so often achieved in terms of goals scored or goals made. However it did position her as this week’s Most Valuable Player, congrats to you Kat it was a pleasure to watch you play.
Our final game of 2008 will be against Wareham Ranger so let’s see if the magic returns!
However the cavalry arrived just in time in the form of our 2 new players Daisy and Emily. Welcome to both of you.
Thanks to them and their determination to play we were able to sign them into the team and kit them out ready to play – phew!
It seemed that everyone there was in a better state mentally, emotionally and physically than prior to the last game and so it was we began the match.
It was a pleasure to see some good effort going in from almost everyone in the starting order and despite some good attacking moves we just couldn’t get a finish, unfortunately the opposition broke through on a couple of occasions resulting us being 2 down at half time. In itself this is not an insurmountable challenge and in past seasons we have come back from being 2 or more down to finish ahead.
The half time chat revealed that spirits were still high and everyone was keen to get back on the pitch to try and even it out. Again early attempts on goal didn’t get the results we deserved and despite having most of the possession in the second half we couldn’t score. Unfortunately the opposition could and we finished a disappointing 4-0 down at the final whistle.
Looking back there were some good individual performances but the cohesiveness, gritty determination and sacrifice required to win a match of this nature was lacking – everything in fact that WAS there in such great quantity in the match against Wareham rangers in the cup.
Respect and admiration is due to everyone who put in the work, battled on throughout the game and played out of position when asked to do so. It’s also due to our new recruits for getting stuck in so well.
Amongst the most notable performances was Kat (FrozT) who was certainly back with us in mind, body and spirit and worked hard all the way through the game but even her Krazy Kat runs didn’t yield the result so often achieved in terms of goals scored or goals made. However it did position her as this week’s Most Valuable Player, congrats to you Kat it was a pleasure to watch you play.
Our final game of 2008 will be against Wareham Ranger so let’s see if the magic returns!
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