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This week’s match was a mixture of pleasure and pain (quite literally for some) as we beat the Terras 8-1.

At the very start of the game despite the team being in great spirits it looked a little untidy with too many random punts up the field for my liking. However it was thanks to one of these punts that after 4.04 Rachael scored out first goal with a superb strike into the bottom corner, excellent work.

I think this bought the game back into focus and the quality of the passing and thinking improved no end. Everyone was playing their parts well and forced the play into the opposition’s half for most of the time. During this time Hannah had been working out how to meet the personal objective I set her at the start of the game and polished up her shooting boots. With the help of some great through balls (Daisy and Emily as I recall) as well as an exceptional cross from Kat she got her name on the score sheet at 15.25, 17.06 and 18.54 with some clean, well aimed and powerful shots!! Another hatrick for Hannah!

The match raced ahead and once again Kat showed us her increasingly brilliant striking skills by bursting through the defence and slotting home our 5th with the time at 20.15.

Unfortunately it was about now that Rhea picked up a thigh strain which (unfortunately) put her on the side line but (fortunately) put Cookie on the pitch as her replacement.

It was also sometime around now that Jaggi came so close to scoring from a set piece we practiced in training, it was totally brilliant to see and I’m sure that before the end of the season you’ll do it Jaggi (I can’t describe what she did here cos there might be spies reading it J)

Meanwhile Hannah had been polishing her boots again.

With the clock counting down to the half time whistle she intercepted a well delivered through ball (I can’t recall who sent this one on its way but THANKS) and parked it squarely in the net. My watch told me it was 31.48 and time was running out for us to add any more to the score-line, or so I thought.

Shortly after the Terras kicked off following Hannah’s goal we won a corner and Emily stepped up to take it. With her usual style she delivered an inch perfect corner right into the middle of the 6 yard box and close to the line. This time it wasn’t Hannah or Kat or Rach who got their shooting boots to the ball but…….Cookie who scored her first goal for the team 38.15 into the first half! Congratulations Cookie!

The whistle blew and everyone enjoyed a well deserved breather.

The second half started full of promise but really didn’t live up to the standard of the first half. This time the Terras bought the game to us and we spent too much time in our own half of the pitch. However, there were some good interceptions, determined tackles and defensive runs and once again everyone played their positions well.

On the pitch Daisy was enjoying the match and clearly liked the idea of shiny boots. After giving them a bit of a polish she decided to get them muddy again by connecting with the ball and slamming it into the back of the net scoring her first goal for the club too! Congratulations Daisy!

This one went in at 50.32 and from then on it was much more to and fro with the Terras keeping up a really good pace and testing our defence at regular intervals but Crizza, Ro, Liverrr, Jaggi and Lydi worked as cohesive unit to shut down their attacks.

But it was in the last few minutes of the game that the pain of the injuries we had sustained turned to agony for Emily who took a really unlucky tumble. Fortunately, after a lengthy wait at A & E it turns out that it’s a nasty sprain rather than a break but it will mean she’ll have to rest it for a few weeks to give it time to heal.

Thanks to everyone who helped us to get her off to hospital and also thanks to Rhea who volunteered to go back on despite her own injury.

After play resumed the Terras turned put together a good attack and were rewarded with a goal from a well hit, low shot that found its way into the net.

Shortly after that the final whistle blew and by a unanimous decision Hannah got MVP and now has 16 goals to her name.

We now have 15 points and a healthier goal difference which is going to be very important as our trip up the table gains more momentum. Well done team!

We now have a couple of weeks to rest, relax and heal all those injuries (Ro, Crizza, Rhea, Rach, Emily and anyone else I've missed) before our game against Parkstone Heights.