Happy Dayze!
Our season took an unexpected turn for the better on 28 February when, for the first time in the 4 year history of the squad, we beat Dorchester! So, just like the match against Poole Town Wessex history was made and with such great style too as we beat them 5-2.
I noticed that after having a team night out on Friday everyone was in great spirits and with this in mind I made an offer of another night out at my expense if we won…..talk about opening your mouth and putting both feet in it!
The game started well and unusually was well balanced with possession being split around 50/50. There was good work going on all round and the defence (playing deeper than usual) did a great job of working the offside trap, midfield got stuck in and showed their dedication to winning night out I'd promised. Our forwards, as ever, were looking for scoring opportunities and found a few in the early minutes which didn’t quite make it.
It became obvious that the essential ingredient we need to make the difference between winning and losing was definitely there and as we rushed up to half time the team was clearly in control of the game.
Just as Shelly and I were getting the water bottles ready for the half time break Hannah broke through Dorchester’s defence and had an attempt at goal. They tried to save it but no luck on this occasion, Hannah had put us 1-0 up!. The time on the clock was 39.30…only 30 second to the whistle, what a great place to be.
Some excellent input from the team during the break supported a few tactical changes and ensured we stayed fired up for the second half.
From the whistle we were all over Dorchester (who by this time looked a bit bewildered) and 8.51 minutes in to the half Kat once again proved her skill as a striker blasting the ball past the keeper to bring us 2-0 up.
Dorchester responded with their first goal 7 minutes later and shortened our lead to 2-1.
Seven minutes after that we were awarded a penalty for handball and Emily stepped up to take it.
Despite the pressure of the moment she deliver a low, powerful shot right into the bottom right hand corner of the net leaving their goalie standing – text book perfect! Now we were 3-1 up.
Unfortunately our buffer of 2 goals was short lived as Dorchester replied with a well hit shot that just squeezed by Daisy (Dayze) who had stepped in to replace Lydia. Now it was 3-2 and I was beginning to chew my finger nails down to the elbow.
I was now becoming concerned that the game could slip away but I was wrong as after another 10 minutes (at 77.22) Hannah once again ran like the wind down the left wing and delivered a convincing strike that their keeper had no chance of stopping…we were 4-2 up with only 3 minutes to go. Shortly after this she had another goal disallowed for an offside infringement (despite having stopped in order to cancel this out).
A couple of injuries kept the clock ticking but once everyone was back on their feet it continued at high pace and by now we had most of the possession. The icing on the cake came at 81.39 when Rach beat a number of players in a goal mouth scramble and slotted the ball in the net………5-2
The final whistle blew.
On reflection I think this was an exceptional effort all round with every single member of the team playing their parts really well. Match reports, quite naturally, tend to centre on the goals that we scored but that’s only part of the picture. Without good quality through balls, strong defending, good communication, team work and off- the-ball runs we wouldn’t get near the opposition’s goal. So congratulations to all of you on a job well done and a great match to watch.
Our journey to the middle of the table is now very much back on and if we can keep up this standard of play and enjoy that magic ingredient we’ll get there sooner than expected.
As already mentioned, Dayze volunteered to be our goalie as Lydi was away and earned the respect of everyone for not only doing this but also for doing a great job. The most impressive save involving a well hit, dipping shot that she tipped over the bar. As a result she was unanimously voted this week’s MVP – happy Dayze indeed.
Our season took an unexpected turn for the better on 28 February when, for the first time in the 4 year history of the squad, we beat Dorchester! So, just like the match against Poole Town Wessex history was made and with such great style too as we beat them 5-2.
I noticed that after having a team night out on Friday everyone was in great spirits and with this in mind I made an offer of another night out at my expense if we won…..talk about opening your mouth and putting both feet in it!
The game started well and unusually was well balanced with possession being split around 50/50. There was good work going on all round and the defence (playing deeper than usual) did a great job of working the offside trap, midfield got stuck in and showed their dedication to winning night out I'd promised. Our forwards, as ever, were looking for scoring opportunities and found a few in the early minutes which didn’t quite make it.
It became obvious that the essential ingredient we need to make the difference between winning and losing was definitely there and as we rushed up to half time the team was clearly in control of the game.
Just as Shelly and I were getting the water bottles ready for the half time break Hannah broke through Dorchester’s defence and had an attempt at goal. They tried to save it but no luck on this occasion, Hannah had put us 1-0 up!. The time on the clock was 39.30…only 30 second to the whistle, what a great place to be.
Some excellent input from the team during the break supported a few tactical changes and ensured we stayed fired up for the second half.
From the whistle we were all over Dorchester (who by this time looked a bit bewildered) and 8.51 minutes in to the half Kat once again proved her skill as a striker blasting the ball past the keeper to bring us 2-0 up.
Dorchester responded with their first goal 7 minutes later and shortened our lead to 2-1.
Seven minutes after that we were awarded a penalty for handball and Emily stepped up to take it.
Despite the pressure of the moment she deliver a low, powerful shot right into the bottom right hand corner of the net leaving their goalie standing – text book perfect! Now we were 3-1 up.
Unfortunately our buffer of 2 goals was short lived as Dorchester replied with a well hit shot that just squeezed by Daisy (Dayze) who had stepped in to replace Lydia. Now it was 3-2 and I was beginning to chew my finger nails down to the elbow.
I was now becoming concerned that the game could slip away but I was wrong as after another 10 minutes (at 77.22) Hannah once again ran like the wind down the left wing and delivered a convincing strike that their keeper had no chance of stopping…we were 4-2 up with only 3 minutes to go. Shortly after this she had another goal disallowed for an offside infringement (despite having stopped in order to cancel this out).
A couple of injuries kept the clock ticking but once everyone was back on their feet it continued at high pace and by now we had most of the possession. The icing on the cake came at 81.39 when Rach beat a number of players in a goal mouth scramble and slotted the ball in the net………5-2
The final whistle blew.
On reflection I think this was an exceptional effort all round with every single member of the team playing their parts really well. Match reports, quite naturally, tend to centre on the goals that we scored but that’s only part of the picture. Without good quality through balls, strong defending, good communication, team work and off- the-ball runs we wouldn’t get near the opposition’s goal. So congratulations to all of you on a job well done and a great match to watch.
Our journey to the middle of the table is now very much back on and if we can keep up this standard of play and enjoy that magic ingredient we’ll get there sooner than expected.
As already mentioned, Dayze volunteered to be our goalie as Lydi was away and earned the respect of everyone for not only doing this but also for doing a great job. The most impressive save involving a well hit, dipping shot that she tipped over the bar. As a result she was unanimously voted this week’s MVP – happy Dayze indeed.
I'm yet to hear fom the team as to where I'm buying them the next night out but I'm sure I will!
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