U14 Purple 24/25 - Chorleywood

GOG U13s Purple vs Chorleywood 

On a cold morning we travelled away again along the m25 to Chorleywood. With only 11 girls available we knew we all had to put in the work to get a result today. We start the game ok with little passes between each other. Lily and Lana in the centre picking out Mariah who had a few chances but their keeper making some fine saves. We then show Chorleywood a little too much time through the first half as we couldn’t get the a proper foot on the game and make that final pass or shot!  Their defenders was doing well, but at time was getting away with pulling our girls shirts, which the ref didn’t give us anything. When they did pump the ball down our end we were compact and strong giving them nothing to go on. We go into half time level. 

Half time 0-0

Words at half time was straight to the point! Get the shot or pass off quicker and we will definitely get something out this game. 

We start the second half ok again with Jess running down the right giving them trouble non stop. Emma was hustling their defenders into mistakes and Lily was so strong in the middle winning everything that comes her way. But as we were getting most joy out the right Maya plays in Jess who skips past their defender, she looks up and plays a wonderful ball across the box into Emmas path and she tucks it away. 0-1 

Totally deserved and we now can push on to try and get more. Chorleywood didn’t show too much in the second half but on occasions Sofia, Maya and Seraphina was solid not giving them time to turn. Lily totally dominated the middle and was unlucky herself with a few shots as she would have their keeper make a fine save. Chorleywood was very hands on with our attackers and on a number of occasions unlucky to get any kind of decision. We were very fortunate as it didn’t cost us in the end, as we held on strong for a great 1-0 victory away from home. 

That’s three games in a row where we have played away and we have shown some great performances in all of them. The team today was excellent throughout putting on a great defensive display and unlucky to not get more goals up top. We go again next week to continue to build on a great season so far. 

Emma ⚽️

POTM Jess 🏆