U11 Purple 24/25 - Ware lions stripes

GOG purples vs Ware Youth Lions U11s 

21/ 09/24

The late kick off of the day saw the girls welcome ware youth lions for the days late kick off on a warm afternoon over at church gate.  

A bright start from both teams saw a good breakaways from Elsie and Lois and some solid interceptions and clearances from   Ceira and Phoebe with Valentina drawing the first save of the day from the opposition keeper.  

A great break from Phoebe and Elsie saw Valentina fire narrowly wide from a tight angle.  

Sarah continued to provide a good screen in front of the defence to ensure despite opposition presence in the final third Jessica remained relatively untested.  

Those continued to break fast with a chance for Elsie and then Valentina drawing a good save from the keeper and Francesca’s quick feet caused problems for the opposition.  

A whipped in corner from Valentina then saw Francesca go close before some amazing link up play between Lois and Valentina saw a powerful drive from Valentina fire the girls 1-0 up ! 

More good link up play saw more chances for the girls before a ball over the top saw Jessica called into action to come off her line and save from the oppo striker .  

As the half time whistle went a really well contested first half from both teams saw the girls go in ahead 1-0. 

The second half continued the trend of the first with both teams competing brilliantly and the girls continuing to look dangerous with Amelia’s pace proving an asset.  

2-0 was soon here with a lovely through ball from Amelia finding Valentina who unleashed another powerful drive to find the back of the net!!

A flurry of dangerous corners saw the girls pile on the pressure and some great pressing from Amelia saw another chance go close and then again shortly after and again after that !!!!

A superb save from Jessica saw the girls break away again and this time Francesca came close .  

3-0 soon same - a brilliant break up the line from Elsie saw the pass to Francesca who played a sublime ball through to Valentina for an amazing finish into the bottom corner from a tight angle for 3-0 and her hat trick !!

As the final whistle went a deserved 3-0 victory was the girls reward.  Special mention for the opposition who made for a really competitive game and made the girls really have to work for the win.  Whilst the attacking play was top drawer today and Valentina very deserving of her hat trick it is only right to make a special mention of the unbelievable centre back pairing of Phoebe and Ceira who won absolutely everything and ensured that Jessica had a relatively quiet afternoon !! 

Well done girls !