Pre-match:

• Sam eventually worked out that the match was at 15:15 and not 10:00
• We all tried out our off-roading skills in the St Catz carpark
• Teamwork skills were practiced with a friendly game of car-Tetris
• Sam conveniently volunteered to put her car at the bottom of the car Jenga pile despite needing to leave early – and I’m Lemon?!
• Rhi brought her dogs and they’re adorable
• The usual St Catz debates were had of whether to walk miles away for a loo, go in a bush or hold it
• Eventually we were ready to play

First Half:

• South started strong and looked superb – lovely triangle passing and driving hard at the D
• 1-0: First goal came early, a Frith assist to a Foord smack-it-in
• Switching around through the midfield was lovely with some beautiful transfers through Jenny, Sarah and Lauren
• Caitlin was given a warning to get 5 (again)
• Hattrick Captain extra-ordinaire, Dani Arnold, scored another 2 fantastic goals
• 2-0: Deflection off a defender
• 3-0: Reverse tap around the goalie

Half-time:

• Pretty pleased with ourselves at this point
• We decided to work on using the wings and movement off the ball

Second half:

• This time play was very much held in the Ely half of the pitch
• But it wasn’t quite raining goals this half
• However, we all agreed our communication was some of the best ever which meant the press was rock solid!
• Eventually Captain Dani put one in the net
• 4-0:Jenny to Jess to Dani to slap it in
• Half-backs Aoife and Grace made some great runs up the right and onto the baseline
• A few short corners were had but were hunted down fast by the speedy Ely runner
• At one point, lovely and friendly opposition Ely, admitted there should be a short when the umpire had called a long
• I was so distracted by this I picked up the ball – naughty me
• Contamination hazard dealt with and lemon justly awarded, play continued
• 4-1:Sadly, in the last 10 minutes Ely made a break and snuck a one touch deflection past the South keeper
• Nevertheless, South came out on top with another strong win – well done girls!

Awards:

• Player of the Match: Lauren for a great game and amazing runs as sweeper
• Votes for:
  • Aoife – solid tackling and great drives up the line
  • Grace – usual reliable self
  • Dani – for the hat trick
  • Sarah – great job attacking and movement off the ball
  • Caitlin – great work on the left

Thank you to all the support on the sidelines and to Harry L for taking pictures.