The annual girls' football match against Prince's Mead was played last Friday. The team, skippered by Emily, looked very strong on paper. The dual strike force of Hattie and the formidable Francesca would make any team quake in their boots. Aislinn, Lissy and Alicia as the midfield force built on valuable service from the defencive trio of Emily, "Rocky" Jasmine and Rachel .

The die was cast within 2 minutes as Francesca unleashed a wicked right foot volley just past the post from 20 metres out. Hattie took thinitiative and followed with a powerful shot which was deflected into the back of the Prince's Mead's net. Prince's Mead mounted an attack but Emily cleared cofidently up field for Aislinn to run left and present the ball to Francesca. She in turn took on the opposition defence and knocked the ball forward to have Hattie to slam past a wanting keeper. Two goals up and there seemed more to come as Jasmine "Rocky" harrassed the Prince's Mead midfield constantly to feed either Alicia or Aislinn. Lissy supported the enthusiastic Rachel in her defensive role. Another deflected goal was scored before half time. Alton led 3-0 at the break.

Changes were made at half-time to give Hannah D and Harriet a run in which they enjoyed chasing down the oppositon. Rachel needed to recharge her batteries so Hannah W came on. With all the Hs' on it became confusing for the poor team manager calling positional plays. Two more goals were scored each by Hattie and Francesca. Aislinn and Alicia took control of the midfield and both were unlucky not to score. Farncesca left her mark with a powerful shot into the back corner of the net. Hattie was not to be out done, and scored her third to give her a hat-trick of goals and a 7-0 lead. This scoreline remained at the final whistle.

To Prince's Mead's credit, they did not give up and their goalie made some spectacular saves. Speaking of goalies, spare a thought for 'lonely' Georgia, "a bit boring being keeper" as she explained after the match as she only touch the ball a couple of times. I assured her that next match against Oakwood will be anything but boring. Bring it on! Well done girls, Hattie was player of the match.

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