FW: match report for Ladies 1st

Saturday 6^th FEB

Stratford Ladies 1^st team played Birmingham University 4^th’s on Saturday. On a fast, bouncy pitch against a strong opposition Stratford started the first half positively. With great communication and short passes up the pitch Stratford fought hard for the ball giving Birmingham Uni a harder challenge than what they expected, Emma Davies and Rachel Kent held the middle of the pitch well supporting Stratford on the attack. The fast pace and skills of Birmingham University were evenly matched by the strong defence with Hayley Nicholls (captain) commanding the defence to keep the score at 0-0 at half time. The second half started with a goal by Birmingham University closely followed by an equaliser by Gemma Foster which was a break through made by Rosie Logan who won the ball through there midfield then created the pass to Gemma to scoremaking it 1-1. Following this were constant breaks by both teams with Hannah Campbell and Jet Heyworth taking the ball wide using the left and the right hand sides of the pitch and sending the ball through to Rosie and Holly. Birmingham Uni were fighting hard to try and get the winning goal but with several good saves by Michelle supported by Vicky & Hayley covering the corners the score remained equal. Mel, Emma and Louisa worked well switching the ball round the pitch and distributing the ball to the midfield. With the final score still 1-1 Stratford played positively and confidentially, a good result against a strong team.

Thanks

Hayley Nicholls

Stratford Ladies 1’s