27/05/2024
A hard-earned point, hailstones and some progress on the field.
We all expected the season to be finished by now, but that's not the case. We are cramming games in all over the place, which means we have more injuries, more outside football commitments, and more holidays for some of the lucky ones.
Yesterday, we travelled to Featherstone with 10 players, 4 carrying knocks. Under the circumstances, we gave a very good account of ourselves.
We battled through the first half, scoring early when Leah finished a well-worked team goal. After that we struggled to get into a rhythm and conceded the equalizer mid-way through the first half.
At halftime, we had a long chat about how we needed to press higher, and the ladies put that plan into immediate action. For fifteen to twenty minutes, we pushed up the field, pressed high and with renewed intensity, and were in complete control.
During that period we missed a penalty, hit the crossbar and created numerous chances, which we would have taken on a different day.
POTM was a tough call between two players, Jill and Sarah, with Jill just shading it due to a very strong second-half performance.
