26/05/2026
Today saw the annual Sixfields tournament in sweltering conditions, very well done to all the teams that played in the heat, not easy for anyone, you should all be very proud. There was some wonderful football on display from all teams.
Our first game was against Forest Vets which was a complete shock to the system, Vets came away with a deserved 5-0 win.
Next up was Milton Keynes ladies, we just couldn’t get the ball in the net, we peppered their goal and managed to get a 1-0 win with a goal from Nikki.
Our final group game was against Kettering, a very close game that could of gone either way, Kettering scored first, with Nikki scoring again, to bring it back to a draw, but Kettering managed to grab a deserved winner.
We finished 3rd in the group which saw us face Kettering in the semi finals.
The Kettering ladies took a well deserved lead but our persistence paid off and scored a well deserved equaliser through Blandy. A bit of commotion ensued on the sideline as the referee was told by the Forest Vets ladies that the semi final should of only been 10mins long, the referee was not aware of this and was playing the 12 mins, We had actually equalised after the 10mins, the tournament officials were called across and admitted it was a fault on their part, both captains were called across and made aware of the situation, Rhonda offered for Kettering to go through with the 1-0 win, but the officials decided that as both teams didn’t know it should of only been 10 mins then the 1-1 would stand and the game would go to penalties.
Rhonda stepped up and scored the first penalty with a smart finish, she then went back into goal and Kettering’s first penalty was skied well over the cross bar, next up was Blandy who slotted her penalty home with a good finish.
Kettering’s second penalty was smartly saved by Rhonda which saw us go through.
On to the final where we met Forest Vets, it was a very close game, but we took a deserved lead through Leighanne with a great finish after a back heel assist from Rhonda. Forest vets managed to sn**ch a equaliser in the last few minutes, a penalty shoot out was to decide the final.
Nikki made two incredible saves and also stepped up to score her penalty and then the captain, Rhonda, stepped up to score the winner!
The whole squad was incredible and all played their part.
A big thank you to Jeanette, Tracey, Dot & Callum who came to support ❤️
It was so nice to see the team get to lift a trophy, they all work so hard in training and many tournaments with nothing to show for their efforts, so a big well done for keeping going and showing everyone what this club is all about, a club that sticks together!⚽️❤️