Woodbank Warriors vs Thorton Cleveleys (4th Nov 07)

This was an early start for our girls. We arrived at Thornton Cleveleys to a warm welcome. A club house with hot drinks and food, clear blue sky and a perfectly manicured pitch to play on. What could be better? Then to our surprise we were directed to another pitch to play our match! Dodgy area, slopping pitch, large lumps of grass and not very picturesque.
We started slowly. I think our girls were still suffering from the early start. Thornton hit us early with a quick goal. Spurred into action our girls attacked at pace with Megan scoring into the right low corner.
Again our defence fell asleep allowing Thornton to score again to take the lead. This time it was Jenny who leveled the score. Collecting the ball on the left she turned and ran across the edge of the box until releasing her trademark rocket to make it 2 – 2.
Beth S dominated the midfield creating attacking chances and stopping Thorntons counter attacks. Bronya, yet to score this season, was next to score. Running forward onto a cross from Hannah she let loose with a thunderbolt of a shot. Megan quickly made it
4 – 2.
The next goal was a peach of a shot from Emily. From the edge of the box she stroked the ball into the right hand top corner to make a healthy scoreline of 5 – 2.
The half time speech went something like “ score another goal and the game is over”.
Beth S did exactly than capping a surperb performance with a lovely taken goal to make it 6 – 2. Game over????? So we all thought.
The next twenty minutes of football are best forgotten. Our defence when to sleep and allowed Thornton to score making it 6 – 3. This gave Thornton confidence. Another defensive error. Another Thornton goal. 6 – 4. Another defence error and yet another goal. 6 – 5.
For the last five minutes we hung on to our slim lead only by the incentive of a trip to Mega Bowl if we won. We did win but only by the skin of our teeth.
Beth Smith was on top form and earned a well deserved Managers Player of the Match. The Opposition Player of the Match went to Hannah for a great display.
Mega Bowl here we come!!!!! But only just.