Sunday 29th January 2012  IVR u10 Girls

On a cold & wet January Sunday morning the IVR u10 girls travelled to Little Oakley for a league fixture. Earlier in the season we comfortably beat our opponents 5-0, but of late goals have been harder to come by.

IVR started brightly and were rewarded after only 46 seconds when Kianna fired hard & low into the net. We allowed Little Oakley back into the game after only 3 minutes when the Oakley player run through & finished well. The remainder of the first half was mainly played in the Oakley half, but we somehow failed to add to the scoreline.

HT 1-1

Then the weather hit & we found ourselves in the middle of a hail storm. The second half was a hard fought affair on what was now a muddy, and energy sapping pitch. Little Oakley were not going to lay down & were digging in, and making this a very well contested game. Chances came & went at both ends with Rebecca making a couple of decisive clearances & saves. The Oakley goalkeeper (probably the best goalkeeper we have played against) was having a superb game. The minutes were ticking away & Tiana had a couple of chances, but again the keeper was not going to make it easy.

After 16 second half minutes a clearance fell to Kianna who sent a lofted shot over the defence & keeper from at least 20 yards. The ball dipped & hit the back of the net sending the Girls & Parents wild, and we led 2-1. We still had 4 minutes left & this match was not over, so we had to make sure we did not let our concentration waiver. Myah made a couple of excellent midfield tackles & Shania was still running hard. Little Oakley broke forward & got behind our defence, but Tyeonae & Rebecca managed to ensure the ball stayed out of our net. We headed into injury time & Oakley had a couple of corners, but we held our nerve. The referee blew his whistle & you could feel the relief, and we had secured a long overdue 2nd league victory.

FT 2-1

An excellent result & reward for any weeks of hard work in tight games.

Today’s Squad: Tiana, Amelia, Charlotte, Kacey, Tyeonae, Myah, Kianna, Shania, Lana, Harley & Rebecca Goals: Kianna (x2)

Managers Player of the Match:

A very close one which I gave to Shania as her never ending running was causing our opponents problems.

Parents Player of the Match:

This again was a very tight decision & after consultation the Parents decided all the girls deserved this award.

Paul Bailey (u10 Girls Coach & Club Development Officer)