Girls Football League

The final league meeting of 2015 saw our girls take on some of the best the league has to offer.

St. Vincent's A began the evening taking on Navigation Road Primary.  Lottie quickly took control of the game, running continously at the opposition's defence and scoring a first half hat trick.  Mr Blain asked for smoother passing and more talking in the second half, encouraging the girls to keep alert.  Izzy provided just that, using her excellent close control and sharp turning to edge passed the Navigation defence and score with a powerful shot to finish the game early in the second half.

The second game can only described as an epic encounter.  The girls took on an unbeaten Broadheath Primary, who this year have a new coach and some excellent players.  St Vincent's were to have their first 'Galacticos' game of the league....the crowds were not dissappointed.

The match began with pace and energy shown from both teams desperate to retain their unbeaten record.  Rebecca was a constant threat throughout the match, running down the wing at every opportunity and causing all kinds of problems for the Broadheath defence.  In the end the early pressure by St. Vincent's was rewarded as Lottie poked the ball home to make it 1-0.  

However, this was not the end of the game.  Towards the end of the half, Broadheath had settled more into their counter-attacking style, with their No. 5 being especially dangerous.  It was clear that St. Vincent's would have to be careful.  Mollie and Josie proved to be rocks in the heart of defence and were made to work hard for the rest of the game as Broadheath committed throngs of players forward.  Unfortunately the game took a dramatic turn as Broadheath scored a goal in the dying seconds of the first half from nowhere.  Mr. Blain told the girls not to worry and to keep pressing and they did just that.

The second half carried on like the first, with St. Vincent's piling on pressure and Broadheath relying on catching Vinnies on the break.  However it was clear that Josie, Mollie and Natalie were not going to let anything past them and actually Mollie and Josie were able to push forward and help in attack.  The Broadheath No. 5 was less effective in the second half as an inspired Imogen took control of the St. Vincent's midfield and produced a masterclass to allow the attacks to flow one after the other.  

Chance after chance came but in the end the girls had to settle for a hard fought draw. All of the girls can be very proud of what they produced on the field and a special mention must go to Imogen for an especially inspired evening's football! 

Exhausted, speechless and emotionally drained, Mr Blain retired for the weekend to recover!