Year Three Girls Score Against the BLUs - Twice!

The squeals echoed round Coombe Dingle when our brave Foxettes found the back of the BLU (Rockleaze, as was) net. A thoroughly marvelous moment for the ever growing army of Y3 girls and their strong support. And it happened not once but twice. Whole team efforts on both occasions, and great rewards for an hour of non-stop grafting.

OK, so the BLUs found the back of our net a few times too, but this was a training game, not a match, and your correspondent failed to count fully… We also consider many of their goals, scored by a Foxes defector, to be ours by right. (Come Back, Saffy!)

Thirteen plucky players turned out in the green and white, all clamouring for a game; proof that the Y3 girls are getting the footie bug big time. There were some extraordinary saves from Anna R, Emily C and Bryony and resilient defending from the likes of Emily T, Sophie HR, Sasha, Anna R, and Ella. Anyone who has seen the BLUs in action will know they have three players destined for stardom who kept our girls under constant pressure, but wave after BLU wave was repelled.

In the midfield, Sophie Mc, Phoebe and Anna D ran like their lives depended on it, chasing balls and pushing up again and again. They were ably reinforced by our latest new recruits playing their first match, Marielle, Molly and Sophie C. None were phased by the occasion – one of the biggest in the fixture list.

The first goal came after minutes of sustained pressure in the BLU box. Every time they cleared, the Foxy midfield pumped the ball back in again. Eventually the attack was just too strong and Anna D’s boot found the back of the net. You could hear her dad all the way to Blaise Castle.

The second was a tribute to a new tactic: passing. Anna R and Sophie HR started the move in defence, passing up to Emily T who took the ball up the right. Sophie Mc found space in the box and, like a premiership pro, Emily looked up, saw her and crossed. You almost felt sorry for the Blu goalie.

Almost.

Bearing in mind the “Bristol Ladies United” recruit from the whole of Bristol and the Foxettes from just 30 girls, the four quarters we played were remarkably well matched.

“We’ll never think about the score”, one Foxette remarked before play, “we’ll just play every ball and try our best to score goals or save them”.

Message for the England team maybe?”