After a bye last week, we all converged on the Woodside pitch today brimming with confidence.
Our plan for this one was to structure up a back five that would hold the opposition goalless for the full 80 minutes, while rotating and experimenting our mids and attack. We started the game with Charlotte, Louise and Brooke up front, with Nikhili and Meisha charged with frustrating Woodsides' key strikers in central defence.
Milly and Fiona were initially given defensive running roles, and both players really stood up, with Fiona taking control in a sweeping position, and Milly sprinting hard up the sideline and back to assist Nikhili, Meisha and Kyah.
It often takes us a bit to get settled up forward, and this game was no exception. The boggy, undulating pitch, as well as the uprights, were working to Woodsides' favour, but we eventually broke the shackles. Brooke Neale then netted her first goal of the season, to put Lofty two up. Congratulations Brooke!
After a pretty lazy game by both sides in the first half, we headed for the snakes with one goal less than we'd planned for. We really needed to lift our commitment level in the second half if we were to take outright second place on the ladder, and boy, did Fiona let us all know it!!! Well done Fiona... great leadership shown today.
The second half kicked off well for us, with Bronte finding her range, and Fiona controlling our front-line offence. Meanwhile, our backs were playing as solid as ever, with Nikhili, Meisha, Sahara and Milly playing their hearts out in front of goal. Unfortunately for Kyah, she hardly got a touch, but the touches she had were telling. Solid work, Kyah, and great booting out today!
With our defence playing strong, it was all up to our forwards to capitalise and make it pay on the score sheet. Bronte started to fire and cracked an absolute ripper into the top of the Woodside net today. Her lofted strike was beautiful to watch, and off the boot, we all knew it was in. Fiona also stepped in for a goal, as did Greta with a perfect deflection into the left half of the Woodside net. Again, well done Fiona; and Greta, you played so well today, and you really deserved your goal.
Congratulations to Fiona, Greta, Brooke, Bronte and Milly for figuring in our best today.
Lofty, despite the slow start, we were always playing like a team in this one, and that's all that matters. Well done girls!!!
Result:
Woodside 0 - MOUNT LOFTY 5
WIN #07 for LOFTY ...!!!
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