Belper Otters 0, Derby Asterdale Ladies 3rd XI 2.

Steph Sat Oct 09, 2010 9:35 am

So welcome to the second match report for the ladies thirds.... And before I say anything else...

WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE SAY WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!

So we now have 3 wins in 3 games and 9 points!!

Anyway, back to the point of the post, although it's not going to be the most accurate post in the world. So today was a cloudy damp day at the home of Belper otters, but with 13 players we went into the game with a happy confidence from the last 2 weeks. The young Otters team came out strong, but did not manage to challenge us much in the first 20 minutes, but came back much stronger for the last 15 minutes, and thoroughly tested our defence (with a special shout out to our super keeper Megan!)... but we survived to half time at 0-0.

So after an intersting team talk and some serious regrouping we went back out for the second half with some fire in our bellies ready to score a goal. About 10 minutes in a fumble round the goalie (literally the ball got stuck in her pads) resulted in a bit of a scramble, and then ball crossed the line. Derby asterdale 1, Belper Otters 0. The second goal came about 7 or 8 minutes later and was a beutiful shot from Rita. There was some lovely play from the Otters and they used their speed to their advantage, they had 1 good chance on goal that was saved by Megan, which recieved a collective cheer from the crowd!

A great and challenging game overall. Belper played really well seeing as some of their team had never played a full 11-a-side game before. My word of the week seems to be "Lovely" and out man of the match was Megan.

We're looking forward to our game against Matlock 6's next week at home. 10:30 push back. Please come and support us if you can.

Steph