Yesterday saw an early start for the Ladies 2s pushing back at 9:30am against City. An exchange of e-mails had started earlier in the week with City kindly informing us that because they had a plethora of players to choose from, some of their players had regularly been playing for their 3s - two leagues above. That makes this result even sweeter!

Fireworks could be heard off the pitch as the game started and we raced out of the blocks with great interlinking between midfield and the forwards with every attack looking dangerous. Kylie Beasley was fantastic in the centre of midfield and a good break and strike led to a rebound shot being put away by Ami Chaplin. 1-0 South. City came back and some stirling defence from Anne Horan at Centre back and Vicki Lavis at Sweeper kept City at bay. Then another break and the noise of the ball hitting the backboard at the far end richoched around the ground but oh no - the umpire had already blown for a short corner. D’oh. So short taken and a narrow miss from Liz Harte taking the strike. City came back down the pitch and Ali G in goal made some great saves from some powerful hits. Then back up the other end with a good run by Ash Price and another tap in for Ami - 2-0 South. Half time and relax.

City came flying out of the blocks in the second half and kept pressurising our goal. Our defence though were up to the task and repelled the city attacks until finally a powerful strike slipped through our defence and into the goal. 2-1. The tension mounted further and city were pushing forward making some good breaks and interlinking well but we stood up to the task and managed to get a great result. Well done everyone!