Sunday 20th November saw our first friendly fixture against Morpeth.
Our squad of 9 players arrived bright and early, if a little bit nervously, at Morpeth hockey club ready for our first game.
Morpeth had three, 7 aside junior teams and we played a match against each.
Our first match was well fought with some fantastic runs up the side line from Elena and some good passing up to our attacking D from Emily. A great team effort before Judy scored our goal. Despite some excellent defending from Anna, Morpeth drew level and we ran out of time, ending with a 1-1 draw.
The second match saw us play against Morpeth’s strongest team. With our first match over and nerves settling a bit we had some excellent play with great runs from Kaitlyn, despite being ill and chances to score from Juliette. Some fantastic defending from Amy and amazing saves from Gaurika our Goal Keeper were unfortunately not enough to stop Morpeth winning 2-0.
The third match was another excellent team performance, lots of end to end hockey and some good attacks on goal. A special mention to Katie who worked very hard in midfield, but unfortunately we were unlucky to lose 1-0 when the whistle blew.
Many thanks to the Mum’s and Dad’s for supporting us on the sidelines.
Special thanks to Megan for coaching, umpiring and arranging this fixture for us. We all had a great morning (especially the jelly tots and chocolate biscuits) and look forward to the return fixture in the New Year.
Well done to all the squad who took part.
