Tottenham Hotspur Ladies -

Under-10's reports 2003-04

It was the visitors who made the brighter start to the match, forcing keeper Rauda Parkes to make a save in the first minute and Renata Inniss was forced to make a last ditch tackle to stop a good scoring opportunity for the Barking girls.

Hannah Lyons was causing a lot of problems for the away team on the left wing and she had three attempts in quick succession, but failed to trouble the goalkeeper.  Renata also made a good run through the heart of the Barking defence, only to be stopped by a very well-timed tackle in the area.  In the eighth minute, Tottenham made the breakthrough, when Nikki Hunnable seized on a ball in the middle of the pitch and ran the ball through to shoot home making it 1-0.

Spurs kept the pressure on and Hannah was denied by a god save from the Barking keeper, but from a goal-kick, Olivia Keown intercepted the ball and shot straight back through a crowd of players to double the lead in the 10th minute.  After two more minutes, Renata made a good run down the right wing, passed to Nikki and she squared the ball for Nicole to net the third Spurs goal, to finish off a very good move by the girls.

The Barking girls did not give up and kept trying, finally getting their reward after 15 minutes of the match, when they broke away and scored with a shot from just inside the penalty box.  However, the play swung to the other end again and Hannah had a shot that went wide and another that forced a good save from the goalie, who pushed the ball onto the post.  From the resulting corner, she finally got her just desserts for all the shots on goal, with one that flew past the goalkeeper.  At 4-1, the visitors might have been expected to be down-hearted, but that was not the case, making a good break ending with the ball being dragged across the face of goal and then making the Spurs keeper produce a good save to keep a fierce shot out.

After the change around, Charlotte McLucas, making her debut, had a good shot saved and Nikki was stopped by a brave save at her feet.  In the seventh minute of the half, Nikki scored when she was through on the right and shot home to make the score 5-1.  In the next minute, the barking goalie made a great double save from Rauda's volley and then her follow-up hit the post, before the keeper denied the Spurs captain again.  A goalmouth scramble in the 12th minute lead to Nikki slotting home a loose ball and claiming a hat-trick in the match.

Pressing home their advantage, Tottenham went forward looking for more goals and Rauda had a shot saved by the goalkeeper, Nikki went close once more and the keeper again showed courage in diving at Rauda's feet to prevent another goal.  Phoebe Ogunwobi came on and produced a clever cross which fell between three Spurs players in the area, none of whom could get a foot on it.  With only a few minutes left, Rauda won a tackle on the edge of the Barking area and shot in the seventh and a final goal came with virtually the last kick of the match.

Georgia Bruce showed good skill on her first appearance, twisting and turning away from her marker, before crossing to Rauda in the area.  She took the ball, turned tightly and slipped the ball into the back of the net to make it 8-1.

Barking were worthy opponents in only their first match together as an Under-10 side and I am sure they will develop as a team as the season goes on.  For Tottenham Hotspur, it was a confidence boosting win for Jayne Foster's girls ahead of their first league match next week at Luton.

Spurs defended stoutly in the opening exchanges with Renata Inniss, Olivia Keown and Ayse Mustafa providing a strong back line.

Spurs keeper Rauda Parkes was injured just before the break and during the re-shuffle of the team, Luton took the advantage with a well taken goal three minutes before the break. 

A more upbeat Spurs side took the field after the interval and were unlucky not to score through efforts from Nicky Hunnable and Renata Inniss.  However, the Luton defence stood strong and Spurs were unable to find that elusive equaliser.

Other results :
Barking  0    Denham United 1
Garston Purples 7    Hitchin Belles 3
Stevenage Borough Vixens 0    Watford  9

Nikki Hunnable was the star of the first half bagging a hat-trick in the first 15 minutes with Spurs other first half goal being scored by Hannah Lyons. 

Phoebe Ogunwobi started the goal flow with a well taken goal just after the break. Renata Inniss then became the second Spurs player to score a hat-trick with three excellent goals in the space of 14 minutes, with Spurs' other goal coming from captain Rauda Parkes. An excellent all round team performance not only from the noted goal-scorers, but the younger members of the team in the shape of Charlotte McLucas, Nicole Bailey and Georgia Bruce, on her league debut.

Other results :
Buntingford Cougars  0    Luton Town Belles 13
Hitchin Belles 7    Garston Blues 7
Watford  7    Hatfield Youth  0

Spurs ran in three goals to keep up their good run and goalscorers Nikki Hunnable, Ayse Mustafa and Renata Inniss ensured that the three points headed Tottenham's way.

Other results :
Buntingford Cougars  0    Barking  2
Garston Blues 0   Denham United  1
Stevenage Borough Vixens 3   Hitchin Belles 1

Renata Inniss lead the way with a superb hat-trick and further goals from Nicole Bailey (2), Georgia Bruce (2), Nikki Hunnable and Ayse Mustafa wrapped up a convincing win against the visiting side.

Other results :
Denham United 0   Luton Town Belles 4
Garston Purples  5    Hatfield Youth  2
Garston Blues  2    Stevenage Borough Vixens 1
Watford  9   Barking 0 

After a slow start, the Under 10's clicked into gear with an impressive 5-0 away victory against Barking Ladies FC in the HGFL on Saturday.

Renata Inniss and Nikki Hunnable were impressive again bagging two goals each whilst ever improving Nicole Bailey was the other Spurs goalscorer.

Other results :
Buntingford Cougars  2    Denham United  5
Hatfield Youth  1   Garston Blues  0
Luton Town Belles  17   Stevenage Borough Vixens  0
Hitchin Belles  0   Watford  8 

Ayse Mustafa hit a first half hat-trick and was joined with a triple from Renata Inniss, but the three girls who played in goal for the visitors during the game stopped Tottenham reaching double figures with a string of good saves.

Hitchin made it hard for Spurs, who passed the ball well, but were a little off target in their finishing.  Indeed, the Belles had a spell of good pressure in the second half that resulted in Ayse being forced to put the ball past her own goalkeeper.  

Good support play by Georgia Bruce, Hannah Lyons and Charlotte McLucas helped provide the platform for Nicole Bailey, Nikki Hunnable and Phoebe Ogunwobi to round off the Spurs scoring in a welcome return to action after a week off from the rigours of league football last week.

Photos from the game can be viewed by clicking here.

Other results :
Barking  2   Garston Purples  0
Luton Town Belles  13      Hatfield Youth  0
Garston Blues  7    Buntingford Cougars  1 
Denham United  1   Stevenage Borough Vixens  0

Renata Inniss, Nicky Hunnable and Georgia Bruce proved to be a tough match for the Garston Ladies as they continued to push forward.  Nikki put the superb Garston goalkeeper to the test on several occasions in the first half, but it took an opening goal from Renata to put Tottenham in to a well deserved lead.  Georgia Bruce had a good shot on goal, only to be denied by the Garston Blues Goalkeeper.  The Tottenham Ladies put together some superb passing to keep the home team under pressure, which resulted in Nikki Hunnable scoring the second well deserved goal for Tottenham. 

Tottenham Ladies welcomed the return of Olivia Keown after her long spell away following injury and illness and along with Charlotte McLucas, Hannah Lyons and Ayse Mustafa, they made sure that there was no way through for Garston.  Phoebe Ogunwobi made sure Spurs extended their lead before half time.

Spurs came out after the interval to put more pressure on Garston Blues with Renata Inniss’ shot on goal being saved by Garston goalkeeper.  Tottenham kept up the pressure which resulted in two goals from Renata, one from Nikki Hunnable.  Nicole continued to impress with a great shot on goal, which hit the post.  

Garston tried to break down the Spurs defence, but Nicole and Rauda Parkes were determined to keep a clean sheet for Tottenham and with the help of a good saving tackle from Nicole this was achieved.   Nicole got her reward as she eventually went on to score a great goal from a difficult angle to finish off the scoring in the match.

Gerry McLucas

Gerry's photos from the game can be viewed by clicking here.

Other results :
Garston Purples  2    Watford  7
Barking  0    Luton Town Belles  10
Hatfield Youth  2    Hitchin Belles  2   
Buntingford Cougars  1   Stevenage Borough Vixens  1

Tottenham Hotspur Ladies started brightly against a determined Denham United Ladies Under-10 team, who are just behind Tottenham in the League.   Nikki Hunnable and Renata Inniss surged forward to gain the upper hand, but Denham proved to be quick on the break, so in the early exchanges the Tottenham defence (who consisted of Nicole Bailey, Hannah Lyons and Olivia Keown) needed to be strong to keep Denham Ladies at bay.  Denham eventually broke the Tottenham defence in the seventh minute to take the lead.

From the kick off Nikki Hunnable and Renata Inniss were determined to even up the score, with both of them stretching the Denham defence, only to be denied by the goalkeeper.  Nikki’s cross in the twelfth minute from a corner found Nicole Bailey outside the penalty area, who struck a wonderful ball past the Denham goalkeeper, who stood no chance of stopping the equaliser. 

Tottenham’s defence stood firm with some tough tackling from Olivia Keown and Hannah Lyons.  Ayse Mustafa was linking up nicely with Renata and Phoebe trying to break down a well-organised Denham defence.  It was Ayse that put Tottenham into the lead just before half time, with an outstretched leg getting a shot on goal from close range to put Tottenham 2-1 up at the break.

The start of the second half saw Nikki’s shot on goal go just past the post, but Denham were causing Tottenham to defend on the break and then scored from one of them to even up the score 2-2.

Renata was trying her hardest to put Tottenham ahead once more and made a long run forward, ending in her shot being saved by the Denham goalkeeper.  Nikki and Ayse tried in vain to put restore the lead, but the Spurs defence were called into action on the break time and time again.  With some tough tackling from Nicole Bailey, Phoebe Ogunwobi,  Hannah Lyons and Olivia Keown, the team stood firm and linking up with Georgia Bruce, who came on as a substitute for Ayse, to cause problems for Denham. 

Just when it looked like Spurs would have to settle for a draw, Charlotte McLucas, on as substitute for Nicole Bailey, ran at the Denham defence and passed to Renata to shoot on goal.  The ball fell to Ayse who shot past the Denham goalkeeper to put Tottenham into a 3-2 lead in the 37^th minute.  Spurs continued to battle to the very end to clinch a very hard fought match against closely matched opponents.

Gerry McLucas

Gerry's photos from the game can be viewed by clicking here.

Other results :
Hatfield Youth  vs Barking  -  Match Postponed
Hitchin Belles  0   Luton Town Belles  15
Watford  5    Buntingford Cougars  0   
Stevenage Borough Vixens  4   Garston Purples  2

Tottenham conceded a corner against Watford Ladies in the early exchanges in the match, but the defence was more than capable of keeping a vibrant Watford team at bay.  Tottenham had a well organised defence in the form of Hannah Lyons, Nicole Bailey and Olivia Keown and they kept Watford at length with some determined tackling and clearances.

With the whole Tottenham team working hard, it was not long before they had a break with Renata Inniss’ shot on goal coming from a throw in.  Watford were equal to the task, coming close to scoring in the ninth minute, but Tottenham goalkeeper and captain, Rauda Parkes kept the ball out of the net. 

Nikki Hunnable was in fine form, and at times stretching the Watford defence and linking up nicely with Ayse Mustafa, on her 10^th birthday and Renata Inniss.  Nikki was unfortunate not to score with a fine shot on goal in the tenth minute.  Phoebe Ogunwobi’s services were called upon when Ayse went off injured and she slipped in nicely to keep the compact Tottenham U10s together. 

Tottenham continued to keep the Watford team under pressure towards the end of the first half with some superb passing and shots on goal from the ever improving Nicole Bailey, Nikki and Ayse (having been treated for her injury).

The first half finished with both teams on equal terms and able to have a well earned rest.

The second half began with a change for Tottenham with Georgia Bruce on for Ayse.  Watford began by putting the Tottenham defence under pressure with two corners, with the second corner resulting in a shot on the Tottenham goal.  With a long kick out by Rauda, the ball fell to Nikki who steamed towards the Watford goal, closely followed by a Watford defender but with determination to break the deadlock Nikki shot at the top of the Watford goal resulting in the ball hitting the back off the net, leaving the Watford goalkeeper no chance and putting Tottenham into a 1-0 lead in the 24^th minute.  Tottenham continued to play some lovely football with some great passes from Georgia Bruce to continue to put the Watford defence under pressure.

Tottenham were looking to stretch their lead with three consecutive corners but to no avail.  Both battled it out in the midfield and an equally good Watford defence made sure that the score line stayed at 1-0, with a jubilant Tottenham Ladies Under 10 team continuing to march on.

Gerry McLucas

Gerry's photos from the game can be viewed by clicking here.

Other results :
Barking  2     Hitchin Belles  1
Stevenage Borough Vixens  2  Garston Blues  5
Garston Purples  2  Denham United  0

Tottenham lined up with Rauda Parkes in goal, Olivia Keown, Hannah Lyons and Charlotte McLucas in defence, with a forward line up of Georgia Bruce, Ayse Mustafa and Phoebe Ogunwobi.  On the sideline were Nikki Hunnable and Nicole Bailey.

The forward line up set off with some strong forward passing to put the Stevenage defence under pressure from the start.  It did not take long for Georgia Bruce to open the scoring with a lovely shot from just inside the area.  Ayse Mustafa ran and tackled to keep the constant pressure on Stevenage and nearly scored from a tight angle.  With the Tottenham defence coping comfortably with the Stevenage forwards, it didn’t take long for Georgia to score her second goal to make it 2-0, in what was proving to be the most difficult weather conditions that this young Tottenham side had come up against.

A superb ball was passed to Phoebe in the middle of the pitch, who ran on to score and put Tottenham 3-0 up.

Rauda Parkes, the Tottenham captain, was given the chance to shine on the pitch, with Charlotte McLucas going in goal.  Phoebe was not finished with one goal and went on to score again to make the score 4-0.  Georgia Bruce went on to extend Tottenham’s lead with a goal just before half time to claim her hat trick.

  The start of the second half saw Georgia playing a through ball to Nikki Hunnable who was unlucky not to score.  Stevenage seemed to have upped their performance from the first half and it took some tough tackling from Charlotte and clearances from the core defence duo of Hannah and Olivia to stifle the threat from the Stevenage forwards. 

  With Tottenham trying to increase their lead, they where awarded a penalty for a push on Rauda in the Stevenage area.  Nikki stepped up to increase the lead only to put it wide.  With the weather getting worse, Ayse hitting the post from just inside the area and Nikki running onto some clever through balls from Charlotte,  Tottenham was beginning to wonder when the next goal would come.  Then a lovely linking pass to Nikki from Charlotte from the half way line and Nikki strode into the goal area and scored.  This increased the lead to 6-0.  The game was almost wrapped up, but then Phoebe passed to Nikki whose shot was blocked by the Stevenage defence, only for the ball to fall to Nicole Bailey to score from a tight angle on edge off the penalty area.

Other results :
Denham United  3    Hitchin Belles  1
Hatfield Youth  0    Watford  2
Garston Blues  5    Barking  0
Garston Purples  2   Luton Town Belles  7