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Under-10s Blues  match reports 2005-06

The Under-10s' first competitive game saw Tottenham begin their campaign in fine style.  Within two minutes of the kick off, Lulu Fox broke free to hit a fine shot which opened the scoring and soon after Chloe Smith doubled the score, after Lulu and Phoebe Guiver combined well. 

Tottenham continued to dominate, when Phoebe and Danielle Wheeler interchanged well in midfield to send Danielle clear to add the third.  Phoebe and Danielle ran the middle of the park creating chances and although not adding to the score, Phoebe displayed some fine qualities. 

Lulu and Chloe showed their striking prowess with some good movement inside the box to eventually add the fourth via a simple tap in for Chloe.  Danielle and Lulu both added two more goals before the break in a very productive first half.

Kathleen Jackson came on in defence as a substitute for Phoebe in the second half and captain Molly Bartrip moved into midfield.  It wasn’t long before Molly got on the score sheet with a fine individual goal after rounding the keeper to score, Danielle and Chloe then completed their hat-tricks and after Tottenham took their foot off the gas, Keegan Russell and Kathleen snubbed out any Kettering threats with some very confident defending which capped off a fine debut for all the girls.

PAUL FOX

The Under 10s Blues entertained Chelmsford City Under 11s at Fred Knights this weekend. 

The game began with Chelmsford on top, but Keegan Russell picked up on a defensive mistake and hit a shot from 25 yards which beat the keeper.  Spurs then started to get into their stride and both sides created plenty of chances, but at the break it remained 1-0.  The second half began very even until Phoebe Guiver and Danielle Wheeler combined well to send Lulu Fox clear and her shot from just outside the box went just inside the bottom corner to double the score.

Chelmsford again pushed forward but joint players of the match Keegan and Molly Bartrip gave an excellent display in defence, whilst Naomi Coulson in goal was very tidy.

Chloe Smith went very close from Danielle's corner when she volleyed just wide.

Lulu, Chloe, Danielle and Phoebe all went close, but Chelmsford defended well and may have scored late on themselves.

A special thanks to Chelmsford Staff, parents and especially the players for an excellent display both on and off the pitch.

PAUL FOX

The Under-10s started this match against Assendun Vikings Undeer-11s at a blistering pace to match the blistering heat it was played in.  A goal within the first minute saw Chloe Smith shooting home from inside the penalty area to give Spurs a very early lead.  That was doubled on three minutes, when a shot was blocked by the Assunden defence and it flew to Lulu Fox on the left and she converted the chance low into the net.

A long ball over the heads of the opposition defence saw Chloe race onto it and square the ball to give Lulu the opportunity to side-foot into an empty net for the third Tottenham goal after 10 minutes.  The Assunden keeper was doing well to keep Spurs out and following a good save in the 13th minute, Spurs mounted another attack and Lulu's cross was turned in by Phoebe Guiver.  The fifth goal came two minutes later, with Lulu involved again, taking a corner that Danielle Wheeler shot low into the bottom corner of the net. 

Spurs were passing the ball about very well in the hot conditions, but also put in a lot of work, which took it's toll in the second half.  Before the first period came to an end, Danielle went on a good run and teed up Chloe Smith to make the half-time score 6-0 with a neat finish.  The crossbar prevented it being seven at the break, as Danielle struck a rising shot that bounced back off the woodwork right on half-time. 

The blazing sun and the exertions of the first half must have sapped some of the Spurs girls' energy, as Assunden regrouped to pick up their game and Tottenham were unable to break them down as easily.  Chloe had two early chances, but the keeper made a good save to one and the other was too high.  Alison Woodward entered the play and made some good runs with the ball, while at the back Naomi had little direct action, with Keegan Russell and Molly Bartrip doing good work in front of her to prevent the Vikings raids on goal.  One free-kick of Assunden's did cause some concern, but the ball missed the goal by about two feet.

With ten minutes of the second half gone, Chloe went on a long run from the halfway line, but her shot was foiled by the keeper.  Unluckily for the Assunden team, the ball bounced kindly for Chloe to take it around the goalie to shoot home her hat-trick goal and make it 7-0.  Lulu tested the keeper with a shot that was kept out and when the ball was cleared to Molly, she hit a 25 yard shot just over the top.  The keeper rallied at the end to keep Spurs out and a couple of breaks produced efforts on goal as Assunden tried hard to get something from the match.

Photos from the game can be seen by clicking here.

The game was played at blistering pace with both sides creating plenty of chances.

But both goalkeepers came out on top until five minutes from the end, when an own goal gifted Writtle the result.  Spurs didn’t give up and were unfortunate not to equalise after a 25 yard shot hit the bar and sailed over.  

Every player worked extremely hard in the hot conditions but lack of rest between games and older opposition took its toll in the end.  

Under different circumstances the result would most certainly have been altered.

PAUL FOX

A breath-taking display of finishing saw Hoddesdon Owls U10s meet Spurs Ladies Under-10s Blues on the wrong day. 

Not afraid to pass the ball around, the Spurs girls opened the Owls up as early as the first minute, when Danielle Wheeler finished a good run with a shot that the Hoddesdon keeper pushed away.  However, Louisa Fox scored with a low shot that beat the keeper from the left hand side to give Spurs the lead with one minute on the clock.  Louisa forced another save before Danielle's third minute shot was blocked and Louisa shot home the second goal.  Two minutes later, Phoebe Guiver played in Chloe Smith, who hit the net with another low shot to make it 3-0.

Six minutes had gone, when a Phoebe throw-in found Chloe and her pass to Louisa was dispatched into the net to make it four goals for Tottenham and three for her.  Danielle got in on the scoring act after seven minutes, when she struck a low shot past the keeper, who had little chance to stop Tottenham going 5-0 up.

Another Louisa goal in the 10th minute came when she scored straight from her corner kick.  Danielle missed a good chance and the keeper tipped a shot from Louisa over the bar.  It was Chloe who robbed a defender on the edge of the area and slipped the ball past the goalie, as she came out to meet the Spurs forward in the 13th minute.  In the next minute, Danielle side-footed a coolly taken goal inside the near post to make it 8-0, which became nine when Danielle turned provider for Chloe to finish clinically in the 15th minute.

Keegan Russell broke out of her defensive position to make a good run up the right wing and provided Chloe with an opportunity, which she sent narrowly wide.  In the 16th minute, Louisa latched onto a ball that an Owls defender missed and slotted home to give Spurs double figures.  Molly Bartrip stepped forward to hit a 20 yard free-kick just wide, while the goalkeeper was still organising her defence. but it was only a brief respite, as in the 18th minute, Spurs went ahead 11-0 thanks to Danielle's low finish.  Louisa's double hat-trick was completed with a low shot from the left hand side of the area on 20 minutes and straight from the kick off, Danielle took the ball around a defender and as the keeper came out, she put the ball past her for the thirteenth goal.  Just before the break, the Owls goalie made two good saves and Chloe missed her kick when well placed.

With a breather at half-time, Spurs started the second half as they had the first.  Louisa needed two bites at the chance to score her seventh goal of the game in the first minute of the second half and a minute later, Danielle's right wing cross saw Louisa pass the ball back to Molly, who put the ball into the net and made the score 15-0.  Two minutes after, Molly created a chance for Louisa to finish her scoring for the day at 16-0 and in the fifth minute of the half, Alison Woodward's cross was put in by Phoebe Guiver with the outside of her foot.

Alison was making good progress along the right wing and was brought down for a free-kick to Tottenham out wide on the line.  About 20 yards out, Molly struck a rocket of a drive to beat the keeper and make the score 19-0.  Tottenham almost worked a training ground routine from a corner, when Molly crossed the dead-ball and it was met by Chloe at the far post and her volley only just went over the top.  Alison was the creator again to provide a pass to Chloe, who controlled the ball and shot in the twentieth Spurs goal of the game and her fourth with 14 minutes of the half gone.  Her fifth came in the next minute with a shot from inside the area and the scoring was completed with nine minutes remaining as Phoebe and Chloe were denied by the defiant Hoddesdon defence, but unfortunately for them, the ball dropped to Alison, who got a well-deserved goal.  

Spurs pressed on, with Molly hitting the post and Spurs were then denied another goal, when the Owls keeper pulled off a good save from Chloe's penalty kick, awarded after a handball in the area.

A very good performance by the Spurs girls should not overshadow the determination of the Hoddesdon Owls girls to keep going despite the mounting score and full credit to them for their efforts. 

Other result in Group A :
Buntingford Cougars  1    Northwood  1

Photos from the game can be viewed by clicking here.

Tottenham again went on another goal scoring spree in the Chairman's Cup on their visit to Northwood.

Four goals each from Chloe Smith and Lulu Fox were added to by two each from Danielle Wheeler, Phoebe Guiver and skipper Molly Bartrip to cap off a superb team performance.  

The Northwood keeper gave an excellent display in goal, despite the score line, but in the end Tottenham`s dominance proved to be too much. 

Keegan Russell, Alison Woodward and Kathleen Jackson all contributed well to the final out come.    

PAUL FOX

Other result in Group A :
Hoddesdon Owls  0     Buntingford Cougars  2    

With just one minute on the clock, Danielle Wheeler broke down the right hand side to crack home a fierce shot to open the scoring.  Two minutes later, Danielle picked up a loose ball, attacked the Buntingford defence and fired home to double the score. 

After some fine build up play, Spurs began to assert their dominance and after four minutes Lulu Fox added a third.  Three minutes later Lulu added her second after Chloe hit a shot and the keeper parried into Lulu's path.  Spurs had to wait until the fourteenth minute before Chloe Smith was rewarded for her hard work with a cheeky goal, but then 40 seconds later Keegan Russell cleared up a rare Buntingford attack, overlapping down the right wing created a chance for Danielle to fire home her hat trick.  Spurs got the seventh after Phoebe Guiver, Danielle and Chloe combined well down the right, ending in Danielle crossing for Lulu to hit one with the outside of the foot to score after eighteen minutes.

The second half saw the emergence of Alison Woodward, releasing captain Molly Bartrip into midfield.  Molly immediately caused problems linking well with Lulu, who crossed into Chloe to fire home her second and Spurs eighth one minute into the half. 

Lulu got her fourth of the game after some fine work from Danielle and Keegan.  Molly then struck a super drive which inched just wide and Kathleen Jackson entered the game and was brought straight into the action feeding Molly and Keegan in midfield eventually finishing with Phoebe finishing well to make it ten.  Keegan finally got on the score sheet with a fine strike from outside the box to make it eleven. 

The visiting keeper put in a superb performance to stop Spurs who were hitting shots from all angles and well done to Buntingford for their determination.  Spurs eased into the quarter finals of the Chairman's Cup with a superb team performance, which grows better with every game.  A special mention to Naomi Coulson in goal, who is a very important part of the side.

PAUL FOX

Other result in Group A :
Northwood  2     Hoddesdon Owls  1     

Danielle Wheeler then took control of the midfield with Phoebe Guiver, both players showing a fantastic ability and awareness.  Danielle suddenly pounced on a mistake to fire home the Spurs fourth.  Lulu then hit two more fine goals to complete her hat trick, before Danielle and Keegan Russell then combined well down the right flank to force a corner.  This was taken by Danielle and skipper Molly Bartrip met the corner and headed home the Spurs seventh before half time. 

The second half saw the emergence of Isabella Rueben-Crompton making her debut for Spurs.  Izzy was straight into the action continuing Spurs' flowing football.  The ball was worked out to the right for Danielle to send in a superb cross which was met at the far post by Lulu, who fired in for the eighth and then the same combination linked up to add the ninth.   Alison Woodward came on for Danielle who received a well deserved standing ovation, while Alison took no time at all in worrying the Garston backline and forcing an own goal. 

Lulu finally hit her double hat trick after some fine build up play from Molly and Izzy.  Izzy then got her debut goal after good work from Alison and Keegan, which left Izzy free to fire home.  Molly, after clearing up well from defence, seemed to take on the Garston team, which ended in a fantastic individual goal.  Danielle and Phoebe re-entered the field of play in midfield, which moved Izzy and Alison up front. 

Danielle hit a low drive from 20 yards, which the Garston keeper couldn’t handle.  Danielle then replaced Naomi Coulson in goal, who joined in and displayed some fine outfield qualities, linking up with Alison, who then got among the goals by picking up on a mistake at the back.  Phoebe was finally rewarded for her endless work in the middle with a fine strike to make the goal tally sixteen.  

With five minutes remaining, Phoebe and Alison both fired in goals to end Garston's cup run. 

Chloe Smith got two goals today, but showed she could also become a provider and showed that the understanding between the two strikers has become awesome. 

Garston Ladies must take a lot of credit for their efforts today especially the goalkeepers who both pulled off some fine saves to deny Spurs further goals. Well done to both sets of girls.   

PAUL FOX

Other results :
Chairman's Cup - quarter final
Hitchin Town Belles  2    Buntingford Cougars  0

Spurs visited Enfield Town at the weekend and came up against a very strong side. 

The game began with both sides trying to dominate in midfield. Ten minutes had passed with neither side having created a clear chance, when suddenly Lulu Fox got on the end of a superb Molly Bartrip through ball and coolly slotted home the opener. 

Spurs then took the game on with some good play by Phoebe Guiver and Danielle Wheeler. After some fine build up play Danielle, took possession in midfield and attacked the Enfield defence and drove home a superb 20 yard goal to double the Spurs lead.  Spurs continued to play attractive football with Keegan Russell combining well with Danielle, who put in a tremendous cross, Chloe Smith made an excellent dummy run, and left Lulu clear on the left, a high ball into the box forced a mistake from the home keeper and Spurs went into the break three goals to the good. 

Isabella Rueben-Crompton came on at the break and slotted into midfield combining with Danielle. Keegan and Molly were dominant at the back to restrict Enfield only one chance on goal, which keeper Naomi Coulson pulled off a great save.  Spurs continued to play superb football, when again up popped Danielle to fire home her second and the Spurs fourth. Alison Woodward came on to bolster up the midfield and Lulu and Chloe were giving the Enfield rearguard plenty to think about, which left Izzy clear, with a chance, which inched just wide.  As the game was drawing towards an end the ball broke wide, and Lulu drove in for the hat trick and finish Enfield off.

PAUL FOX

Other results :
Garston Ladies  0     Hitchin Town Belles  3     
Tottenham Hotspur Whites  3     Buntingford Cougars  0