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Under-10  match reports 2005-06

The Under 10's returned to Denham United Wildcats for the second week running but this time with a semi-final place in the Chairman's Cup at stake.

After a delayed kick-off, Spurs started slowly into the game and were a goal behind after two minutes.  Denham then continued to mount a number of assaults on the Spurs goal when a mixture of the heroics of Kitty Chapman, good defending and some wayward shooting kept Spurs in the game.

Against the run of play, Spurs drew level through the ever improving Hannah Fenton-Burgess.

In the second half, the play went from end to end, but it was Spurs who were the more clinical of the two sides in terms of finishing and raced into a slightly fortunate 4-1 lead through goals from Georgia Miller (2) and Hannah Fenton-Burgess. 

Denham came back again to 4-2 in the later stages but Spurs hang on in the closing stages. An exciting game of football that could have gone either way.

GLENN WEAVER

League
Garston Ladies  0     Tottenham Hotspur Blues  10     
Buntingford Cougars  0      Hitchin Town Belles  1     

Chairman's Cup - quarter-finals
Luton Town Belles  0    Enfield Town Ladies  2     

The Under 10's Whites put up a battling performance up against high flying Tottenham Hotspur Under 10's Blues before eventually losing 7-2.

The Under 10 Blues started off strongly and the Whites were 3-0 down after only 10 minutes of play. However, the Whites continued their recent strong attacking policy and Hannah Fenton-Burgess burst through the middle to pull one back after 12 minutes. Two further goals before the break from the Whites saw them take a 5-1 advantage into the second half.

The Whites continued to battle well but also rode their luck through some wayward finishing from the Blues at times.  The Blues still managed two further goals but it fitting that the Whites Player of the Match, Georgia Miller hit a second in the closing stages.

GLENN WEAVER

League
Garston Ladies  1     Buntingford Cougars  1      
Denham United Wildcats  2     Enfield Town Ladies  4     
Hitchin Town Belles  0     Luton Town Belles  2    

The Under 10's Whites put up a battling performance before finally losing 3-1 against Enfield Town in the HGFL.

Enfield started the brighter of the two sides and gained the lead in the opening minutes.  Spurs came back into the game with captain Tara Sandford orchestrating many plays from midfield. Spurs drew level through Hannah Fenton-Burgess in the 13th minute after an excellent ball through from Sandford. Just before the break, Enfield re-established the lead when the Spurs defence was left wide open.

The second half saw opportunities for both sides but it was Enfield who secured a third goal when Spurs failed to a clear a bouncing ball in their area.

GLENN WEAVER

Hitchin Town Belles  1      Buntingford Cougars  0      
Denham United Wildcats  3     Garston Ladies  1     
Luton Town Belles  1     Tottenham Hotspur Blues  2    

The Under 10's Whites put up a polished performance on beating Garston Ladies 5-1 in the HGFL.

Spurs played constructive attacking football from the start, with many of the moves being generated from defenders Kayla Miles and Rhiannon Bassett.

Captain Tara Sandford orchestrated many of the Spurs attacks whilst Georgia Miller was back to top form bagging a hat-trick. Spurs other goals were scored by Rhiannon Bassett and Tara Sandford.

GLENN WEAVER

Denham United Wildcats  3     Hitchin Town Belles  0     
Buntingford Cougars  0      Tottenham Hotspur Blues  8    

The Under 10's Whites had to come from a goal behind to secure a 2-1 victory in the HGFL Chairman's Cup semi final.

Spurs took the game to Hitchin from the off but the Hitchin defence resolutely held Spurs at the back in the opening half.

After six minutes of the second half, Hitchin took the lead when a deflected clearance went past goalie Kitty Chapman.  Spurs battled back and captain Tara Sandford levelled the game three minutes later with a well taken shot.

Spurs continued to come forward and with less than two minutes to go Evie Rose bagged her first goal of the season to put Spurs into the final.

In a well refereed game, Hitchin can also be proud of their display on the day pushing Spurs all the way.

GLENN WEAVER

Chairman's Cup - semi-final
Tottenham Hostpur Blues  3    Enfield Town Ladies  0

The Under 10 Whites come back from the Christmas / New Year celebrations in fine form as they comfortably beat Buntingford Cougars 5-0 in the HGFL.

Spurs played controlled football throughout the majority of the game.  Georgia Miller bagged herself yet another hat-trick whilst captain Tara Sandford scored twice in a game of free-flowing football.

Jacqueline McLucas was the Spurs Player of the Match for her excellent performance at full back.

GLENN WEAVER

Luton Town Belles  3     Denham United Wildcats  3     
Tottenham Hotspur Blues  5     Hitchin Town Belles  0     

The Under 10 Whites slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat to Luton Town Belles in the HGFL on Saturday.

Luton had the majority of play in the first half with Spurs defending well through the defence of goalkeeper Lauren Holman, Kayla Miles and Rhiannon Bassett.  The only goal of the game came in the first half when Spurs failed to clear their lines following a goal kick.

Spurs came into the game more in the second half and had several good counter attacks.  With moments to go Georgia Miller raced through but an excellent Luton tackle stopped Georgia with goal beckoning.

Definitely another step forward for the Whites who had suffered earlier 7-0 and 4-1 defeats against Luton.

Rhiannon Bassett was the Spurs Player of the Match for her excellent defensive performance.

GLENN WEAVER

Denham United Wildcats  5      Buntingford Cougars  0     
Tottenham Hotspur Blues  14     Garston Ladies  0     
Enfield Town Ladies  10     Hitchin Town Belles  0     

The Under 10 Whites were unable to breakdown a resilient Hitchin Town Belles defence on Saturday and were held to a 0-0 draw in the HGFL.

The Spurs defence of Rhiannon Bassett and Kayla Miles continue to develop into a strong unit.

GLENN WEAVER

Buntingford Cougars  2     Garston Ladies  1     
Denham United Wildcats  1     Tottenham Hotspur Blues  8     
Enfield Town Ladies  1     Luton Town Belles  2     

The Under 10 Whites slipped to a 4-0 defeat against local rivals Enfield in the HGFL.

Enfield started the stronger of the two sides, but resolute defending by the Spurs defence kept the Enfield attack at bay.  Whilst reshaping the defence following an injury to Rhiannon Bassett, Enfield took the lead. 

Spurs started to string some passes together and had a couple of opportunities before the break but the Enfield goalkeeper/defence proved solid.

The second half saw Enfield maintain pressure throughout going onto bag another three goals to finish worthy 4-0 winners.

GLENN WEAVER

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