The Tottenham under 11 Blues welcomed Harvesters FC to a cold Fredrick Knights.

The Tottenham girls were looking to get back on track after suffering three defeats in a row.

The opening whistle blew and the girls showed their intent by pushing forward at every opportunity.  Emily Stacey playing up front was looking to add to her impressive goal tally.  The midfield of Heidi Yelkin, Charlotte Cummings and Tayla Jackson worked hard in trying to break down the Harvesters defence.  At the back was Chloe O'Reilly was solid once again and passed the ball well and did well alongside Maia-Wallace Loizou, who seems to improve week by week.

The Tottenham girls were having a lot of possession, but the final ball was letting them down.  As half time approached, for all their possession, the Spurs girls had only a few clear cut chances that were well saved by the Harvesters keeper.

Half-time 0-0

Changes at half time saw Lola Grieve, Lois Pennington, Seren Ahmet and Parris Williams take to the field.

With the second half under way, it wasn’t long before the Spurs girls were once again dominating the match.  On the few occasions Harvesters threatened to attack the reliable defence of Lola and Parris dealt with it well.  With the Tottenham Blues still looking to find a break through chances fell to Lois, Tayla, Emily and Seren, but it wasn’t going to be their day.  Not their day turned out right as Harvesters broke clear and a shot from their striker found its way past the Spurs keeper Katie Phillips.

With around five minutes remaining Tottenham pushed for the equaliser, but just couldn’t hit the target.

Final score 0-1

Charlotte Cummings had a great game today, working tirelessly all over the pitch, tackling well and passing well, but girl of the match went to Parris, who, for the second week running was played out of position in an unfamiliar left back roll. Parris made some great tackles and  interceptions.  Well done Parris. 

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -   

From kick off the Whites started well, the Blues had some trouble keeping their shape and it wasn’t long before the Whites were 2-0 up.  Half way through the first half, the Tottenham Blues seemed to up their game and saw a lot more of the ball, with Emily Stacey and Tayla Jackson both pressing the Whites defence.

Lola Grieve and Chloe O'Reilly at the back were looking more solid, while  Charlotte Cummings and Heidi Yelkin were kept busy in midfield with a quick breaking Whites team.

Half time came and changes were made to the Spurs Blues line up with Maia-Wallace Loizou, Parris Williams, Lois Pennington and Seren Ahmet taking the field.  With the second half underway the Tottenham Blues took an early blow when the Whites added a third when an unmarked Whites player slotted the ball past Katie Phillips.

Maia again did well at the back as did Parris, with Seren and Lois also trying hard, but they just couldn’t get any break through.  Although the girls were trying hard to get something from the game it wasn’t to be their day. A saved penalty from the Whites goalkeeper just about summed up the girls efforts.

Final score 3-0 to the Tottenham Whites.

Girl of the match went to Heidi, who showed plenty of determination in all areas of the pitch.  Heidi did not stop running and challenging for every ball and was lucky not to score. Well done Heidi.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    

This was the first time the girls had been together since the Christmas break and with recent weather conditions it meant that the girls had not trained or played together for a month.

The girls were up against an Enfield team who are second in the league and had already beaten the Spurs girls 2-0.

With the game underway it was a very even match with the Tottenham girls showing plenty of commitment.  Enfield who were very quick on the break were pushing forward with a lot of support from their midfield but the defending of Lola Grieve and Chloe O'Reilly were limiting their shots at goal.  The Tottenham midfield of Heidi Yelkin, Tayla Jackson and Seren Ahmet were full of energy, getting plenty of tackles in and also pushing forward at every opportunity. Emily Stacey playing up front had a good few efforts on goal but the muddy pitch meant that getting a good strike on the ball was hard.

With the match still very much even, Enfield broke the deadlock with a shot that the Spurs keeper Katie Phillips could do nothing about.

1-0 to Enfield Town A.

The Tottenham blues kept their heads up and still battled hard to try and find an equaliser but once again Enfield broke away and scored a second goal right on the stroke of half-time.

2-0 to Enfield Town A.

The second half saw some changes when Parris Williams, Charlotte Cummings, Maia Wallace-Loizou and Lois Pennington (welcome back Lois) took to the field.

With the second half underway Enfield were getting on top but Maia and Chloe at the back were outstanding, Lois tried hard with some good runs down the right, as did Parris on the left but Enfield were defending well. Charlotte was up and down the pitch working hard trying to find a break through, but the opposition were hard to break down. Enfield went on to score a third and put the game out of the girls reach.

Final score Enfield Town A 3 Tottenham 0.

Today saw a hard working performance from the girls considering they haven’t played or trained together for a month.

A special mention for Katie, who once again played brilliant in goal.  She made some great saves and her kicking was again excellent.

Girl of the match went to Chloe who was outstanding at the back, working hard, making some crucial tackles and certainly letting the opposition know she was around. Well done Chloe and more of the same next week, please.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -   

Tottenham had a full squad to choose from apart from Lois Pennington who was missing due to illness (get well soon Lois).

From the opening whistle the game was very much even with both teams pushing forward. The first real chance of the game fell to Tottenham when a loose ball fell to Heidi Yelkin who just couldn’t connect well enough to get a good strike on the ball, the ball then spun to Tayla Jackson who also just couldn’t get a firm boot on the ball to stick it away. Enfield were also pushing forward and a  shot that was well saved by the Tottenham goalkeeper Katie Phillips was followed up by an Enfield player, who accidently landed on Katie resulting in stud marks on her ankle.  Although Katie was in pain she carried on in goal and went on to make some great saves. 

With Enfield scoring goals every week the Spurs girls knew that the defence had to be alert and the midfield had to track back to help out the defenders. Lola Grieve and Chloe O'Reilly at the back were brilliant, they were solid in there tackles and passed the ball well.  Charlotte Cummings in midfield was again full of running and passing well in both attacking and defending.  Emily Stacey playing alone up front was holding the ball up well but was getting crowded out by the Enfield defence.  With half time approaching and the score 0-0 the girls were playing well and were definitely still in the game.

Half-time 0-0.

Tottenham made some changes at half-time with Parris Williams, Maia-Wallace Loizou and Seren Ahmet taking the field.

With the second half under way Enfield were having more possession and getting more chances but again the defending of Maia and Chloe was standing firm and the busy Seren in midfield was getting her tackles in, Parris on the left was also full of running trying to get forward.

An Enfield attack saw a shot from the edge of the box brilliantly tipped over the bar from Katie, a great save. The deadlock was broken when Enfield pushed forward and an unmarked player shot from inside the box to make it one nil.

Tottenham 0 Enfield Town A 1.

Enfield then went on to score a second when a shot that was going wide, hit one of the Spurs girls on the back, fell to an Enfield player who tapped the ball in the net to make it 2-0.

Tottenham 0 Enfield Town A 2.

The final whistle blew minutes later and the girls were out on their feet, having tried so hard to get something from the game.

Final score Tottenham 0 Enfield Town A 2.

The girls did themselves very proud today against an Enfield team who won their league last year and are scoring a lot of goals week in and week out. The whole team gave more than 100% today and gave the coach encouraging signs for next week’s big game.

Girl of the match went to Katie who was once again outstanding.  After getting a nasty knock in the opening minutes she carried on to make some brilliant saves. Well done Katie and more of the same next week … please !!!

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -   

This week the girls were without defender Chloe O'Reilly and goalkeeper Katie Phillips, but welcomed back defender Maia-Wallace Loizou and Lois Pennington from illness.  With a stand-in goalkeeper needed, the Tottenham coach had to ask the U10 Whites manager to loan a goalkeeper for the day.  Sydney Fairrs volunteered for the job.

From kick off it was an evenly balanced match with both sides pushing forward. The defending of Maia and Lola Grieve was once again solid with some great interceptions. The midfield of Charlotte Cummings, Tayla Jackson and Lois were pushing forward at every opportunity but also helping the defenders out when needed. Emily Stacey was again up front. It was pretty much end to end stuff with both teams coming close but the deadlock was broken when a Luton Town corner was poorly defended and the ball found its way in the back of the net.

Luton Town 1 Tottenham 0

Tayla did manage to get the ball in the back of the net, but it was disallowed for an earlier foul.  With half time approaching the Luton girls were looking more likely to add another, but two great saves from our loaned goalkeeper Sydney made sure at half time it was still only one nil.

Changes at half time saw Heidi Yelkin, Parris Williams and Seren Ahmet take the field.

With the second half underway and the Spurs girls kicking up hill it was going to be a tough second half.

Tottenham started well and took the game to Luton, Emily and the midfielders were now seeing more of the ball and getting more chances.

The pressure paid off when Emily received the ball, dodged a few tackles and leashed a right foot shot into the bottom right hand corner for a well deserved equaliser.

Seren playing at the back was brilliant again, full of running and tough in the tackle. Heidi was also full of running and linked up well with the forward play. Parris was busy on the left with some good wing play. Luton had only one real chance in the second half but that was again well saved by Sydney. The Spurs girls pushed for that winning goal but unfortunately the final whistle blew and they had to settle for a draw.

Final score 1-1.

Girl of the match went to our on loan goalkeeper Sydney Fairs, who made a couple of crucial saves in the first half that kept us in the match and a brave second half save to deny Luton a second goal. Well done Sidders.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -   

The Tottenham Hotspur Ladies Under-11 Blues made their way to Southgate to play Enfield Town B for a mid-day kick off and the girls were once again looking for a win to push up the league table for third place.

The Tottenham girls had a smaller squad today due to illness to both Lois Pennington and Maia-Wallace Loizou.

Conditions were not great with a cold strong wind blowing across the pitch.

From kick off, the girls started well with some good attacking football with Parris Williams on the left Tayla Jackson on the right and Emily Stacey up front.  The defence of Lola Grieve and Chloe O'Reilly were kept busy with a tricky left winger from the Enfield team.  In the centre of midfield Charlotte Cummings was breaking down any moves the Enfield girls were trying to create through the middle of the pitch.  The Spurs girls had a number of chances to score, with Tayla, Parris and Emily coming close.  The deadlock was broken when an Enfield Town defender handled the ball in the area and the referee awarded a penalty.  Emily stepped up and hit the ball in the bottom right corner to put the girls one up.

Enfield 0 Tottenham 1

On the rare occasion Enfield attacked, the Tottenham goalkeeper Katie Phillips was there to protect the one nil lead.

The half time whistle blew and the girls were a well deserved 1-0 up.

Changes at half time saw Seren Ahmet and Heidi Yelkin replace Parris and Charlotte.

With the second half underway the Spurs girls were once again on top.  Some good wing play and crossing from Tayla was finding her team mates well, but the ball didn’t seem to want to find the back of the net.  Heidi and Seren both had chances but were both denied by the Enfield goalkeeper.  Chloe had a great shot from distance that went just wide of the post and then a great ball from Lola out of defence found Seren, who then turned and shot into the Enfield goal to make it 2-0.

Enfield 0 Tottenham 2

The girls still had more chances to score with some great corners from Emily and Tayla but the girls just couldn’t get the final touch they needed.

Final score Enfield Town B 0 Tottenham 2

Girl of the match went to Tayla who played really well today with some great wing play, crossing, corners and worked tirelessly all game. Well done.

Also, well done to Seren who scored her first goal of the season and to Katie who had a quiet match, with only had two saves to make and her biggest catch of the day might well have been a cold.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -   

The Tottenham Hotspur Ladies Under 11 blues travelled to Enfield Rangers today after having a break last week as there was no game.

The girls were looking to get three points today to try and push up the league and get into the top three.

From the opening whistle the Spurs girls went forward with Tayla Jackson on the right side of midfield making a good run and cross that found Emily Stacey, but her chance went wide. From the resulting goal kick the Enfield Rangers broke away and a cross come shot found it's way past the Spurs keeper Katie Phillips.

1-0          To Enfield.

With the Tottenham girls 1-0 down so early they had plenty of time to reply, they soon started to get into shape. Lola Grieve and Chloe O'Reilly at the back were again passing the ball well.  In midfield Lois Pennington and Charlotte Cummings were again working hard to break down the Rangers defence.  Once again, an attack from Enfield saw them score again.  Two attempts on goal and they score both times.

2-0 to Enfield.

With half time approaching the Tottenham girls have had about 80 per cent possession but still could not find the back of the net.

Changes were made at half time to the Spurs team, hoping that some fresh legs could finally get a goal back that the girls certainly deserved.

With the second half under way Enfield were getting back into the game a bit more but Maia – Wallace Loizou at the back was defending well along side Chloe.  Seren Ahmet, Heidi Yelkin and Parris Williams in midfield were working hard trying to find that final pass to Emily but the luck was just not on our side. With the referee indicating five minutes left the girls were again pushing forward looking for a goal and about two minutes later that goal came, a corner from Emily found its way into the back of the net. Game on.

2-1 to Enfield.

So with about two to three minutes remaining the girls were hoping to score another goal and draw level. The final whistle blew as soon as the Tottenham girls scored, with enough time seemingly left for a late charge to get something from the game.

Final score 2-1 to Enfield.

The girl of the match went to Chloe who had her best game of the season so far with some important tackling and some great passing. Well done.

craig jackson

enfield town a  11     luton town  0    
enfield town b  0     hampstead  2    
whetstone wanderers  1     denham united  1    
st. albans city youth  0     thlfc whites  4   

hampstead  v  enfield town a  -  match postponed 
luton town  -     enfield rangers  -    
whetstone wanderers  0     harvesters  1    
st. albans city youth  -     enfield town b  -    
denham united  0     thlfc whites  5   

The Tottenham Under-11 Blues welcomed St. Albans City to a sunny Fred Knights for their HCGFL match.  The Tottenham girls were looking for a better performance from when they played them three weeks ago when the girls suffered a 2-0 defeat.

From kick off St. Albans started well and Spurs were finding it hard to get a foot on the ball.  A few chances the opposition had were well saved by Katie Phillips.  Lola Grieve partnered Maia-Wallace Loizou in defence and again Lola was passing the ball well out of defence to our midfield.  Maia was again making some great tackles that limited the opposition’s chances.

The Tottenham girls first real chance fell to our midfielder Heidi Yelkin but her shot was just too high.  In midfield Tayla Jackson and Seren Ahmet were also pressing forward and both had shots blocked.  Emily Stacey up front also had chances, but it looked like one of those days where the ball just wasn’t going to find the back of the net.

With the Spurs girls having more of the ball the deadlock was finally broken when a left footed shot from Emily found the back of the net.

1-0 to Tottenham.

The half-time whistle blew and it was a well deserved lead for the girls.

Changes at half time saw Charlotte Cummings, Lois Pennington and Chloe O’Reilly take the field.

With the second half underway Spurs still looked comfortable in going forward, Chloe’s defending and her passing to the midfield was both good.  Lois was receiving a lot of Chloe’s passes, which she then pressed forward looking for that second goal.  It wasn’t long before the Tottenham Blues got it when a poor clearance from the St. Albans goalkeeper fell to Emily, who made no mistake in striking the ball from outside the box into the back of the net for her second goal of the game.

2-0 to Tottenham.

The opposition were now pressing forward, but Charlotte was making her presence felt in midfield with some great challenges and distribution.

St. Albans pulled a goal back with about eight minutes remaining and it spurred them on, as Spurs were now under a bit of pressure.

A break away by the opposition saw their attacker racing towards goal with just the Tottenham keeper to beat, but Katie came off her line and saved well.

The final minutes ticked by and the referee blew for full time with a well deserved victory to the Spurs girls and a big cheer from the anxious looking  parents and coach.

Final score 2-1 to Tottenham.

The girls played very well today.  Heidi deserved a goal today and Charlotte played her best game so far this season.  All the girls showed plenty of commitment and desire to win against a side who often used their size to gain a physical advantage.

Girl of the match went to Maia who once again defended brilliantly. Well done.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -   

The Tottenham Under-11 Blues welcomed Denham United to Fredrick Knights looking to get back to winning ways having lost their last match to St. Albans.

 From the kick off the girls seemed to  settle down well, any Denham attack was dealt with by the back two of Lola Grieve and Chloe O’Reilly. The midfield of Charlotte Cummings, Lois Pennington and Seren Ahmet were working hard in defence as well as attack. Emily Tracey up front was also working hard trying to break down the Denham defence.

The first real chance of the game fell to Denham when one of their players hit a fierce shot from distance that was brilliantly tipped on to the bar from the safe hands of goalkeeper Katie Phillips.

Seren running from midfield towards goal was brought down by a Denham player which earned a free kick to the Tottenham girls just outside the box. The Denham defence took up their positions but it wasn’t enough to stop a great free kick from Emily, her shot beating the wall and goalkeeper to put the girls 1-0 up.

The half time whistle blew with the score 1-0 to the Spurs girls.

The second half started with Tottenham making four changes to the starting line up. It wasn’t long before the Tottenham girls got back into their stride looking to add another goal. Heidi Yelkin did well to find herself with a chance on goal but was fouled in the penalty area which led the referee to award a spot kick to the girls. Emily took the penalty which hit the bar, still 1-0 to Tottenham.

Some good work from Parris Williams and Tayla Jackson in midfield led to the girls getting their second goal of the match when a through ball from Tayla found Emily who then shot past the Denham goalkeeper to make it 2-0.

Denham were pushing forward but once  again the defending of Maia Wallace-Loizou  was outstanding. The Denham girls pulled a goal back when a shot from outside the box took a deflection which left Katie having no chance of saving. 2-1.

The goal of the match was a great passing  move,  Tayla on the right passed to Emily, who then found Heidi, who went past a Denham player, crossed the ball which found Parris sliding in at the back post to poke the ball in the back of the net.

3-1 to Tottenham.

The final whistle blew and it was a well deserved victory for the girls.

The girls played well today, Katie in goal was again brilliant in her distribution and all the defenders did their job well. The midfielders and forwards worked hard. The girl of the match went to Parris who worked hard in defending and attacking and also finished with a goal. Well done.

craig jackson

enfield town a  12     whetstone wanderers  0    
enfield town b  0     luton town  3    
st. albans city youth  1     enfield rangers  2    
thlfc whites  1    harvesters  0    

The Tottenham U11 Blues travelled around the M25 to play against St. Albans.  The girls were looking to get another win under their belt after winning their last two matches.

Straight after the opening whistle, the St. Alban girls took the game to the Spurs girls and had a few early chances which were well saved by the Tottenham keeper Katie Phillips.  Spurs then seem to settle down a bit and get forward more.  Tayla Jackson made plenty of runs forward, as did Emily Stacey and Seren Ahmet, but the opposition's defence seemed to deal with everything that came their way.  Once again Charlotte Cummings was in the centre of midfield working hard, linking up play to the forwards.  Any attack that St. Albans had were dealt with by defenders Lola Grieve and Maia Wallace-Loizou.  The game was still 0-0 and end to end stuff, when St. Albans got a corner, which the girls failed to clear and a shot went through a crowd of several players and found its way in the back of the net past the unsighted Katie.

The half-time whistle blew and it was time to make some changes.  Chloe O'Reilly came on to take up her position at the back in place of Maia.  Heidi Yelkin, Parris Williams and Lois Pennington replaced Seren, Tayla and Charlotte.

With the second half underway, the girls were looking for an equaliser.  Lois, Heidi and Parris were pushing forward, but once again they could not seem to get any clear cut chances.  The much bigger girls of St. Albans were getting on top and it was not to long before they doubled their lead.  2-0 to St. Albans.

A few more changes to the Tottenham side after the goal were made, but it just wasn’t to be their day.

Girl of the match went to Seren who had her best game of the season so far.  She worked hard all over the pitch showing great energy and determination.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  2     harvesters  2    
luton town  0     hampstead  0    
whetstone wanderers  0     thlfc whites  9   
denham united  2     enfield town b  0    

The Spurs Ladies Under-11s Blues welcomed Whetstone Wanderers to a sunny Fredrick Knights for their third home game of the season. 

After a good performance last week, the girls were looking to build on that with another hard working display.

From the opening whistle, the Spurs girls started well, displaying good passing, good movement and pressing the opposition into mistakes.  It was in the opening few minutes when Tottenham got their reward for their hard work when Parris Williams crossed from the left hand side of the box to find Tayla Jackson unmarked to slot the ball home to make it 1-0.

From the restart, the Spurs girls once again pressed forward looking to add another goal.  The second goal was added a minute later when Emily Stacey ran at the Whetstone defence, skipped a few challenges and shot passed their goalkeeper.  2-0 to Spurs.

When Whetstone did get forward the Spurs defenders of Lola Grieve, Chloe O'Reilly and the goalkeeping of Katie kept them from having any real clean cut chances.

The once again hard working Charlotte Cummings in midfield was playing some nice balls to the forward players. One pass found Parris on the left who then once again crossed to find Tayla in the box who scored her second goal of the game hitting the ball in the back of the net.

Lois Pennington and Seren Ahmet came on to replace Parris and Charlotte.

Seren in midfield made herself busy, tackling and passing well, Lois on the left was using her speed to get past the Whetstone defence and making some decent crosses. Emily got her second goal of the match when once again a solo effort found the back of the net making it 4-0.

The second half saw some more changes with Parris taking over in goal and Katie Phillips having her first run out on pitch, also Maia Wallace-Loizou taking up her position in defence in place of Lola.

With the second half under way the girls still had plenty of possession but the Whetstone team seemed to be defending that much better. The opposition also got some breaks but again the defending of Maia and Chloe at the back stayed solid.  Lois on the left who was full of energy broke down the left hand side and crossed the ball for Katie to smash home the ball in the back of the net to make it 5-0.

Lois also got on the score sheet with a well deserved goal when Tayla crossed the ball from the right and Lois got on the end of it to put it past the Whetstone keeper.  6-0 to Spurs.

A few more chances on goal denied Tayla and Emily their hat-tricks, but it was a well deserved win with the final whistle blowing just after Parris saved a chance from a Whetstone attack.

A special mention must be said to Katie, Chloe, Lola and Maia in defence for another clean sheet. Well done.

Girl of the match went to Lois. Some great wing play, assists and a goal.

craig jackson

luton town  0     denham united  1    
hampstead  1     st. albans city youth  0    
thlfc whites  5    enfield rangers  0    

The Spurs Ladies Under-11s Blues welcomed Luton Town girls to a cold and windy Fred Knights Sports Ground.

With the girls having drawn one game and lost one game they were due for a win. From the opening whistle the girls started brightly, passing the ball well. The girl’s first real chance fell to Parris Williams, her shot well saved by the Luton keeper. An attack by Luton ended with a well struck shot, only to be brilliantly saved by the impressive Spurs goalkeeper Katie.

The defending of Chloe O'Reilly and Lola Grieve were making sure that Luton were not getting to many chances. The midfield of Charlotte Cummings, Tayla Jackson and Parris were working hard in defending and attacking. Emily Stacey up front had some good movement that kept the Luton defence busy.

The deadlock was broken when Emily received the ball on the halfway line, charged towards goal beating off three Luton defenders to drill the ball hard and low into the back of the net.  1-0 to Spurs.

The second Spurs goal came when a clever turn from Tayla confused the Luton defence and her pass found Emily who once again hit a shot from outside the box to make it 2-0.

The girls were now on top, defending well and passing well. Any chances Luton had were always taken care of by the safe hands of goalkeeper Katie.  Approaching half time came Lola’s first goal for the club, and what a goal it was. The ball came to her on the half way line, she then hit the ball towards the Luton goal to then see the ball somehow beat their keeper to make it 3-0 to the Spurs girls. A brilliant goal that she will remember for along time.

Half time.

The second half saw Seren, Lois Pennington and Maia Wallace-Loizou replace Parris, Lola and Chloe. With the second half underway the girls carried on with some good possession. Lois on the left was causing problems with some good wing play, Seren in midfield made some great tackles and she looked good going forward making some good passes along side the hard working Charlotte. Maia at the back once again looked solid making some good tackles. A great passing move from the girls paid off when the final ball from Lois found Tayla unmarked in the box, Tayla hit the ball in the back of the net to make it 4-0.  With a few minutes remaining a Spurs corner found Emily unmarked and the striker scored from a few yards out to complete her well deserved hat-trick.

This was a great performance from all the girls who made the watching parents and coach very proud.

Girl of the match went to Katie Phillips, who had an excellent game by making some great saves, her throwing and kicking was also a major factor in the way the girls got forward and pressured the opposition.

craig jackson

enfield town a  5     st. albans city youth  0    
harvesters  0     denham united  1    
whetstone wanderers  0     enfield rangers  2    
hampstead  4     enfield town b  1    

enfield town b  1     harvesters  1    
luton town  0     st. albans city youth  1    
whetstone wanderers  0     hampstead  2    
denham united  2     enfield rangers  1    
thlfc whites  2    enfield town a  1    

The Spurs Under-11 Blues welcomed Hampstead F.C.  for their first home game of the season at Fred Knights.

From the kick off Hampstead took the game to Spurs, putting them under some early pressure, but some great defending from Chloe O'Reilly and Lola Grieve stopped Hampstead from getting any clear cut chances on goal.

The game then seemed to even out with the Spurs girls getting forward with some good wing play from Lois Pennington and Tayla Jackson.  Charlotte Cummings in midfield was making herself busy with some good tackles and passing.  The first real shot on goal came from the hard working Tottenham striker Emily Stacey, who picked up a loose ball from just outside the box and let fly with a shot that went just wide of the post.

With the game still even, Hampstead forced a corner which the girls failed to clear and some how found it's way past the Spurs keeper Paris, putting Hampstead 0-1 up.

Just before half time, Emily who battled hard all game, run onto a through ball, but was denied an equaliser by a good save from the Hampstead goalkeeper.

Half time 0-1.

The second half kicked off with Charlotte replacing Parris in goal and Maia replacing Lola in defence, with Spurs looking to attack a bit more, but neither side created any clear cut chances.  Maia Wallace-Loizou at the back played well with her winning every challenge that came her way and not letting any of the opposition past her.

A few more changes on the outfield and the Spurs girls still looking for that equaliser could not get past their defence. Hampstead then took advantage of the girls pressing forward and scored a second goal and the final whistle blew minutes later with the score ending 0-2 to Hampstead.

The girls should be proud of their non stop running and effort they put in to get an equaliser.  They should now look forward to their next game where there hard work will surely reward them with a win.

Girl of the match was Emily.

craig jackson

enfield rangers  3     enfield town b  0    
enfield town a  7     harvesters  1    
luton town  7     whetstone wanderers  0    
st. albans city youth  7     denham united  1    

It was the first league game of the season for the THLFC girls Under-11s Blues and they had to make the journey up the A1 for a game against Harvesters.

The Under-11s Blues had a mixture of Under-10s from last season and some new signings from the trials, so this being their first game together was going to be a real test.

From the starting whistle Harvesters started brightly but some good solid defending from Lola Grieve and Chloe O'Reilly limited there chances.  Lola, making her debut for Spurs, looked very solid at the back making some timely tackles.

The girls then started to pass the ball around a lot better and started getting forward putting pressure on the Harvesters defence, with Charlotte Cummings making herself busy in midfield.  Lois Pennington and Tayla Jackson on the wings and another debutant Emily Stacey up front were stretching their defence and the girls were getting close to opening the scoring.

Harvesters too had their chances, but our stand-in goalkeeper Parris Williams made some crucial saves to keep the scores level.

Approaching half time the Spurs girls were on top and only the Harvesters goalkeeper with some outstanding saves kept the score at 0-0.

In the second half Spurs made some changes with Charlotte taking over in goal and Parris joining the outfield, Maia Wallace-Loizou replacing Lola in defence.

With the second half underway the game seemed more open and it was end to end stuff, but the deadlock finally got broken when a ball played out of defence found Tayla, who then passed to Parris down the right hand side, Parris then crossed the ball to find Emily, who slotted the ball passed the impressive Harvesters goalkeeper to make it 0-1 to the Spurs girls.

After the goal the opposition started to put more pressure on the girls but again some great goalkeeping from Charlotte and defending by Chloe and Maia kept them from scoring.

With time nearly up (so we thought), there were still seven minutes left.

In the warm sunshine, the girls who worked so hard all game began to tire and the opposition took advantage of this and managed to score with a few minutes left to level the score 1-1.     

With a few more chances either end, the final whistle blew to end the game all square.

It was a great effort from all the girls who should be very proud of the way they played and they should look forward to the rest of the season.

Girl of the match was awarded to Lola.

craig jackson

denham united  0     enfield town a  5    
enfield rangers  1     hampstead  0    
enfield town b  8     whetstone wanderers  0    
thlfc whites  5    st. albans city youth  2    

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enfield rangers  -    
enfield town a  -    
enfield town b  -    
harvesters  -    
luton town  -    
whetstone wanderers  -    
st. albans city youth  -    
denham united  -    
hampstead  -    
thlfc whites  -