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Under-13 match reports 2006-07

Spurs Ladies were without Molly Kmita as they kicked off the first half with Kate Mills, Georgia Bruce, Laura Smith and Renata Inniss on the bench.

The chill wind appeared to hinder the movement of the Spurs players for the fist 20 minutes.  In the 15^th minute, Denham attempted to clear the ball from a corner kick, only for it to fall to the right foot of Shianne St Louis, who lobbed the ball back over the keeper's head for a 1-0 lead.  Spurs began to find a bit of momentum, but it wasn’t enough to trouble the Denham keeper. 

The clouds made way for the sun's rays which seem to energise the Spurs players in the second half.  Whitney Tango scored within the second minute to give Spurs Ladies a two goal cushion and the girls started to string together some good passes which lead to two goals from Laura Smith in the 17^th and 21^st minute of the second half; the latter being a well directed shot across goal into the right hand corner of the Denham goal.

The defence had some anxious moments, but quelled the attacks from the Wildcats.  The midfield took control to ensure the ball was in the Denham half most of the time and goal number five came from Renata Inniss in 30^th minute with a drive from the outside of her right boot to add to Denham’s torture.

RICARDO INNISS

Northwood  -    
St. Martins  -    
Luton Town Belles  -    
Garston Ladies  -    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles -    
St. Albans City Youth  -    
Enfield Town Ladies  -    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  -    
Queens Park Rangers  -    
Ridgeway Rovers  -    

Match postponed.

Northwood  7     Ridgeway Rovers  2    
Luton Town Belles   v   Letchworth Garden City Eagles -  match postponed  
Enfield Town Ladies  v  Garston Ladies  -  match postponed  
Queens Park Rangers  4     Hemel Hempstead Town A  2    
Denham United  v St. Martins  -  match postponed  

A top of the table clash with QPR ended in an unaccustomed heavy defeat for the Lilywhites.

QPR did their homework with lessons learned from when the two teams met earlier this season.  They exploited a weak Spurs defence with some quick bursts with their attackers and scored two goals in 15 minutes.

Spurs Ladies did not have their normal zest, but managed to string together some passes with some inconsistency.  In the thirtieth minute, Whitney Tango shot at goal from outside the 18-yard box where the goal keeper deliberately handled the ball.  The referee saw it fit to issue a warning to the QPR keeper and awarded a free kick.  Nikki Hunnable took the free kick, but was unable to clear the Rangers keeper.  Daisy O’Sullivan made some good saves to keep the score down to 2-0 at the half time whistle.

Spurs Ladies normally come ‘good’ in the second half and it seem that that was the case when Katie Mills delivered the perfect ball to Whitney Tango, who made the score 2-1.  That glimmer of hope was soon cancelled as Spurs Ladies failed to put any pressure on the QPR defence.

There seem to be a lack of team spirit and motivation missing from the Spurs side, whilst Rangers were eager to win every ball.  Taylor O’Leary was strong in midfield, but when a Spurs attacker made a challenge on goal she was always alone – no support was there to ease the pressure.  Again, Daisy O’Sullivan made some good saves to avoid further embarrassment from her team’s performance.

QPR went further ahead in the 25^th minute and then added another two goals in the twenty-ninth and thirtieth minute to seal their convincing 5-1 victory.

RICARDO INNISS

St. Martins  7     Ridgeway Rovers  3    
Enfield Town Ladies  2     Luton Town Belles  2    
Garston Ladies  8     Denham United  1    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles  3     Hemel Hempstead Town A  12    
St. Albans City Youth  2     Northwood  2    

Northwood  -    
St. Martins  -    
Luton Town Belles  -    
Garston Ladies  -    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles -    
St. Albans City Youth  -    
Enfield Town Ladies  -    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  -    
Queens Park Rangers  -    
Denham United  -    
Ridgeway Rovers  -    

Luton Town Ladies took the lead in the fifth minute of the first half from a high ball over the defence on the right wing.

Spurs Ladies did not have the fighting spirit as they showed when the two teams last met, which carried through to the end of the first half. 

The last 15 minutes of the second half was their best spell, but Spurs Ladies will have to work just as hard as Luton Town Ladies if they want to stay in contention to win the league.

RICARDO INNISS

Northwood  -    
St. Martins  -    
Luton Town Belles  -    
Garston Ladies  -    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles -    
St. Albans City Youth  -    
Enfield Town Ladies  -    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  -    
Queens Park Rangers  -    
Denham United  -    
Ridgeway Rovers  -    

Spurs Under-13 won their Round 2 tie of the League Cup against Hitchin Town Belles at Ickleford Sports Ground on a sunny but breezy afternoon.  

The squad was without goalkeeper Daisy O’Sullivan; striker Laura Smith and defender Molly Kmita, but showed good spirit and although the Spurs Ladies were slowly out of their starting blocks, they eventually broke the dead lock with two goals from Hannah Lyons in the 20^th and 25^th minutes.

Ten minutes later, Rosie Kmita increased the lead to 3-0.  The goal keeping role was shared by Charlotte Dean and Renata Inniss.  Hannah Lyons was unlucky not to get a hat-trick in her left wing role as she hit the side netting on two further occasions. 

RICKY INNISS

League
St. Albans City Youth  6     St. Martins  2    
Luton Town Belles  3     Letchworth Garden City Eagles  0    
League Cup
Bushey Rangers  1     Buntingford Cougars  1     (2-2 a.e.t. Bushey Rangers won 3-2 on penalties)
Garston Ladies  0     Queens Park Rangers  3    
Denham United  v Hemel Hempstead Town B  -   Home win awarded
Ridgeway Rovers  0     Enfield Town Ladies  9    

Ayse Mustafa wore the number 1 shirt for most of the first half in the absence of goalkeeper Daisy O’Sullivan.  Shianne St. Louis was also absent.

Georgia Bruce (left wing) and Nikki Hunnable (right wing) were busy trying to contend with the wind on a sloping pitch. Taylor O’Leary was busy winning the ball in midfield with support from Charlotte Dean and Katie Mills. 

Spurs first goal came in the 30^th minute of the game in the shape of Whitney Tango.  Olivia Keown, Rosie Kmita and Harley Keenlyside very busy trying to quell the odd attack from the St. Albans offence.  A heavy hail shower followed the whistle for the end of the first half. 

The second half kicked off with Laura Smith in goal.  Harley Keenlyside got in some strong tackles to thwart the St. Albans offense, whilst Hannah Lyons made some good runs down the left wing to keep the pressure on the St. Albans defence.  St Albans managed to mount a couple of attacks toward the Spurs goal, but were blocked by Olivia Keown and Rosie Kmita. 

In the twentieth minute, Renata Inniss received the ball from Hannah Lyons outside the18 yard box where she dribbled through two defenders to score Spurs' second goal.  Shots from Nikki Hunnable and Taylor O’Leary brought about saves from the St Albans keeper before Whitney Tango collected the ball in midfield outside the 18 yard box, turned her opponent and netted her second and Spurs third after 32 minutes of the second half.

Two minutes later Nikki Hunnable delicately tapped the ball into the St Albans net with her left foot for a 4-0 lead. 

RICARDO INNISS

Northwood  -    
St. Martins  -    
Luton Town Belles  -    
Garston Ladies  -    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles -    
Enfield Town Ladies  -    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  -    
Queens Park Rangers  -    
Denham United  -    
Ridgeway Rovers  -    

Spurs Ladies almost went ahead in the first two minutes of the game and signalled their attacking intentions to Luton Town.  Three minutes later Tottenham took the lead from a right foot drive from Whitney Tango.  Luton gave the Spurs Ladies food for thought as they made some good breaks through midfield, but were eventually foiled by the Spurs defence.  A very exciting first half, in which Spurs Ladies had had another three chances of going further ahead but failed to score, closed with it all to play for in the second period. 

In the second half, Luton Town Ladies were solid in defence and made good breaks keeping Daisy O’Sullivan alert, as she was quick off her line to clear the ball from the Spurs penalty area.  Both teams played some excellent football and it was good to see Spurs Ladies back into the winning habit.

Spurs Ladies worked just as hard as Luton Town Ladies, but there can only be one winner in a knock-out match and fortunately, on this occasion, it was Tottenham who triumphed.  Well done to both sides on a marvellous cup-tie.

RICARDO INNISS

Northwood  -    
St. Martins  -    
Garston Ladies  -    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles -    
St. Albans City Youth  -    
Enfield Town Ladies  -    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  -    
Queens Park Rangers  -    
Denham United  -    
Ridgeway Rovers  -    

The return match in the HCGFL against Ridgeway Rovers was played at the Peter May Sports Ground.  The match kicked off at 13:55hrs on a bright and sunny day. 

Spurs Ladies was off to a slow start but took the lead through Whitney Tango in the thirteenth minute.  Ridgeway Rovers had little chance of keeping possession of the ball which gave Spurs Ladies the time to slowly get into a rhythm.  Ayse Mustafa scored Spurs second goal in the 25^th minute and Nikki Hunnable added Spurs third in the 30^th minute. 

Spurs Ladies began to step up a gear in the second half but it took 15minutes before Nikki Hunnable scored her second goal and Spurs fourth.  Shianne St Louis kept goal whilst Daisy O’Sullivan played up front.

Spurs Ladies began to put together some good passes and touches which kept Ridgeway Rovers busy in their own half.  Goal number five came from Renata Inniss in the 17^th minute. The next eighteen minutes was more trouble for Ridgeway Rovers as Spurs netted another five goals through Laura Smith; Daisy O’Sullivan (2 goals) Charlotte Dean and Whitney Tango. 

RICARDO INNISS

Garston Ladies  3     Enfield Town Ladies  2    
Queens Park Rangers  2     Luton Town Belles  0    
Denham United  3     St. Martins  4    

Any questions of St. Albans City Youth giving way to the might of Spurs Ladies were soon answered as the home side took the lead after 15 minutes of play. 

The thought of being a goal down seemed to inject some inspiration into the Spurs team. 

In the 20^th minute, Georgia Bruce ran from an on-side position and netted the ball off the rebound from the St Albans goalkeeper, but she was adjudged off-side and the goal was disallowed.  Five minutes later, Laura Smith scored the equaliser for Tottenham.  Spurs the went ahead in the 25^th minute through Laura's second goal of the game, but it was cancelled out three minutes later as St. Albans levelled match at 2-2.

Spurs kept the pressure on the St. Albans defenders, where a penalty was awarded for hand-ball in the 18 yard box. Laura Smith volunteered and executed the perfect penalty for her and Spurs' third goal. 

Now with the bit between their teeth, Tottenham began the second half with more vigour than they displayed in the first period.

Spurs could have easily forged further ahead with three more goals, but were thwarted by some excellent saves by the St. Albans goalkeeper.  After 50minutes of play, some feisty work by Rosie Kmita was rewarded with a long range shot which lobbed the St. Albans goalkeeper.

Spurs Ladies put together some good passes which kept the ball mostly in the St. Albans half for the next twenty minutes and although City Youth made a few breaks towards the Spurs goal, the defence managed to survive on a just-in-time situation.  

In the end it was a good come back by Spurs Ladies who eventually managed to smile after the final whistle was blown.

RICARDO INNISS

Enfield Town Ladies  0     Queens Park Rangers  3    

League
Letchworth Garden City Eagles  2     St. Martins  3    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  10     Denham United  1    
Ridgeway Rovers  0     Garston Ladies  17    

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Luton Town Belles  -     Hemel Hempstead Town A  -     Match to go before committee
Queens Park Rangers  5     Garston Ladies  0    
St. Martins  3     Denham United  4    
Ridgeway Rovers  0     Enfield Town Ladies  10    

Goals from Renata Inniss, Charlotte Dean and an own goal were enough to see off a determined Garston side, who have always had close matches with the Tottenham girls over the past few years.

Northwood  -    
St. Martins  -    
Luton Town Belles  -    
Garston Ladies  -    
Letchworth Garden City Eagles -    
St. Albans City Youth  -    
Enfield Town Ladies  -    
Hemel Hempstead Town A  -    
Queens Park Rangers  -    
Denham United  -    
Ridgeway Rovers  -