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Under-13 Blues  match reports 2005-06

Spurs Under-13 Blues continued their good run of results, although they made heavy weather of this latest win over nine-girl Northwood.

In the first minute of the game Yasmin Hassan had a great shot at goal that narrowly missed, as, for the first twenty minutes of the game, Tottenham applied the early pressure and the ball didn't leave the Northwood end of the pitch.  Becky Shephard scored in the sixteenth minute of the match, but with Northwood only having nine players, Spurs were a little complacent and let Northwood through in the twenty-fifth minute to score their first goal to equalise.  

With the first half ending one all and with a good team talk, Spurs came out in the second half looking more alert and in the thirty-sixth minute Ruby Marlow scored Spurs second goal.  Then, in the fifty-second minute, Becky scored her second to make the score 3-1 for Spurs and three minutes later Ruby made it four. 

Shortly after this goal, Northwood scored two quick goals through sheer determination, but with some lovely passing and running from Lotty Lovejoy-Crump and Stephanie Aves, the ball was back up the Northwood end where Becky completed her hat trick with Tottenham's fifth goal.  Yasmin had the ball in the net soon after but the goal was disallowed. 

Lotty had read the ball well throughout the game and was made player of the match.

Manager John Goodman thought that "It was a strange day and the game did not go all our way.  We did not take advantage of the situation and it seemed more of a hindrance playing against nine players for us rather than for Northwood."

ETHEL COLLETT

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Match postponed.

Bushey Rangers  4     Northwood  1
Hatfield Youth  0  Princes Park  7

ETHEL COLLETT

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Spurs took some time to get going in this HGFL match, but an improved second half showing saw them take the points at Hatfield Youth.

The game got off to a slow start, without much action from the forwards and although there were a few good tackles from the defence, the first half ended without any goals.

After a good team talk, the second half was a completely different story, with Ruby Marlow scoring in the thirty-first minute and Spurs having the majority of possession, as Ruby scored again in the forty-eighth minute. 

A great shot from Rosie Daly from just about on the half way line only just missed the goal.  Then, Becky Shephard took a corner that Rosie ran up to collect, switching the ball back to Becky, who netted Spurs' third goal in the fifty-first minute.

The ball spent most of the second half in the Hatfield half of the pitch, meaning the defence did not have much to do, leaving Kirsty Cunoosamy to score in the sixty-first minute making the final score four nil to Spurs, with Ruby being named player of the match.

Manager John Goodman said, "after a flat and non-productive first half, the girls listened to and put into practice the half-time team talk and came out in the second half with a more positive attitude."

ETHEL COLLETT

Hemel Hempstead  2    Northwood  0    
Princes Park  3     Bushey Rangers  2   

ETHEL COLLETT

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A pulsating game swung from one team's advantage to the other's before Tottenham ran out 6-4 winners at Northwood.

Both teams played their part in a fascinating game that took part in a sporting spirit as the goals flew in.

Northwood opened the scoring in the first few minutes of the game, but Becky Shephard fired in a shot straight over the keeper to make it 1-1 in the sixth minute.  The back four of Lotty Lovejoy-Crump, Rosie Daly, Melika Edwards and Tayla Goodman were reading the play well and this helped keep the score at 1-1 until just before half time when Northwood scored again to take a lead into the break.

Five minutes into the second half, Melika passed to Yasmin Hassan, who played the ball on to Becky for her to score and make it two all, but once more, Northwood scored to go into the lead.  Forward Becky came to Spurs' rescue again to complete her hat-trick in the 48th minute to bring the score back to 3-3.

A long throw in from Tayla to Kirsty Cunoosamy, just outside the Northwood penalty area, saw the ball played in to Ruby Marlow, who scored for Spurs to put them ahead for the first time in the match.  The lead lasted less than two minutes as Northwood pegged it back at 4-4, but, almost immediately, the ball was back in the Northwood net as our goal machine Becky struck her fourth goal of the game and Tottenham's fifth.

Ruby grabbed her second of the game to put Tottenham two goals clear in the 64th minute and it was a necessary goal, as Northwood had been good competitors in this match.

E. COLLETT

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NO GAME

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Hemel Hempstead failed to notify THLFC they could not fulfil the fixture.  Match awarded to THLFC.

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