MATCH REPORT:

 Ladies DIv 1 Reserves

CCYC vs Dee Why

Round #1: Sunday 11.04.10

Season 2010 finally Kicked off last Sunday for the Ladies in the Green and Gold. The newly formed Division 1 Reserve team played host to Dee Why brimming with enthusiasm to finally put their preseason training to the test.

With some new faces to the team, and to the code itself, the ladies put up a gallant effort in the first half, by diffusing Dee Why’s attack from many angles. Early chances presented themselves for Curl Curl as they too stormed through the defenses of Dee Why as they created plenty of promising counter-attacking opportunities.

Just minutes before the break, Dee Why scored a sneaky goal after hitting the goal post before being finished off leaving both sides’ supporters on their feet during the build up of the play.

Not to be discouraged, the Curl Curl ladies marched back on the field looking to upset the Dee Why squad’s momentum by running the ball around the defense and sometimes straight through the middle. Central midfielder Julianne Rulli kept the Dee Why defenders on their toes running all angles looking for a way through to the back of their net. While fellow teammates Paola Miotto and Alison Pounder worked well together sending long shots over the defenders and down the line with plenty of creativity and skill.

Sadly, The Curl Curl ladies had to retrieve the ball from the back of the net two more times before the full time whistle, but by no means did they make it easy for the opposition. New comer Monya Robb found her calling, keeping the Dee Why midfielders out of the loop with an impressive first game that won her the team’s Man of the Match award. Also impressive was fellow freshman to the world of football, Meredith New who got right into the thick of the action dismantling Dee Why’s attack with her vision that halted the progress of the ladies in blue on many occasions.

Young recruits Emma Hickey and Sophia Stanley injected some fast pace that troubled the  Dee Why players as they constantly moved up the pitch in search of getting on the score sheet and never looked like giving up.

So with the first round over, the ladies in the Green and Gold walked off the pitch, choosing to focus on the obstacles they overcome as a team playing their first game together, rather than the result. With smiles all round, the team is keen to start the second round of competition in search of their first points... 

Robert Rulli