Monday 28th April 2025Girls Year 8/9 Football Final v Salesians at Woking F.C
After two previous years of
penalty heartbreak, the Year 8/9 girls football side won 4-1 on penalties after
the score remained 0-0 at full-time. In
a team also supported by two Year 7 players, the side as they had done the
previous year, turned in their best performance of the season. They
fashioned numerous scoring opportunities but couldn’t quite force the
ball int the net.
The game then went to penalties
to settle the tie and after our goalkeeper Jess has saved the first penalty,
our players went on to convert all their spot kicks with laser like
precision. The group not only fully deserved
the win but had also prepared meticulously for the fixture and went out with a
fixed game plan, which they executed perfectly.
When the group started in Year 7,
only 3 girls played for sides outside of school and now that is nearly the
entire side. Our policy of integrating
year groups to develop players has got its reward and the girls should rightly
be proud of their achievement, not only this year but also in the two previous
seasons too.
The whole squad played very well
on the day, but special mention to Kira Snelders, Sarah Felton and Grace
Simmonds, who played the whole game at Centre Half as a Year 7.
Team manager Mr Phillips said “Both myself and Mr Inwards who run the side are very proud of the girls achievements. They are a great group to manage and working with three-year groups helps us to not only provide opportunities for younger girls, but also for them to be supported by and work with the older girls”.
“It helps us actively promote leadership, teamwork and role modelling”.
“The season has been very successful, with the District Cup win, 2nd in the League and reaching Quarter-finals of the County Cup”.
“Next year needs some
re-organisation due to the girls age-group rules but we will be motivated to do
our best again”.
