Women's 1st XI vs Gravesend W1

A 5-2 win against Gravesend proving yet again why we are fighting it out for top of the league. Gravesend were a cracking team who put us under pressure right from the get go. We went 1-0 down in the first three minutes and were definitely on the back foot. We slowly eased into the game but certainly weren’t playing our best hockey. We put the opposition under extreme pressure barely leaving their half and finally brought it back to 1-1 with a stunning goal from Lucie. The final 15 minutes of the first half were hard, Gravesend were peppering balls through our midfield and had several shots in the D. A huge defensive effort and some great goalkeeping from Emmelia held out. Only to unfortunately give away a short corner in the last minute. We then went 2-1 down just on the half time whistle. A hard half time talk from the Captain encouraging us to play like we have all season previously clearly worked as we started the second half with grit and determination. Lucie scored another cracking goal to bring us back to 2-2. Filling the team with confidence we were back to our normal selves as Marnie scored only three minutes later to put us into the lead for the first time in the game. The game started getting somewhat heated as the pressure was on for both teams! After several stick tackles and a few arguments we pulled away and Jen scored to put us 4-2 in the lead. Enjoying ourselves and relaxing somewhat as the pressure was lessening Marnie scored her second goal of the day to seal the win! We made it hard work for ourselves but got the right result in the end! Man of the match went to Marnie for a great game and two goals. Unfortunately she was also awarded donkey of the day for moulding her newly bought mouthguard in the Gravesend clubhouse!