Taking on Woden for the second time in five days, things were not looking too bright for the Witches. They were only able to field ten players and a number of those were carrying injuries into the game. Conversely, Woden had a complement of fourteen players to call on. The Witches were instructed to play a defensive game, relying on quick counter attacks when possible. The first half was fairly predictably dominated by Woden both territorially and possession wise. Despite this the Witches defended brilliantly with only a minimum of errors and the score at half time was 0-0. The numerical advantage, combined with the injuries was taking it's toll on the Witches but they never baulked at the job ahead. Every player contributed to their maximum capacity and they repelled wave after wave of attack from an increasingly frustrated Woden.Although they were showing signs of severe fatigue the Witches took every opportunity to launch a counter attack, causing Woden no end of problems. It was from one of these swift raids that the Witches broke Woden's back, Rach sending through a long pass which was seized on by Cass. She took one touch then sent a low shot across the goal and into the far side netting. The Witches barely had the strength to celebrate the goal they were that exhausted. Nevertheless they did muster enough energy to snuff out Woden's last feeble attempts over the final seven minutes to signal the end of an incredible effort by the most wonderful, courageous group of Witches in Goulburn.(or anywhere else for that matter)

Following the disappointing forfeit by CGGS the Witches were pumped for their deferred game against Woden on Tuesday night. Played on the synthetic surface at the AIS in Canberra on a very cold evening, the Witches continued the attractive style of football they had displayed in the Kanga Cup. With Danni absent,Maddie, played the full game in goal and put in an impeccable performance despite a bad back and a corked thigh. The rest of the Witches were also in fine form and were the better team on the night. Although only the one goal (scored by birthday witch Laura off a Rachael corner) in the second half separated the teams, the score could easily have been 3-0, with only some brave goalkeeping from the Woden custodian stopping the score from blowing out.

Well, another successful Kanga Cup. We didn't win the cup but everyone enjoyed their week of football despite some very late changes to the times and locations. The Witches played 4 excellent games starting with a magnificent 0 - 0 draw with Belsouth. This was a quality game and had everything except goals with both sides putting everything they had into the game. Excellent refereeing added to the games watchability. On Tuesday , under grey and gloomy skies the Witches took on Monaro Utd and despite playing well, found Monaro a little better on the day, losing a hard fought affair 3-1. That meant Wednesday's game was a must win game for both teams when the Witches clashed with Maroubra. The Witches were in charge from the opening whistle but didn't convert their dominance into goals until midway through the second half. The 2-0 win left the Witches looking to the other game in their group for a favourable result. It didn't quite happen with Belsouth beating Monaro 2-0. The Witches needed a three nil result to Belsouth to advance, so instead they had a consolation game against Gungahlin who ran thrid in their pool. The Witches put in yet another quality effort, running out victors 2-1. Although disappointed at not making the semi-finals the Witches were elated to be voted as the Fair Play Award winners for 2010 in their age group. All in all a great effort by a great team.

After another 2 week enforced break the Witches were straining at the leash and the unfortunate Woden Hammers fell victim to the fired up coven. Although the lay off showed early with a few passes off target, the Witches soon settled in and it took only 5 mins before they scored. Laura reacted first to a loose ball in the Woden penalty area and fired home from 8m. Five minutes later it was 2-0 when Rach Ross gained posssession near halfway and set sail for goal, beating three attempted tackles on her way before her neat left foot finish beat the keeper. There was to be no let up for Woden as the Witches pressed home their advantage and Jess made it 3-0, showing good close control as she evaded two defenders inside the keepers' area and poked the ball home from close range. Cassie chimed in with her trademark long shot from 20m when she was given too much time and space on the right flank. The score blew out to 5- 0 before half time when Witch sisters Jess and Rach played a delightful 1-2 for Rach to score her second of the day. The second half was just as good with the Witches pushing the ball around patiently and accurately with Jess now calling the shots from the sweeper position while Nikki had a run at the front. It was soon 6-0 with a spectacular effort by none other than Sara who had ventured into midfield. She picked up a desperate clearance from Woden and from outside the penalty area she hit a ferocious drive that cannoned off the underside of the crossbar and into the net. Woden didn't give in though and shortly after they gained a free kick about 20m out and to the right. The free kick was accurate although not particularly dangerous but Maddie misjudged its flight and as she went down to save, the ball squirmed under her body and trickled into the empty net. The Witches fired back within 3 minutes though when Nikki sped on to a perfect through ball and rifled the ball low into the net from 10m. That was the end of the scoring as the Witches continued to spray the ball around but although they created a host of chances, the finishing was wayward and the Woden keeper played very well. The final ten minutes became a bit scrappy as everyone tried to go forward but overall an excellent performance.

The Witches are again facing the prospect of two weeks without a game after Radford forfeited their fixture set down for 20 June. This on top of a "no play" Queen's Birthday long weekend 12 - 14 June. It makes it difficult for the Witches to maintain consistency when their season is continually being disrupted. Meanwhile negotiations are underway to secure a date and location for the Woden Utd fixture rained out from the 6 June. Woden are not being helpful in this regard and are obviously determined not to travel to Goulburn. They are also trying hard to dictate terms for when the fixture takes place, having already rebuffed several alternatives offered by the Witches.