A game at last!
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.
Posted 20:56
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