solihull moors 3 vs 2 STARLANDS ST.ANNES U.14 GI

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Well, before we kicked off today - I honestly thought we would be in for a really tough game.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Once again we found ourselves short of players...Amber off on a school trip , Alex Birthday shopping, Grace a bad back and Laurice at a music exam.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Even last night - Sinead was looking at pulling out....thank goodness she didnt!

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">So, without our Wyrley reserves....\we were down to 9.....against a full Solihull Moors team who were playing in the premiership last year.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">We arrived in good time and the girls warmed up well - and were in good spirits.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The Starlands Girls got stuck in - and looked more awake. Infact it was Solihull who looked short of players.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">We were holding our own and competing for every ball.&nbsp;

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">It was great to have Holly back between the sticks - and she gave the rest of the girls a big boost in confidence. She was off her line quick, and made a superb diving save early on tipping it just wide - and Chloe cleared any chance of a rebound.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The defensive trio of Sinead, Chloe and Samantha were playing well. Keeping a high line - and working the off side. Any high ball was headed away - and they never missed a challenge. Great stuff.

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Eventually, a through ball from Solihull unpicked the defence.It was such a shame...Chloe did well to track back, likewise Holly shouted for the ball as she came to the edge of the box.It looked 50/50...Chloe got a touch a pushed it wide - but Holly was stranded and the Solihull player prevented the ball going out and squared to an empty net which was slotted home 1-0

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The fear was - would our girls give up????....not on your Nelly!

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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; line-height: 16.8pt; vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">A fine through ball from samantha fed hafsah who put olivia away - only to be met by a fine save....unlucky.

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<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1.3em; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13.513513565063477px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.4em; color: #444444;">Olivia then went on another carbon copy run set up by hannah,,,,,what a goal!...what effort and determination...that summed up our girls display 3-2

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