Ladies 4th XI Match Reports
Ladies 4th XI beat Bicester 5 - 1
The match opened with Maidenhead Ladies 4s on the attack. Two positive moves forward in the first few minutes resulted in the ball being kicked off the line by Bicester’s goalkeeper. 2 well defended free hits into the D followed and 5 short corners in less than 10 minutes finally came to fruition with Liz scoring the 1st goal of the match.
The Maids continued with some quality passing of the ball in mid field and a further two shots kicked off the line by the keeper.
Ladies 4th XI drew with Sonning 1 - 1
Following their fantastic win last week the team was anticipating another good game. HoweverMaidenhead started slowlywith Sonning attacking from the whistle putting pressure on the defense.
Having had much of the playfor the first 15 minutes Sonningpassed the ballthrough the defense and struck a hard shot into the net. 0-1 down Maids started to fight back with some attacking runs and strong passing but the first half ended with an unchanged scoreline.
The second half found Maidenhead dominating the game creating a number of opportunities to score.
Ladies 4th XI beat Amersham and Chalfont 4 - 0
The first league game of the season and the Maidenhead Ladies 4s came out fighting. This season the team wanted toturn good play into goals whicheluded them last year.From the start Maids put pressure on Amersham and Chalfont who found it difficult to make any impact on a cohesive side. Then, through solid passes and strong play the ball was passed forward to Julie Doyle (House) who cracked in our first league goal of the season.After the celebration the players settled down and refocused.
The team was passing well on what was proving to be a wet and windswept pitch.
Ladies 4th XI drew with Newbury and Thatcham 1 - 1
This was a quality match where, for once, the Maids had all the luck that has deserted them most of the season.
Newbury and Thatcham had most of the possession in the first half and yet, having started the match as the first substitute, Sophie Hunt came on and capitalised on a break that came the Maids way and so took the Maids into the lead. Passing was strong and some good joined together moves between midfield, wings and the forward line were displayed.
Newbury and Thatcham piled on the pressure keeping the defence and the goalkeeper busy throughout.
Ladies 4th XI drew with Amersham and Chalfont 1 - 1
This was a very good performance by Maidenhead, particularly in the second half. Played in the first half was pretty even in terms of mid field possession but Amersham had more of the breaks. A mid way goal dented Maidenhead's spirits somewhat but the situation was contained until half time, despite the goalie having trouble with a snapped kicker strap,and leaving the kicker behind during one save!