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WOMENS 3RD XI - 25/11/2023 VS HARLESTON MAGPIES 3 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 3rd XI 
DATE: 25/11/2023 
FIXTURE: Womens 3rd XI VS 25/11/2023 
HEADLINE: A cold and late game! 
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 2 NORTH EAST 
VENUE: Magpies 
RESULT: Lost 1-3 
 
REPORT: 
A feisty womens 3s lined up with all guns blazing against Magpies 3s this week. With a bit of a jumpy start one goal slipped through early in the game and forced city to gain some composure. Sally and Emma F kept up with the speedy opposition and were able to stop getting another goal. Work rates were up throughout the whole team with screens Kim and Jenn moving into space to receive passes and move the ball up the pitch. Midfielders Winnie, Sofia, Kate F and Amelie did not stop running in what felt like a defensive heavy game.  
 
Half time saw us 1-0 down with everything still to play for. City were pumped, and Helen and Sarah had one thing in mind- a goal and that’s exactly what they got a well saved shot from Sarah rolled the ball to Helen who fired the ball to the back of the goal. Despite best efforts from the entire team, especially Molly who ran relentlessly throughout the whole game, there must’ve been something shiny in the back of our goal that Magpies were attracted to. GK Jess saved incredible shots from left, right and centre, but the Magpies slick and clinical game play was too much for anyone to defend and another 2 slipped past. An amazing effort and performance from everyone on the pitch, with a scoreline that does not reflect the team we were on the day.  
 
POTM- goes to our superheroes defender Bambi!  

WOMENS 5TH XI - 25/11/2023 VS DEREHAM 3 (A) 
 
TEAM: Womens 5th XI 
DATE: 25/11/2023 
FIXTURE: Womens 5th XI VS 25/11/2023 
HEADLINE: 51 week wait for the win - but we got there! 
LEAGUE: EAST DIVISION 3 NORTH EAST (NORTH) 
VENUE: Dereham 
RESULT: 0-1 WIN to city! 
 
REPORT: 
City turned up to Dereham and knew it was going to be a young, fast and energetic team, we knew what we needed to do and came in good spirits to do so.  
 
We started off strong, matching their game pace and energy, but found ourselves stuck in a short corner rut with 3 rolling on from one another, yet we came out unscathed. Dereham kept up the energy and took a shot on goal outside of the D, that Helen in goal was able to just get out of the way of, the ball rolling in to the goal and keeping us nil nil. And despite best efforts on both sides, that's how we went in to half time.  
 
We were upbeat though. The energy was high; we were pulling together as a team as we could feel the opposition becoming more and more frustrated and we fed off it. We knew if we kept our heads, we could actually keep this as a draw; we dare not dream of actually beating them! 
 
Back in after half time and we kept at them, we broke on the right hand side with a beautiful run from Saskia, feeding the ball in to Susannah who slotted it in the goal in the 46th minute and suddenly, we were winning this thing! 
 
We settled down, kept our heads, kept up energy and focus and fended off their best counter attacks on goal; rightly winning Simran POTM! 
 
The final whistle came and we had won!! One nil to city, a win after a 51 week drought and we went wild!!