![]() WOMENS DEVELOPMENT XI - 30/11/2024 VS DEREHAM LD (A)
TEAM: Womens Development XI
DATE: 30/11/2024
FIXTURE: Womens Development XI VS 30/11/2024
HEADLINE: Christmas hockey
LEAGUE: NORFOLK DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
LEAGUE SPONSORS: EMPRESA LIMITED
VENUE: Dereham HC
RESULT: lost 4-1
REPORT:
With the countdown to Christmas underway, Norwich City Girls Devs headed to Dereham in the Bleak Mid Winter for the late pushback.
From the start, both teams were as busy as the elves on the night before Christmas with both sides pushing forwards. Captain Flo was as ever leading by example down the left and proved a constant threat pushing forwards and put a great cross in for Annabelle who was in the perfect position and unlucky not to score.
At the other end, our defence were brilliant combining as a team with Sadie, Mollie A and Mollie H a strong presents 🎁 at the back, constantly thwarting Dereham attacks. And Sienna in goal pulled off remarkable save after remarkable save throughout.
With the score 2-0 at half time, the girls continued to work so so hard which was epitomised by our own Polar Express Annabelle who stopped a ball going out when everyone thought it was going off. Cressie, Amelia, Georgie and India in the middle must have covered more miles than the three wise men running up and down and City got their deserved goal when Tilly hit a Blitzen of a ball to Emily who Dereham had left Home Alone at the back post. Her first shot was well saved but on the rebound, Emily sent a cracker of a shot into the roof of the net, gifting City a goal back and sending 12 Young Womens a leaping.
All the girls worked tirelessly to the very end with Mollie A and Georgie combining really well on the left and showing incredible enthusiasm and determination. Sienna was a star 🌟 throughout and continued to pull off some incredible saves and was unlucky to concede towards the end.
Final score 4-1 to Dereham but a really great game and with our last game next week we weren’t quite Driving Home for Christmas after. The girls enjoyed the teas laid on, especially the Hot Chocolate and Dereham were hugely complimentary about how our team played.
Sienna - outstanding throughout and made some quite brilliant saves
Mollie H - excellent as ever in defence making some great tackles and blocks
Sadie - Deserved POTM and put in some really brave tackles and always in the right place
Mollie A - probably the smallest girl on the pitch but undoubtedly the most enthusiastic and was just amazing at the back with her tackles and passes
Georgie - ran her little legs off and her shoulder barge to win the ball off a girl twice her size was a real highlight. Had a great game
Tilly - mixed it with the strong Dereham midfield, some strong hits and gets the assist for Emily’s goal
Cressie - along with Amelia, covered the most distance in the game and was hugely influential
Amelia - didn’t stop running and showed her great understanding of the game by always being available for a pass
India - always positive driving forwards and constantly involved with our attacks showing good stick skills
Annabelle - what a great game from the Birthday girl. Incredible speed and skill and unlucky not to get a very deserved goal
Flo - captain fantastic. With Emily, had Dereham shaking in their boots every time she had the ball and left them trailing in her wake
Emily - really strong game leading the attack and scored easily the best goal of the game with a wonderful finish
Thank you to all the parents who cheered the girls on which was a huge encouragement for them and you made sure it wasn’t a Silent Night!!
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Emily Dye
Sadie Barnwell