11:00 AM / Sat 3 May
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What a beautiful morning for football, blues skies and not a breath of wind.
The girls arrived for warm up and were keen to get going and they did, straight into action with some excellent passing, slinky skills and attaching play.
In some cases there were some significant size differences, most notably Anna against the Papatoetoe defenders, but that didn't stop Anna, who challenged hard for the ball at every opportunity.
We made good use of the wings, running the lines keeping the ball in their half through great ball control and passing, creating a number of chances around the goal area.
Unfortunately, from a corner Papatoetoe placed a well struck ball into the goal area, it bounced about a bit, then somehow sneaked past Ellie for a goal.
That didn't seem to affect the general play, with the Falcons continuing to attach and apply pressure to their solid defense.. which unfortunately continues to hold.
Again, against the run of play, 2 break away runs and solid strikes found the net, leaving us a bit shocked by 3-0 behind at half time.
The 2nd half was no different, the Falcons continued to play well as a team, passing the ball and controlling the game, spending most of the half attacking Papatoetoes' goal area. Despite almost everyone in the team having a shots at goal, they were either just off target or saved/deflected.
The Papatoetoe defense proved just too tight. Final result 3-0 loss. :(
Great game though, and great team work.
Lucy was presented player of the day for great skills on the ball, control and passing on the wing.
A great effort, regardless of the score..
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